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| Developer(s) | PixelTail Games |
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| Designer(s) | Macklin Guy |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4[1] |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Party game, Sandbox |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Tower Unite is a 2016 virtual world party game and sandbox game developed by PixelTail Games, in active development and available as an early access title on Steam. The game is set on an island in the style of a resort theme park, where players can interact, play mini-games, and join lobbies via matchmaking. In addition, players can host public or private virtual spaces known as "condos", customized with furniture and props.
The concept was initially developed in late 2006, but development was prolonged due to multiple development cycles and changing teams.[2] It was eventually released to the public in 2009 under the name GMod Tower, as a mod for the Source engine game Garry's Mod.
In 2015, the developers founded PixelTail Games and began development of Tower Unite as a standalone game. The project received a developer grant from Epic Games and was successfully crowdfunded on Indiegogo that same year.[3][4] Following the release of the game, GMod Tower was subsequently shutdown.[5]
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- ^ "GMod Tower :: About". www.gmtower.org. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Epic Games awards $80,000 in Unreal Dev Grants". Unreal Engine. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Track Tower Unite's Indiegogo campaign on BackerTracker". BackerKit. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Hannah Dwan (24 November 2016). "The rise, fall and future of Gmod Tower". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2023.