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Games like Tricky Towers on mobile
By Nick de Groot ·
Tricky Towers is the physics block-stacking game from WeirdBeard, on PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch. At the time of writing there is no official mobile version. If you want the same feeling on a phone, tetromino pieces that obey gravity and friction rather than snapping to a grid, these are the options.
The short version
| Game | Physics stacking | Portrait, one hand | Offline | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazard Heights | Yes, full rigid-body physics | Yes | With the one-time purchase | Free, one optional purchase |
| 99 Bricks Wizard Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Free with ads and purchases |
| Tetris (mobile) | No, grid-locked | Yes | Partly | Free with ads and purchases |
| Stack | Timing, not physics | Yes | Yes | Free with ads |
Hazard Heights
Hazard Heights is built for exactly this gap. Pieces fall as rigid bodies, land where physics puts them, and a tower that leans will eventually go. You steer with swipes and taps, one-handed in portrait, and rounds last a few minutes.
What it adds on top of the stacking: hazards. Bombs that go off on a fuse, bricks that weld their neighbours together with vines, magma that melts through gaps, a flood that rises, a laser line you may not cross. Each level asks for a target, and every level has bronze, silver and gold tiers to chase. Abilities let you freeze a wobble, nudge a piece, or clear a mess.
Honest limits: it is a phone game, so there is no local multiplayer race like the console game has, and offline play is part of the paid version. Offline play in Hazard Heights comes with Hazard Heights Unlimited, the one-time full-game purchase. Free play needs a connection to start a run, so runs can count on the leaderboards. Offline runs do not rank; your progress syncs when you are back online.
99 Bricks Wizard Academy
Also by WeirdBeard, and the closest ancestor to Tricky Towers on mobile: stack physics bricks as a wizard, with spells that help and hinder. It is older and the pacing is slower, but if you want the studio's own take on a phone, this is it.
Tetris and Stack, for completeness
Tetris on mobile is grid-locked: pieces snap, lines clear, nothing topples. It is a different game with the same shapes. Stack, and the many games like it, is a timing test where a mistimed tap shaves the block; there is no gravity to fight. Both are good. Neither is the Tricky Towers feeling.
Questions
Is there an official Tricky Towers app for iPhone or Android?
Not at the time of writing. Tricky Towers is on PC and consoles. Hazard Heights and 99 Bricks Wizard Academy are the mobile games closest to its physics stacking.
Is Hazard Heights made by the Tricky Towers developers?
No. Hazard Heights is an independent game by Nick de Groot and is not affiliated with WeirdBeard.
Hazard Heights
Physics tower-stacking for your phone. Build it, survive the hazards, keep it standing.
Other games are mentioned for comparison only. Their names are trademarks of their respective owners; Hazard Heights is an independent game and is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.