Item: Tower of Nod
Rating: 87
Author: Dinsun

Our Expert Score

87/100

Tower of Nod is an atmospheric triumph that feels like playing through a melancholic dream. The central mechanic—flipping between the 'Normal' and 'Shadow' versions of the tower—is used with incredible creativity. It’s not just about revealing platforms; it’s about changing the physics of the world. The low-gravity jumps on the upper floors are beautifully floaty, making the vertical ascent feel increasingly ethereal as you climb higher.

The visual style is stark and poetic, using a limited color palette that makes the light and shadow contrast pop. There’s a certain stillness to the game that is rare in platformers; it encourages you to stop and look at the shifting architecture. The narrative is told in cryptic, poetic snippets that leave just enough to the imagination to make the summit feel profoundly significant. It’s a challenging, thoughtful, and hauntingly beautiful experience that stays with you long after you 'wake up.'

Dinsun reviewed on: Fri Feb 27 2026

The Game

Available on: iPhone, iPod

6737438816

$4.99 9+★3.6 8 reviews

Author : Indiana Kuffer

Pubish Date : Tue Oct 29 2024

Last Update Date : Sat Nov 09 2024

Support Languages : English

Genres :

Version 1.2.0Sat Nov 09 2024

Added additional climb room layouts
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Tower of Nod is an action-roguelike deckbuilding platformer that combines precision platforming with unique sleep-based controls. You play as a Hero, able to manipulate falling blocks while asleep, building your way upwards in a constantly shifting tower filled with peril and mystery. Every run brings new challenges, treasures, and surprises in this one-of-a-kind roguelike adventure.
Alternate between guiding your Hero through dangerous traps and monsters, and entering the Dream Phase, where you control falling blocks to create a safe path forward. Tower of Nod offers a blend of platforming and puzzle-solving, requiring quick reflexes and strategic thinking to conquer each floor.
Key Features:
Unique Sleep-Based Controls: Manipulate blocks and build your path while in the Dream Phase. Use springs, healing auras, balloons, and other abilities you encounter to your advantage, but beware of deadly traps like bombs and flamethrowers.
Roguelike Elements: Every climb is different with procedurally generated floors of carefully crafted hazards. Discover new block types, relics, and enemies with each attempt.
Deckbuilding Mechanics: Assemble a library of powerful relics and blocks as you ascend, and combine them to create powerful synergies for a greater chance at survival.
Challenging Precision Platforming: Leap through traps, dodge monsters, and outmaneuver rising lava as you race to reach the top of the tower.
Eerie Fantasy-Horror Atmosphere: Immerse yourself in a dark and mysterious world challenging both your skill and courage. Throughout your climb, encounter unique individuals that breathe life into the tower's haunting secrets.
Do you have the skill to climb the ever-shifting Tower of Nod and reveal its hidden treasures?
The end is nearly in sight… keep climbing!

Ratings & Reviews

3.6 out of 5 with 8 Counts

★★★★★

Age Rating 9+

Tower of Nod is a visually striking platformer set in a world between dreams and reality. You play as a small spirit climbing a shifting, impossible tower. The game's primary mechanic involves switching between the light and shadow versions of the tower to reveal new paths. With its haunting soundtrack and poetic narrative, Tower of Nod is a journey of discovery and perseverance through a series of increasingly difficult vertical puzzles.