{"rewrite":{"id":"r_922011201594144f25af5997","clusterId":"c_8c892383ea9be272bcaf648a","slug":"twisted-tower-horror-fps-launches-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Twisted Tower Horror FPS Launches on Steam","summary":"Atmos Games and publisher 3D Realms released the full version of 'Twisted Tower' on Steam on August 19. The single-player FPS, inspired by 'BioShock', is set in a ruined 1950s resort theme park. Players explore locations including a hotel, water park, casino, forest, and space station to save a loved one. Corrupted mascots approach the player as if to hug them, and players modify toy weapons like whack-a-mole hammers and rubber guns for bloody battles. The game combines Disneyland with the world of 'BioShock' to create a creepy world full of malice and chaos. Players climb the tower using jumping, dashing, and grappling with a chain, uncovering the truth about the park and their own darkness. The game features five stages, multiple paths for replayability, and upgradeable toy-like weapons including a rubber band pistol, dart-firing Tommy gun, farting shotgun, gum-firing chain gun, sniper slingshot, and head-bursting ray gun. Until September 2, it is available at a 10% launch discount for 2,070 yen (tax included).","whyItMatters":"The release marks a new entry in the horror FPS genre from 3D Realms, a publisher known for classic shooters, and its 'BioShock'-inspired design could attract fans of narrative-driven action games.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFive stages: a hotel, water park, clown casino, carnival forest, and space station. The Game Spark piece calls the casino a \u0026#34;clown casino\u0026#34; and the forest a \u0026#34;carnival forest,\u0026#34; while the Denfaminicogamer piece lists them as casino and forest.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWeapons upgradeable across the run: whack-a-mole hammer, rubber band pistol, dart-firing Tommy gun, farting shotgun, gum-firing chain gun, sniper slingshot, and head-bursting ray gun. Game Spark adds that players collect strange toys that aid jumping, dashing, and grappling.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGame Spark describes the setting as \u0026#34;a 1950s theme park turned into ruins\u0026#34; and compares it to both Disneyland and BioShock, saying the game \u0026#34;combines Disneyland with the world of \u0026#39;BioShock\u0026#39; to create a creepy world full of malice and chaos.\u0026#34;\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEnemies are \u0026#34;a legion of fairy tale mascots transformed into twisted forms,\u0026#34; per Game Spark. Denfaminicogamer notes the mascots approach as if to \u0026#34;hug\u0026#34; the player.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGame Spark lists \u0026#34;dangerous traps and puzzles\u0026#34; alongside gunfights, and frames the story as \u0026#34;immersive, mysterious, and emotional,\u0026#34; with players uncovering \u0026#34;dark secrets hidden in the past.\u0026#34;\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBoth outlets confirm the game is PC-only on Steam, with the 10% launch discount running until September 2.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Twisted Tower turns its Disneyland inspiration into a hug-based threat: mascots approach players as if to embrace them, which makes the horror land on the player's own nostalgia rather than jump scares.","twitterPost":"Twisted Tower weaponizes the mascot hug, turning a friendly gesture into the game's core threat.","threadsPost":"Twisted Tower's horror comes from the hug. Corrupted mascots approach as if to embrace the player, so the fear isn't a jump scare, it's the subversion of a friendly gesture. That reads like a direct commentary on theme park nostalgia.","newsletterBlurb":"Twisted Tower, a BioShock-inspired horror FPS set in a ruined 1950s theme park, is now available on Steam. Players battle corrupted mascots with upgradeable toy weapons, and the game is 10% off until September 2.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260819l\",\"title\":\"Horror FPS 'Twisted Tower' Exploring a Ruined Resort Goes on Sale Today, August 19 - Modify Park Toys and Fight Off Approaching Mascots\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/19/170890.html\",\"title\":\"Survive a Nightmare Theme Park in 'BioShock'-Like Action-Adventure FPS 'Twisted Tower' Released\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":8840,"outputTokens":1293,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787106107,"createdAt":"2026-08-19T02:12:25.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-19T02:16:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-19T02:12:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8c892383ea9be272bcaf648a","canonicalTitle":"悪夢のテーマパークを生き延びる『BioShock』ライクなアクションアドベンチャーFPS『Twisted Tower』リリース","representativeArticleId":"a_35517c842325b7c33ce27a2e","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Twisted Tower\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-18T23:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-19T01:16:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-19T02:16:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260819l","title":"廃墟のリゾート地を探索するホラーFPS『Twisted Tower』本日8月19日より販売開始。パーク内のおもちゃを改造し、迫りくるマスコットを撃退"},{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/19/170890.html","title":"悪夢のテーマパークを生き延びる『BioShock』ライクなアクションアドベンチャーFPS『Twisted Tower』リリース"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Twisted Tower"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Twisted Tower was released on Steam on August 19, 2026.","The game is available at a 10% launch discount for 2,070 yen until September 2.","Twisted Tower is a single-player FPS inspired by BioShock, set in a ruined 1950s resort theme park.","The game features five stages: a hotel, water park, clown casino, carnival forest, and space station.","Players upgrade toy-like weapons including a whack-a-mole hammer, rubber band pistol, and dart-firing Tommy gun."]}