Trisha Stouffer Confirms Paid Offline Shift for “Towerborne”

Towerborne will launch as a paid, buy-once game with offline play and optional online co-op, following a reversal of its earlier free-to-play, always-online plan.Stoic CEO Trisha Stouffer said the change required “deep structural rebuilding” and promised players “will own the complete experience permanently,” as an FAQ cited community feedback against ongoing monetization.The 1.0 release adds a complete story, new bosses, a reworked difficulty system, a revamped World Map with a coastal biome, new systems and saves, and it launches February 26, 2026 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, Steam, PlayStation 5, and Game Pass for $24.99 or $29.99.2.
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