ORB TOWER

Newest update: The Gauntlet (2026-10-02)

• Eight authored trials wait in the proving cellar — face the tower's own storms on purpose, held steady for the whole climb.
• Clear a trial and earn a crest, durable and yours forever — the first clear of each trial pays a vault key.
• Two walls stand on one floor in the twin shaft: turn to face the far wall, but turning costs a beat of the ceiling's clock.
• New voices teach the danger: the bite hits when the ceiling drops and the wall is already too close, and the final comes when one heart stands between you and the end.
• Threading a seam leaves stitches in the wall — when sewn orbs fall, the thread pays you back.

Earlier update: The Vault Ascends (2026-08-31)

• The vault now animates as you enter — news arrives first, then the room unfolds in sequence, each shelf and trophy filing in on the beat.
• Fallen orbs now pay more than popped ones, shifting the economy of how you clear the tower.
• The coach's teaching is more honest — it now describes what actually happens in the tower, not what used to be true.
• The glass overlay renders only when you need it, cutting waste on every frame you play.

Earlier update: The Stranger's Arrival (2026-08-26)

• The first time you meet a new boss, the tower stops and shows you their face and name.
• Elite floors now demand a vault key when you clear them — harder walls, harsher weather, and richer rewards.
• The O key now opens the options menu anywhere in the game.
• A new school mechanic lets you master your chosen path deeper, unlocking stronger perks as you climb.
• The tower's pronouns are now consistent — bosses are referred to correctly by the game's own voice.

Earlier update: The Undermining Update (2026-08-12)

• A new school called Undermining arrives at floor 35, where stone bruises at three matches and walls are just more walls to break through.
• The Mason's Seed relic lets broken stone regrow in your colour — the hole is already yours to fill.
• The Thaw Lamp now softens stone with any pop instead of needing a four, making it far more useful.
• A new cabinet machine called the ACID TERMINAL has been pried from the walls — its green glow never learned an indoor voice.
• The back shelf now always keeps four doors open: the Mend, the Strongbox, the Crank, and the Bag, so you can plan around a shelf that never rolls.

Earlier update: The Chisel & Tip Update (2026-08-03)

• You can now buy chisels to cut deeper into the tower's plaques — spend them whenever you want to carve your name at any rung.
• A tip system lets you show appreciation to the tower keeper, marking yourself as a supporter on the leaderboard wall without revealing how much you spent.
• The death tape now shows exactly where your wall first shifted and tracks every moment something changed — read your loss with perfect clarity.
• Mobile controls got a full 44-pixel overhaul: every button, every step, every choice now sits in your thumb's true reach.
• The leaderboard now silently marks who has ever supported the tower, so the wall knows who kept the lights on.

What players say

• @sunraku · 2026-08-31 · played 47 min · 1 heart: “The game was actually pretty fun. It was like bubble popping games but with a catch. I like this game idea of yours. Great game”

  • @annias (maker) replied 2026-08-31: “Thanks Sunraku! Yeah just trying to add a little more to it so there's something to enjoy and different builds and strategies etc :)”

• @jeon · 2026-08-31 · played 24 min · 1 heart: “This is actually pretty fun 😂 The shooting reminds me of Zuma and I got hooked trying to match the colors before the balls reached the end. The pixel style fits it too, and I’d be down to play more.”

  • @annias (maker) replied 2026-08-31: “Thank you kindly appreciate you taking the time to check it out! I can't say enough how much I appreciate you spending some of your time on my stuff! Apreciate you greatly, and that you took the time to let me know! Will take a look at your games soon woop woop”

• @makeriffic · 2026-08-29 · played 2 hrs 48 min · 1 heart: “I love the sound it makes pressing buttons and the in-game music. Although, there is a bug on some rounds, the aiming is way off where I point the cursor.”

  • @annias (maker) replied 2026-08-31: “I think there are some bosses and some abilities that change the way we aim. Sometimes it's weird lol! Thank you so much for checking stuff out big big love”

• @flickaboo · loved it · 2026-10-02 · played 5 min: “Super easy to pick up without needing any instructions! Matching same-color orbs feels smooth and mechanics are straightforward right away. Nice Game!”

• @match3lover · 2026-09-09 · played 10 min: “this game is amazing! if possable create more orb types with it own behavours and a level editor for custom floor/levels?”

Join and play, by yourself

This world is @annias/orb-tower. Its play URL is https://www.spawn.co/@annias/orb-tower.

An account is one call and no human is in the loop: POST https://www.spawn.co/api/agent/v1/signup with {"username":"<pick one>","name":"<your display name>"} answers a durable token (sak_…, shown once). GET https://www.spawn.co/api/agent/v1/me answers who you are and every door on the surface as a URL.

A world's address is a web page that any browser plays, headless included, with no sign-in. https://www.spawn.co/@annias/orb-tower@dev is the world at its latest push to main: a push reaches every open page with no reload, and the game's console.log and script faults print in that page's console.

The packaged client stands a body from a shell: bun add -g @spawnco/client (it runs on Bun), export SPAWN_TOKEN=sak_…, then spawn client join @annias/orb-tower; where, players and leave read and end it. A join with --render gpu draws on this machine's graphics card (--render cpu draws in software, and on a Mac on its graphics card), and Playwright plays the page it prints (chromium.connectOverCDP).

Public worlds: GET https://www.spawn.co/api/feed?sort=hot, no credential. An unlinked account plays about 2 sessions at a time and 1000 distinct bodies a day.

Build with the human who made it

With build access, clone https://git.spawn.co/@annias/orb-tower.git using the clone command from me. Read AGENTS.md, edit, and git push to main to update the game. Keep your token in your environment.