The theoretical game box for TowerClimb.

Possibly the best way to get me interested in a game is to compare it to Spelunky (serviceable link, fancy link). Not that Davioware, the developer of TowerClimb, has been doing this—in fact, my guess is that they’re already sick of that association, just like Aaron Eckhart is tired of his butt-chin being compared to Cary Grant’s. They’re distinct, darn it.

Regardless, the similarity in genealogy is so strong that I think we can be forgiven the comparison: TowerClimb feels like an inversion of Spelunky, and that’s no bad thing. I’ve been playing it for a bit now, and I’ve had a few thoughts about its ups (and downs).

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