Tangle Tower begins with an impossible-looking crime: Freya Fellow has been murdered, and the figure found above her body with a knife appears to be a shadowy suspect in a painting. The game frames that puzzle as an investigation of a mansion whose strange residents and unsettling spaces may hold the answers. Its mystery is rooted in examining the scene and questioning the people connected to it, rather than in action-oriented combat.
Exploration leads through contrasting locations, from bizarre, eerie gardens to the cold crime scene high in the tower. Along the way, players discover clues, interrogate peculiar suspects and solve distinctive puzzles. A fully voiced and animated cast gives those conversations a strong character focus, while digitally painted environments and an original orchestral soundtrack shape the mansion’s curious, atmospheric tone. The result brings visual storytelling, investigation and puzzle-solving together around one central murder mystery.
Its appeal rests on piecing together the case at an individual pace: exploring locations, weighing clues and working through puzzles to uncover the tower’s secrets. An unlockable concept art gallery also gathers material related to characters, clues and locations, extending the game’s focus on its carefully drawn world. The play format is intimate, but the mystery’s eccentric setting and cast give that investigation plenty of personality.
