Xbox’s Towerborne is switching from a free-to-play game to a paid one

Xbox’s Towerborne is switching from a free-to-play game to a paid one

Towerborne, a side-scrolling action RPG published by Xbox Game Studios that has been available in early access, will officially launch on February 26th. But instead of launching as a free-to-play, always-on online game as originally planned, Towerborne is instead going to be a paid game that you can play offline. "You will own the complete experience permanently, with offline play and online co-op," Trisha Stouffer, CEO and president of Towerbor…

Xbox Game Studios' Towerborne moves from free-to-play to paid

Try before you buy? Xbox Game Studios’ Towerborne will head from free-to-play to paid next month, also offering up a “massive” update, according to developer Stoic. The side-scrolling action RPG brawler was first added to Steam Early Access in September 2024 before being added to Xbox Game Pass back in April 2025. The full access release of Towerborne comes with a $24.99 USD price tag, or $29.99 USD for its Deluxe Edition. The new premium-priced…

Towerborne Abandons F2P and Becomes Offline

The developers from Stoic Studio and Xbox Game Studios have announced that side-scrolling Action RPG Brawler Towerborne is changing its monetization model. While being in Early Access, the game promised to be a Free-to-Play adventure with optional in-game purchases of virtual currency. However, at the release, the project will embrace a Buy-to-Play model, receiving standard […]

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Towerborne's move away from a free-to-play model "required deep structural rebuilding over the past year."