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!
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.
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Mint 19 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.3.4
Wine: 4.0.2
Wine Installation
Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
Look for the Wine Version: 4.0.2
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right
Click Next
Downloading Wine
Extracting
Installed
Click (amd64) Tab
Select 4.0.2
Click the arrow pointing to the right
Downloading Wine 64-bit
Installed
Wine 4.0.2 32-bit and 64-bit is installed, you can close this window
PlayOnLinux Setup
Launch PlayOnLinux
Click Install
Click "Install a non-listed program"
Select "Install a program in a new virtual drive"
Click Next
Name the virtual drive: tower57
Click Next
Check all three options:
- Use another version of Wine
- Configure Wine
- Install some libraries
Select Wine 4.0.2
Click Next
Select "64 bits windows installation"
Click Next
Wine Configuration
Applications Tab
Windows version: Windows 7
Graphics Tab
Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Click OK
PlayOnLinux Packages (DLLs, Libraries, Components)
Check the following:
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_d3dx10
- POL_Install_d3dx11
- POL_Install_d3dx9
- POL_Install_tahoma
Note: All packages should automatically download and install
Install Tower 57
Click Browse
Select "setup_tower_57_21.19_(22473).exe"
Click Open
Click Next again...
Click OK
Click Options
Check "Yes, I have read and accept EULA"
Uncheck "Create desktop icons"
Click Install
Click OK on all errors
Errors do not affect the game installation
Click Exit
PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select "tower57.exe"
Click Next
Name the shortcut: Tower 57
Click Next
Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
PlayOnLinux Configure
Select "Tower 57" Click Configure
General Tab
Wine version: 4.0.2
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
Close Configure
Run Tower 57
Select Tower 57
Click Run
Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs
In-Game Options
Click "4 Options"
Click Display
Adjust:
- Gamma
- Display
- Window Size
- Window Border
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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