CubeAway Level 97 Walkthrough: How to Clear the Tower Puzzle

To clear Level 97 in CubeAway, dismantle the dense rectangular tower from the outside in. Tap unobstructed, outward-facing perimeter arrows to remove the outer retaining layer before trying to move interior blocks. Working from the top edges downward opens up exit vectors and prevents mutual collision locks among the central core cubes.

Step 1: Clear the Roof and Top Perimeter Corners

The top tier of the Level 97 column has the fewest flight-path obstacles. Begin deconstructing the tower by clearing these immediate targets:

1. Top-facing roof blocks: Tilt the camera downward to view the flat roof. Any cube with an arrow pointing straight up into open air can be tapped and removed immediately.
2. Top outer corners: Rotate the camera to inspect the four upper corners. Corner pieces feature two exposed exterior faces, making them the most likely blocks to have unobstructed exit trajectories pointing away from the tower.
3. Upper perimeter edges: With the corners gone, tap outward-pointing cubes along the top horizontal rim to widen the clearance margins for the rows beneath them.

Do not tap inward-pointing interior blocks during this opening phase. If a cube points into another block, it will collide and remain stuck, wasting time and obscuring open lanes.

Step 2: Rotate the Camera to Spot Diagonal Escape Lanes

Level 97 packs arrows densely along vertical columns, creating visual occlusion from standard side angles. A block that appears trapped in a direct face view may actually point parallel to the outer wall into open space.

• Use 45-degree angles: Rotate the tower diagonally to look directly down the vertical seams between block columns. This reveals whether an arrow points into an adjacent block or down an open slot left by an earlier removal.
• Scan all four faces: Spin the pillar completely around its vertical axis after clearing any group of blocks. Removing an exterior cube on one face often unblocks a lateral arrow emerging from an adjacent face.

Step 3: Deconstruct the Core from the Top Down

Once the outer shell is peeled away, the remaining structure becomes an irregular spine of central blocks. Disassemble this core systematically:

• Follow blocked paths forward: When an interior arrow cannot move, trace its exit line forward to identify the exact blocking cube. Remove that obstacle before touching the locked block again.
• Resolve cross-facing pairs: If two central blocks point directly at each other, neither can move until a third flanking piece is cleared. Check the lateral sides of the pair to find the single outward-pointing keystone block that breaks the lock.
• Keep the base perimeter clear: While dismantling central blocks from the top down, regularly check the bottom corners. Removing outward-facing cubes at the base ensures mid-level pieces pointing downward at steep angles have a clean escape corridor to exit the board.