Towers of Scale

This is officially the best entrypoint for the extremely fun and interesting world of the Magic Tower genre. If you're intimidated by the amount of numbers on the screen, don't worry: the amount of math involved is literally the kinda math you use to buy groceries.

game is good.

a strong contender for tactical nexus since this one is not a pain to look at

I don't normally review games but this indie gem deserves it. The only other Magic Tower style game I tried was Tactical Nexus, but I hated the ugly design of that game and it felt too complicated from the start. Towers of Scale by contrast pulls off a great minimalist graphic design and introduces new mechanics/complexity at the right pace. Even though I'm not a huge puzzle gamer I got absolutely hooked on this game, If you love trying to figure out the most efficient way to do things along with fun meta-progression mechanics, this game may be perfect for you too. The way you tackle towers at the start of the game completely changes as you gain more meta progression currency and (light meta progression spoilers ahead) [spoiler] unlocks. There is only 1 item unlocked by meta-progression so far, but it alone changes how you interact with every tower. I'm interested to see what the developer does with the future unlocks. [/spoiler] If you are on the fence about the game just download the demo and give it a try. Progress carries over to the main game. I'm really looking forward to future content updates and hope the developer gets more recognition for creating this great game.