The fearsome looking 3Tower from developers Wechselbalg Studio has been given a Commodore 64 makeover ahead of its full release.
Maltese developer Wechselbalg Studio is gearing up for the release of 3Tower, an intriguing-looking first person horror which is described as featuring “unpredictable, systemic terror.” As part of the release hype for the game (currently in Steam Early Access), the developers have announced that the Commodore 64 version — previously only available on itch.io — is now free.
The Steam listing for the full game states:
3Tower is a first-person horror adventure experience where you play as a night watchman on the graveyard shift. You might explore what going on here, or you might survive the night shift. It’s up to you. This is a dense deep exploration in natural fears of graveyards – but pushed to a new level.
Here’s the PC version:
3Tower on the Commodore 64
So, how does that tense experience translate to the 8-bit Commodore 64? Well, according to the devs, this version “captures the eerie charm of the original game”
“We are all fans of this groundbreaking computer,” says the team at Wechselbalg Studio. “Games in their original form for the C64 are not only nostalgic—they’re cultural artifacts worth preserving.”
Wechselbalg tell us that the game is a tribute to the C64, but most interesting is this bit: “Supporting the C64 and releasing new games for it is our way of celebrating a platform that helped define an era of creativity and imagination.”
Could this mean more C64 tie-ins with current-gen games from Wechselbalg Studio?
Of course, this isn’t the only modern game repackaged with a demastered version for the Commodore 64. Farming Simulator C64 Edition was released a few years ago to accompany the full release of that title, a practice repeated in 2025 with Farming Simulator 16-bit Edition.
You can download 3Tower for Commodore 64 from the Wechselbalg Studio website now. Available in PRG format, it can be played on the VICE 64 emulator, as well as on the original device. Presumably, it should also run on a C64 Mini.
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