Indie studio Dreamlit Games has released their ambitious open world survival craft Towers of Aghasba via Early Access on Steam PC and PlayStation 5 ($29.99).
Towers of Aghasba’s supernatural world is inspired by Studio Ghibli’s classic film, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. And not just inspired, the developers recruited Studio Ghibli background artist Yoichi Nishikawa to produce hand-painted background textures.
“When they first approached me about Towers, I had my doubts,” said Nishikawa, “But I decided to make one sample for them anyway. I was surprised when they showed it to me in the game. It’s just like the background for a Japanese anime, but it’s inside the 3D game world! I thought we could make something never-before-seen.”
Players arrive on the island of Aghasba to restore the island’s ecosystem while expanding their village. Grow farms and plant life, befriend fantastical creatures, and venture into corrupted lands to battle dangerous monsters.
Up to four players can play on the same island together.
“This project is an ambitious open-world sandbox developed by a small team, with core mechanics intended to let players shape their island however they like,” said Saiprapanch Adloor, game designer, Dreamlit Games. “It’s also one of the first in-development early access titles coming to PlayStation 5. By launching into early access, we can involve our community in the development process, allowing us to better balance, polish, and iterate on these core components— and introduce new content and features based directly on your feedback!”
Like many ambitious sandbox games, Towers of Aghasba is planning on a lengthy Early Access period, between 12-18 months. The developers have provided a road map through Q2 2026(!), including an offline mode, new biomes, and day/night content.
Towers of Aghasba Early Access is rated T for Teen with Crude Humor, Drug Reference, and Violence.
