News Tower
Newspaper management sim balancing Sunday deadlines, staff, and influence
Sparrow Night · Published by Twin Sails Interactive · Released Nov 18, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 4,586
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 30 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 86
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 2 months ago
- Jul 20, 2026
Free demo available, 8 playing it now: get the demo.
What is News Tower?
A 2D management and strategy game set in 1930s New York, where you build a newspaper office, hire staff, assign reporters, process stories, and assemble each Sunday edition. Editorial choices shape readership, sales, and relationships with the city's political and criminal factions.
For you if...
- +you enjoy layered management systems and weekly production deadlines
- +you like designing efficient workplaces and managing staff needs
- +you want editorial choices tied to sales and influence
Not for you if...
- −you dislike repeated weekly production cycles and manual busywork
- −you want a pure sandbox without audience-targeting pressures
- −you expect strong competition and steady late-game progression
What players say
94% of 4,586 reviews are positive · 93% of 30 in the last 30 days
Players praise the newspaper production loop, layered management systems, and period presentation. Common complaints focus on cumbersome interface design, excessive manual busywork, and a repetitive, grindy mid-to-late game with limited competition or long-term goals.
Screenshots and trailer
News Tower system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i3 6100 or AMD FX-4350
- Graphics
- Discrete GPU 1GB VRAM
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 46
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Management
- Simulation
- Strategy
- Sandbox
- Indie
- Resource Management
- 2D
- Economy
- Building
- Time Management
- Capitalism
- Choices Matter
- Historical
- Crafting
- Singleplayer
- Atmospheric
Recent updates
- Jul 20, 2026 · SimFest & "Setting The Record Straight" Update
- Apr 21, 2026 · The Press Rolls On Update Goes Live!
- Feb 24, 2026 · More print! More sales! More fixes!
- Dec 18, 2025 · It's time for our very own Christmas Update! (And some fixes)
- Dec 4, 2025 · News Tower 1.0 - Second Patch is live! Fixes and AI improvements
1 DLC available.
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