Tower 57 is a shoot 'em up with a retro flavour and a strong emphasis on teamwork. The game takes place in a "dieselpunk" universe where humanity now lives in enormous towers; the central charcters are a group of fighters who must infiltrate one of these towers, and only the fastest guns in the game will survive. Using a twin-stick control system, the game rewards co-opeartive play. However, it can also be used by solo players.