Tower of Tides

Tower of Tides is a tidy physics puzzler. Water rises each turn, and you place oddly shaped blocks to keep your little settlement above the flood. It sounds simple until the pieces start fighting your balance.

The physics are honest, so a lazy placement will genuinely wobble and collapse. We liked that failure always felt fair. Later levels add wind and shifting tides that force you to plan your stacks differently.

It leans casual and the soundtrack is a bit repetitive, but for a puzzle you can dip into on a commute, it does the job well.

What we liked

• Honest, satisfying physics
• Gentle but real difficulty growth
• Perfect for short sessions