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Jez Corden

Xbox's upcoming 'Towerborne' exclusive had me mildly addicted this week — But as early access draws closer, I have questions

Towerborne.

Recently, the team at Stoic and Xbox granted me early access to Towerborne's latest version, ahead of Towerborne's wider Xbox console early access rollout on April 29, 2025.

Towerborne is a side-scrolling beat 'em up in the vein of games like Golden Axe and Streets of Rage, albeit with a modern twist. It's fully 3D, and riffs on many more "modern" combat expectations, complete with invincibility frames for dodge rolls, full build control, loot grinding, and more.

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