What is Thousand Floors?
Imagine a chill, Chinese-inspired climb where you lead a squad of climbers through misty pagodas. Thousand Floors blends gorgeous pixel art with an idle autobattler loop that's weirdly addictive if you love seeing numbers go up.
Gameplay
You're climbing an infinite tower in a series of gorgeous, ink-wash pixel landscapes. The core loop is simple: you summon climbers, upgrade your allies, and let them rip through enemies in a side-view perspective. You don't do any micro-management during the fights. You just build your team and watch them climb. It's not like Teamfight Tactics or Battlegrounds where you're playing a positioning chess match; it's a 'build-up and blast-through' experience focused on growth.
You'll spend your gold on strengthening units, unlocking relics, and using floor lockdowns or rebirths to push higher. It's that classic 'just one more floor' feeling that keeps you hooked. If you like watching your team get absolutely cracked over time, the progression loop hits the spot. It's designed to run in the background while you're doing other stuff, making it more of a cozy climb than a high-stress strategy session.
However, the game's rough edges are hard to ignore. At $9.99, it's a paid title in a genre that's usually free, and it doesn't always feel polished enough to justify that price. You'll run into technical hiccups and graphics that feel poorly scaled. The strategy is relatively shallow, focusing mostly on balancing lockdowns and summoning rather than deep tactical planning. If you're looking for a heavy sim, you'll find this way too idle.
Key Features
- Infinite ink-wash pixel tower
- Hands-off autobattler combat
- Floor lockdowns and rebirths
- Summon and upgrade allies
What Players Say
The community is pretty split, with a score of 29% from 7 reviews. Some find it 'adictivo' and love the prestige system, but others are calling it 'utter garbage' due to the price. Common complaints center on a lack of clear explanations and a broken balance. A few players specifically hated the Steam marketplace integration, with one noting they'd love the game if it didn't have that 'marketplace sh1t'. Others felt the quality was inadequate for the cost, citing badly scaled graphics and technical issues.
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Verdict
“The game has an interesting concept, but in my opinion the price-to-quality ratio is completely inadequate. There are many technical and graphical issues. Some of the graphics look badly scaled — str…”
“Refunded after 50 minutes. -No clear explanation of anything -Steam marketplace -Balance is broken Cool concept but misses the mark. I could imagine a game like this that mixes Melvor Idle where r…”
“Dude, this is the perfect idle game i really love it and i totally recommend it....... this is what i would say if the game did not had this marketplace sh1t. i did not want to sell anything so i jus…”
“had to get a refund on this game, sorry but in my opinion its utter garbage, definitely not worth the amount they are charging”
“Incremental, semi-idle, compact mode, adictivo, infinito, prestige system, & market. fun.”
Grab this if you want a low-stress, cozy idle game to run in the background. Skip it if you want deep strategy or a polished experience, as the price is too high for the current technical state.
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