Magical research tower 4 is a short timed puzzle hardening/katame centric tf game. It's a homage to japanese katame games, with an emphasis on something different happening each level, a high level of difficulty and cumulative effects across your run.
You play as a series of witches in a research lab under magical attack. As they attempt to escape their floors the risk of getting transformed is ever present. All of them unknowingly prepare the way for the witch who will come and solve the problem.
The game is complete! All of the TF sequences were made by porting models from Koikatsu into Miku Miku dance and then using Katame shader.
Also available is the Polished edition, this is accessible from the patreon or the Itch page. It rewrites some of the TFs to be slightly meaner to be in line with how hardening TF sequences normally go. It's a very small change.
Itch: https://aaaac1.itch.io/researchtower4
TFs in the game: honey, ice cream/slime, mushroom, statue, freezing, latex covering, petrification, gold, glass, possession, figurine, doll.
A peaceful seeming research lab faces a magical disaster, can the witches caught in the disaster escape without falling prey to the hazards of the lab?
Alexandria: An undergraduate student having her first day in the lab. Not yet a witch.
Jane: A jaded teacher's assistant, she's in charge of the elemental substances lab. Not yet a witch.
Bridget: The graduate student working on her thesis. Is a witch.
Alice: The professor in charge of the lab. Is a witch.
Don't be surprised if you don't win the first time. The game was set up to be difficult. If you want an easier time turn on easy mode. The timer TF still progresses but doesn't advance the level unless you interact with the sparkle.
.5 initial release! Game is half done.
.5.01 Game is half done with bug fixes, thanks again Technomagus!
.5.02 Bug fixing, so much bug fixing. Also adds an easy mode. The timer now doesn't get you, unless you want it to.
1.0 added Alice's tf sequences, added two secret endings, rebalanced difficulty in some places
1.01 fixed a bug which would softlock the game if you finished floor 2 in ice or sand. Thanks LionOhDay!
1.03 Fixed a bunch of bugs, replaced the doll art, and improved enemy behavior on level 3. Hopefully the final release.
