Tower of Dreams — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| Tower of Dreams is Out of Early Access Now! | 2026-07-22 | After 3.5 years, Tower of Dreams is finally completely finished! This latest update includes: Floor 4, the final floor with three all new levels that you play in order New reward system for the memory zoo More fun pictures for the extras gallery in the dream boy A slightly streamlined hub area A credits screen when you finish the game Many other improvements and fixesThank you so much for playing the game and sticking with me throughout Early Access, I hope you have as much fun with the final product as I did making it! |
| Tower of Dreams is fully releasing out of Early Access on July 22nd! | 2026-07-04 | After 3.5 years Tower of Dreams is finally finished and releasing on July 22nd! This 1.0 Update includes the fourth and final floor of the tower as well as a swath of improvements!Check out the trailer here:Thanks so much for playing the game and for all your support, I hope you enjoy the finished version of the game! |
| v1.2.5 "Richard's Roundup" Update | 2025-07-29 | A Fun Bonus Update! This update is a little bigger than a hotfix but mainly serves to fix up a number of parts of the game as we head out of Early Access Changes and Improvements Game now has an intro credits sequence on boot New songs have been added for Lester's Test Arcade and Memory Zoo! Stamper's "Thank You" animation has been drastically improved Gems and pickups now have a bigger hitbox Fixes Fixed various tile errors Fixed occasional crash when using PlayStation controllers in the item bonus screen Spray n' Pray now unlocks and shows up correctly in Lester's Test Arcade |
| v1.2 “The Reminiscent Runner” Update | 2025-06-25 | This update adds:All new hub building “Memory Zoo”Replay and speedrun any level in the game!Earn 30 time medals4:3 Screen ModePlay the entire game in everyone’s favorite nostalgic screen ratio, including new UI assets to fit the expanded vertical real estateThanks for your patience with this update, and thanks so much for playing the game! We’re on the home stretch toward exiting Early Access now, the next update should be out in August and add the final floor of the tower! Hope you enjoy the new content until then, see you soon! |
| v1.1.1 Hotfix | 2025-01-26 | Hey guys! Just a quick update to fix and polish up some of the new additions from the last one! Here's the changes: Lester now has a few more lines of dialogue Items placed in the testing room now snap to the grid Fixed graphical issues in Richard's shop Arcade cursor can no longer be moved while the game is paused Thanks so much for playing the game, please look forward to more major content soon! |
| v1.1 "The Unlikely Lester" Update | 2025-01-08 | This is it, the first big update and milestone on the way to releasing out of Early Access! "The Unlikely Lester" update adds several pretty huge features, including: Major Additions "Dream Boy" item and enemy database "Lester's Test Arcade" building added in hub Two new achievements! Fixes and improvements All in game text is now outlined for better readability Improved difficulty selection with descriptions Item bonus screen now includes item descriptions Softlock fixed in Watch Your Step Lightning in a Bottle and Speed Citrus no longer cancel each other out Pipes can no longer be entered while the game is paused Thanks so much for all your |
| v1.01 Hotfix | 2024-10-13 | Hi everyone, thanks for an amazing launch week! I wanted to push a few easy changes that address some of the most common feedback for the game, which mainly serve to improve the UI. Armor now collapses into stacks of 5, preventing it from bloating the HUD and stretching across the whole screen. Well, unless you get an insane amount of armor. Passive items now wrap after hitting the edge of the screen, so you can see all of them at once! I'm going to be adding a menu soon where you can view all of your current items but this should be a nice QOL improvement to tide you guys over until then. Fixed the bug where your damage number resets to 0 wh |
| Tower of Dreams Developer Commentary | 2024-02-10 | Sour Lemon Studios plays through Tower of Dreams and provides insight into its development! We'll also be doing some hard mode S rank attempts and pushing the game to its limit. |
| Tower of Dreams Developer Commentary | 2024-02-07 | Sour Lemon Studios plays through Tower of Dreams live! |
| Tower of Dreams Livestream | 2024-02-05 | Developer Sour Lemon Studios plays through the new demo of Tower of Dreams for Steam Next Fest! |