Tate no Kuni
The Vertical World

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A boy and a girl on a quest of discovery go down a mysterious, seemingly endless pit to find out what's at the bottom, suffer a certain amount of body harm, and make (sometimes lose) some friends along the way. Cyborgs, alien technology, emotional gut-punches, and various forms of body modification may or may not be involved. 

-Both have a similar premise which centers around a tower. -Tower of God takes a more battle-oriented approach with games whereas Tate no Kuni delves more into scientific phenomena -Both of these series have exceptional world-building with mysterious elements -In Tower of God, the protagonist wants to reach the top of tower to battle Zahard, the king of the tower and to climb further to see the sky, whereas in Tate no Kuni, the MC wants to travel to the bottom of the tower to rescue his friend and meet the Architect of the tower If you enjoy one of them, you will surely enjoy the other as well. 

Both works feature bizarre, physics-defying, seemingly endless worlds that require a lot of ingenuity and ad-hoc engineering to navigate. Hyakumanjou Labyrinth takes a somewhat more reserved approach and explores the videogame-like aspects of such a world, while The Vertical World goes all larger than life by the end. 

Fun and well thought-out adventure romps with lovable characters and satisfying conclusions that prove that you don't need great art to tell a great story in a manga. 

Planetary-scale artificial superstructures, futuristic weapons, digital life, and heaps of ontological mystery. Blame! has the art. Tate no Kuni (The Vertical World) has the story and an actual ending.