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I simply can’t continue with Towers Of Aghasba’s survival checklist, but I hope you canThere’s something buried beneath the sticks and stones

There’s something buried beneath the sticks and stones

Image credit:Dreamlit Inc.

Image credit:Dreamlit Inc.

Little guy paraglides through flying whales and other alien critters in a screenshot from Towers Of Aghasba

Back in January I wrote a (supporters only) post about how tired I am of allsurvival gamesstarting off the same. Here’s the gist of it: I’ve had enough of gathering rocks and sticks to make a crafting bench, from which I’m forced to build a hut and so on. I’m sure for some this is riveting, but for me, it’s something I tire of within seconds.

I do like how Towers makes building easier than most other survival games, in the sense you don’t have to plonk together individual bits of fencing or whatever. You just lump 20 wood into the equivalent of a Grow Your Own Structure that transforms from small and malnourished into a readymade retreat for your NPC pals.

Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Dreamlit inc

The player looks at their inventory, filled with seeds, wood, and more.

The player pops down a big blue template of a farm.

There’s some UI improvements to be had here, for sure. There’s a boatload of bugs. The game doesn’t auto-select the tool you need to chop or mine, so you have to manually switch to it each time. And there’s no way of pinning the resources you need to gather for specific things anywhere on your screen, so you have to manually dip into a menu to double check. Gah. Still, this sprite is cute. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Dreamlit inc

A small, green seed sprite looks up at the player. A checklist box sits to the right of the sprite.

Avatar-ing the lands is Towers' biggest selling point to me; it’s really rather beautiful, watching the dusty island you’re on gradually turn into a tangle of colour. And from what I gather, you’ll be able to take the Seed Spirit’s trees and plant them in other corners of the island, gradually spreading the cheer.

Sadly, I can’t ever see myself doing that. To reach that point, I need to acquire a substance called “Cob” and I have no idea where it resides. It’s not anywhere in the menu and, presumably, I need to wander about and use my various tools to shovel or chop or mine until it happens to land in my inventory. Everything else in my to-do list is a chore, to the point where I’ve not just gone and had an explore. I’m desperate to ditch the twig-hunting and just like, stick on some armour, grab a spear, and venture into the unknown.

My immediate future? Build this pissing fishing hut. I just can’t. I really hopeyoucan persevere, though, because I think there’s something to this game that I don’t have the willpower to uncover.