How to play
The journal updates automatically as you discover named locations. Tap a journal entry to fast-travel after you have visited once.
Game features
- Five hand-built chapters
- Hand-drawn map with fog-of-war
- Branching decisions across forty scenes
- Inventory with six item slots
- Journal with auto-updating entries
- No real-money purchases
Editor review
Deck Tower layers a journal mechanic over the exploration loop. Entries unlock as you find named locations and stay searchable across save slots. The journal is the part of the design that gives the title its identity; it transforms the exploration loop from a checklist into a notebook.
The narrative-through-journal pattern rewards thorough play. Players who read every entry pick up plot beats that are not in the main dialogue. Players who skip entries will finish the game and miss most of the depth.
Played across two evenings and a long Liverpool Liverpool Merseyrail ride. The format rewards longer sessions and the save preserves journal state across slots.
The weakness is the late-game journal overflow. By chapter five the journal has dozens of entries and the search-by-keyword UI does not scale. A category filter would help. Two-and-a-half stars; the journal is well-designed at small scale and breaks down at full size.
Vikram Singh covers Puzzle and logic games for Drift Deck, based in Delhi.
Frequently asked questions about Deck Tower
How do I play Deck Tower?
The journal updates automatically as you discover named locations. Tap a journal entry to fast-travel after you have visited once.
Is Deck Tower free to play in my browser?
Yes. Deck Tower runs free in any modern browser. No installation, no signup, no payment required. Click the play button to load the game.
Does Deck Tower work on mobile devices?
Deck Tower runs in mobile browsers on iOS and Android with touch controls. Most adventure games on AJ Arcade support both desktop and mobile, though precision-heavy titles tend to play better on desktop with a keyboard or gamepad.
Who reviewed Deck Tower on AJ Arcade?
Vikram Singh reviewed Deck Tower. Their full editor review appears above and their other coverage is available on their author profile.
Where can I find more games like Deck Tower?
More adventure titles are available on the Adventure category page. Every game on AJ Arcade has been played and reviewed by one of our three reviewers before publication.