Tangle Tower
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| Developer(s) | SFB Games |
| Publisher(s) | SFB Games |
| Platform(s) | Apple Arcade, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch |
| Release | Apple Arcade September 19, 2019 macOS, Switch, Windows October 22, 2019 |
| Genre(s) | Point-and-click |
Tangle Tower is a murder mystery point-and-click game developed and published by SFB Games. It is a sequel to the 2014 game Detective Grimoire. The game was launched with the Apple Arcade service on September 19, 2019 and was later released for Nintendo Switch and Steam on October 22, 2019.
Gameplay
The game follows Detective Grimoire and his assistant Sally as they travel to the eponymous Tangle Tower to solve the murder of a girl named Freya Fellow, who was seemingly killed by a painting. Players progress through the game by conversing with the various suspects and searching each room of the tower for clues. Searching the environment will often unveil puzzles that must be solved in order to obtain a new piece of evidence. When certain conditions are met, the player can question each suspect about something they're hiding.[1]
Development
The original development of Tangle Tower was put on hold after Nintendo approached SFB Games to make Snipperclips, but resumed after the game's expansion, Snipperclips Plus, was completed. Due to Apple Arcade's requirements, the game was translated into 17 different languages by Universally Speaking.[2]
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | iOS: 82/100[3] NS: 84/100[4] PC: 74/100[5] |
| Publication | Score |
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| TouchArcade |   [6] |
Tangle Tower received mainly positive reviews, holding an 82/100 score on Metacritic.[3] The game was praised for its voice acting, dialogue, and art style.[3][4][5]
The game was nominated for "EE Mobile Game of the Year" at the 16th British Academy Games Awards.[7]
References
- ^ https://toucharcade.com/2019/10/08/apple-arcade-tangle-tower-review/
- ^ https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/16/20917268/apple-arcade-tangle-tower-localization-translation
- ^ a b c "Tangle Tower for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- ^ a b "Tangle Tower for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- ^ a b "Tangle Tower for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- ^ Woodward, Tyler (2019-10-08). "Apple Arcade: 'Tangle Tower' Review – Unravel a Web of Lies in this Murder Mystery". TouchArcade. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/mar/03/death-stranding-and-control-dominate-bafta-games-awards-nominations