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Tower 57 is an 8-bit 80s twin-stick inspired action game! Every object in the game is destructible and you have 3 swappable character to slay all the baddies. Every level is designed with co-op in-mind and it shows... Tower 57 is a lot of fun and quite a challenge!
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Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Tower 57 in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Tower 57. Other versions may require additional steps.
Tips & Specs:
To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained
Mint 19 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.3.4
Wine: 4.0.2
Wine Installation
Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
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Look for the Wine Version: 4.0.2
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right
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Click Next
Downloading Wine
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Extracting
Installed
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Click (amd64) Tab
Select 4.0.2
Click the arrow pointing to the right
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Downloading Wine 64-bit
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Installed
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Wine 4.0.2 32-bit and 64-bit is installed, you can close this window
PlayOnLinux Setup
Launch PlayOnLinux
Click Install
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Click "Install a non-listed program"
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Select "Install a program in a new virtual drive"
Click Next
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Name the virtual drive: tower57
Click Next
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Check all three options:
Click Next
- Use another version of Wine
- Configure Wine
- Install some libraries
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Select Wine 4.0.2
Click Next
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Select "64 bits windows installation"
Click Next
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Wine Configuration
Applications Tab
Windows version: Windows 7
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Graphics Tab
Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Click OK
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PlayOnLinux Packages (DLLs, Libraries, Components)
Check the following:
Click Next
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_d3dx10
- POL_Install_d3dx11
- POL_Install_d3dx9
- POL_Install_tahoma
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Note: All packages should automatically download and install
Install Tower 57
Click Browse
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Select "setup_tower_57_21.19_(22473).exe"
Click Open
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Click Next again...
Click OK
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Click Options
Check "Yes, I have read and accept EULA"
Uncheck "Create desktop icons"
Click Install
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Click OK on all errors
Errors do not affect the game installation
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Click Exit
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PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select "tower57.exe"
Click Next
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Name the shortcut: Tower 57
Click Next
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Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
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PlayOnLinux Configure
Select "Tower 57" Click Configure
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General Tab
Wine version: 4.0.2
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Note: Click the + to download other versions of Wine. Click the down-arrow to select other versions of Wine
Display Tab
Video memory size: Enter the amount of memory your video card/chip uses
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Close Configure
Run Tower 57
Select Tower 57
Click Run
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Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs
In-Game Options
Click "4 Options"
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Click Display
Adjust:
- Gamma
- Display
- Window Size
- Window Border
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Conclusion:
Tower 57 ran perfectly on the first try and performance was no a problem on my GeForce GTX 1060. I was able to play couch co-op with an Xbox controller and the game ran GREAT. I was able to save and load a game to continue our adventure. For some reason the icon didn't appear when creating the shortcut, so you can go to the game folder and convert the icon to a PNG. Then in PlayOnLinux just right-click Tower 57 and select "Set icon" and browse to the PNG.
Gameplay Video:
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