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News Tower

Newspaper management sim balancing Sunday deadlines, staff, and influence

Sparrow Night · Published by Twin Sails Interactive · Released Nov 18, 2025

SimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
94% of 4,473
Recent reviews
Very Positive
90% of 70 in 30 days
Players
171
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 weeks ago
Oct 23, 2026
Minimum PC
Discrete GPU 1GB VRAM
8 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

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 4,473 reviews are positive · 90% of 70 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.

Players over time

▲ +63% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 268 players on Oct 18, 2026.

Show the data
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Nov 7, 2026171
Nov 6, 2026116
Nov 5, 2026137
Nov 4, 2026126
Nov 3, 2026123
Nov 2, 2026146
Nov 1, 2026238
Oct 31, 2026223
Oct 30, 2026155
Oct 29, 2026155
Oct 28, 2026210
Oct 26, 2026208
Oct 25, 2026230
Oct 24, 2026251
Oct 23, 2026199
Oct 22, 2026185
Oct 21, 2026215
Oct 20, 2026215
Oct 18, 2026268
Oct 17, 2026229
Oct 16, 2026210
Oct 15, 2026214
Oct 14, 2026212
Oct 13, 2026106
Oct 11, 202698
Oct 10, 202695
Oct 9, 202689
Oct 8, 202694
Oct 7, 2026105
Oct 6, 202699
Oct 4, 2026107
Oct 3, 2026107
Oct 2, 202674
Oct 1, 202669
Sep 30, 202686
Sep 29, 202684
Sep 27, 2026102
Sep 26, 202671
Sep 25, 202665
Sep 24, 202674
Sep 23, 202688
Sep 23, 202686
Sep 22, 202684
Sep 21, 2026124

How many players finish News Tower?

3.6% of Steam players have unlocked «Ink Through The Decade», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

News Tower screenshot 1

News Tower system requirements

Minimum: Discrete GPU 1GB VRAM, 8 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Does News Tower have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does News Tower run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
46
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese.

Does News Tower use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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