Cookie Run: Tower of Adventures

Cookie Run: Tower of Adventures is a game developed by Devsisters, set to be released sometime in 2024. It features open-world combat with a 3D art style, with a linear stage-based progression system.

Please note that all of the following information is sourced from playtest material, and is likely subject to change.

Story
The game's story is presented through its Story Mode.

One night, is seen running away from a variety of Monsters inside the Witch's house, when he encounters someone named the Sugar Star. The Sugar Star shows Gingerbrave a legend of a hero with a "brave heart", who was destined to go to The Pancake Tower and stop the forces of darkness from taking over. As the Sugar Star tries to escort GingerBrave out of the house, they get kidnapped by a suit of armor named Frank, and lose a lot of their vitality despite being saved.

Before they pass out, they send Gingerbrave to the first floor of the Pancake Tower, the Jolly Jelly Forest. There, Gingerbrave encounters Twisted Donut Cookie, who is busy trying to fix the train. GingerBrave tries talking with him, but is told to go find Star Coal before he considers doing so. After finding some in Stage 1-1, Twisted Donut Cookie lets GingerBrave ride shotgun in his train, where GingerBrave tells him where he needs to go.

After going to find Star Coal again, GingerBrave encounters, and brings her onto the train; she talks heavily about throwing bombs around. After some more traveling through Jolly Jelly Forest, GingerBrave talks about the legend the Sugar Star told him, when and  appear and suddenly join the team by fare dodging. From there, the group heads to the Happy Flower, who is suddenly a lot angrier than normal.

After beating the Happy Flower, the group heads to the next floor, the Abandoned Candy Mines. The group travels through in search of the guardian Cookies, in spite of Twisted Donut's fear of the place. Along the way, GingerBrave and Muscle Cookie come across two potions and drink them, mistaking them for drinks. This causes GingerBrave to become delirious and Muscle Cookie to become very sensitive.

Shortly after, shows up to explain that those "drinks" were Flavor Reversal Potions, which she had hoped to use to change  her brother's lazy attitude. She says the drinks were designed to be permanent, but a cure may exist if the group finds a specific kind of flower known as a Floratz. As the group searches for the Floratz, they eventually encounter Berry Bat, who attacks them provoked. Once the Berry Bat is defeated, they find a pathway that they hope leads to the Floratz.

Gameplay
There are currently 4 known game modes in Cookie Run: Tower of Adventures.

Story Mode
Story Mode is the main mode of the game, involving 's adventures into The Pancake Tower to seal the Oven shut. It can be played with either 1 or 2 players.

In this game mode, all the levels are constructed in stages and chapters, with each stage having 3 objectives to them. If these objectives are met, 1-3 pieces of Star Coal are given depending on how many objectives have been satisfied. In-game, the Star Coal is used by Twisted Donut Cookie to power the Star Coal Express, which is the train he conducts. If all Star Coal is found within a chapter, Basic Draw Tickets are given as rewards.

Bear Jellies can be found in each stage, sometimes as mission objectives, and other times as rewards. These can then be exchanged at the Bear Jelly Exchange for a certain number of items, with each chapter having a different type of Bear Jelly to collect and different items to purchase.

When a stage is completed, various rewards are given in two categories; first rewards, and repeat rewards. First rewards are given upon the first completion of a given stage, while repeat rewards are the rewards given any other time the stage is beaten.

Raid Mode
Raid Mode is a multiplayer game mode, involving fighting alongside other players to defeat a specific boss. So far, only two bosses have been revealed; Barry Bat and Shamonkey.

There are four difficulty levels to each Raid boss, indicated by Roman Numerals. Each difficulty has a different minimum power level required before you can play, along with a Season Rule. When first entering Raid Mode, there is also a Lobby where other players can be invited to join, up to a party of 4. When cycling through the four difficulty levels, the layout and music in this lobby also change; Difficulty I has a green sky with calm music playing, Difficulty II has a blue sky with a slow drum added, Difficulty III has a purple sky with vocals added, and Difficulty IV has the forest set ablaze with ominous bass added.

Glass Labyrinth
During the November 17, 2023 pre-release period, a locked game mode was shown titled Glass Labyrinth. It is currently unknown what this game mode entails.

Guild
During the November 17, 2023 pre-release period, a locked game mode was shown titled Guild. This game mode is likely to function as a standard Mobile Game "team" mechanic, where people team up to climb a leaderboard as a group.

Other Mechanics
In the game's lobby is a mechanic for passive rewards, known as Blueberry Bird's Treasure Trove. The Blueberry Bird will collect items over time, which can be collected after a few minutes for rewards; the longer the player waits, the more rewards will be given, and the bag in-game will increase from a coin coffer, to a shopping bag, and finally to a suitcase. When the bag has just recently been claim, a Blueberry Bird will be seen on it sleeping, getting a coin dropped on its head every 10 seconds.

Cookies
Currently, there are a total of 17 Cookies confirmed to become playable by the time of the game's final release. Only one Cookie at a time can be placed in the Lobby and in Raid Mode, while only two can be used per stage in Story mode.

During the first playtest on November 17, 2023, the following Cookies were available to play as:
 * GingerBrave (Common)
 * Cherry Cookie (Common)
 * Angel Cookie (Common)
 * Twisted Donut Cookie (Rare)
 * Rye Cookie (Epic)
 * Crushed Pepper Cookie (Epic)

During the January 19, 2024 Closed Beta testing, the above six were available, alongside the following:
 * Werewolf Cookie (Rare)
 * Rockstar Cookie (Epic)
 * Chili Pepper Cookie (Epic)
 * Lemon Zest Cookie (Epic)

In the first playtest, a number of Cookies' silhouettes were shown behind a locked screen, indicating that they are planned to be release with the final game. These cookies are:
 * Ninja Cookie (Common)
 * Muscle Cookie (Common)
 * Pistachio Cookie (Rare)
 * Wizard Cookie (Epic)
 * Dark Choco Cookie (Epic)
 * Plantain Cookie (Epic)
 * Cream Soda Cookie (Epic)

While Alchemist Cookie does play a role in the game's story mode since the first beta test, it is currently unknown if she is planned to be a playable character.

Pre-release
Prior to the game's first official trailer, it was known in promotional material as Project B.

During the Google Play Games summit from November 17, 2023, to November 26, 2023 (GMT +9), an open playtest was released for users via the Google Play Games beta app. It featured the first two floors of the Pancake Tower, two Raid Mode bosses, and a total of six available cookies. If the player beat the entirety of the available story mode, they were then given an award of 1,000 Cookie Ascension Stones, 200 Basic Draw Tickets, and 10 million coins. The size of this reward was due to this being the end of the playtest, and this allowed the players to play the game to a fuller degree as a reward for the remainder of the testing period; the statistics will likely not carry over to the game's final release.