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Develop your newspaper and become New York’s new media mogul! In this tycoon, build and manage your newspaper from printer to toilet. Create your editorial line and lead your journalists through unique 1930's stories and dig out the latest scoops!
News Tower is a management, simulation and strategy game
developed by Sparrow Night
and published by Twin Sails Interactive.
Released on February 13th 2024 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.
It has received 2,129 reviews of which 2,062 were positive and 67 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
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System requirements
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3 6100 or AMD FX-4350
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Discrete GPU 1GB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: any
MacOS
- OS: OSX 10.15
- Processor: Dual Core 2 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Discrete GPU 1GB VRAM
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: any
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A masterclass in management, News Tower delivers a rich simulation set in the vibrant 1930s New York publishing scene. The jazzy soundtrack, warm visuals, and detailed portrayal of a bustling, pre-crisis America are simply delightful. Employees come to life with unique names, skills, and needs, making every layoff or financial loss sting. The game brilliantly fills a niche in gaming, offering a deep dive into the business of newspapers and the spirit of the Big Apple at its peak. It’s a treasure—both a love letter to publishing and a testament to the art of thoughtful game design.
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I've played many games. I have a library full of both major and indie studio games alike, jam-packed with simulator/logistics/management games. I need to say that News Tower, for all the simplicity of some of the core mechanics and gameplay loop, is perhaps one of the best management games I've had the pleasure to play. Here's why: a) The game gives you a good enough introduction to your core tasks, but leaves the rest up to you. The financial choices you make throughout (which neighborhoods you target for certain upgrades, who you hire, when you hire, and so on) are all fairly straightforward individually but weave together as a whole to render the main loop refreshing, fast-paced, and challenging, while never quite dipping into the realm of unforgiving. b) The main task under your purview, researching for articles and selecting their placement through an intuitive and rewarding combo system, provides a fun, ongoing minigame of "who do I send where to maximize my rewards/time", "where do I place/group articles to reap the full benefit", and, of course, "do I use one set/type of articles to cater to the readers or do I censor to appease the factions?" All of these questions engage with smaller, but no less interesting or rewarding, opportunities and games of their own. Honestly, the layered design here might well be called a masterclass in terms of the interaction effects generated while maintaining a robust, easy-to-digest presentation. c) The game does a good job of immersing you in the world you're meant to inhabit. Though the texts of articles are the good ol' lorem ipsum, the events you send journalists to, the headlines you generate, and the faction interactions that emerge all contribute to establish the epoch you play in thoroughly. Articles discussing Prohibition, the Great Depression (and economic aftereffects), and even things like LaGuardia's mayoral election campaign(!). Accordingly, even though the game is about publishing the newspaper and making ends meet at heart, it doesn't feel adrift from the world around it that you're reporting on. That said, there are some rough edges. A bit of micromanagement cheese can be had with paper deliveries at the eleventh hour on Sunday - please make the resupply personnel faster. I've made my paper exclusively a Sunday evening paper as well, despite the "ROLL THE PRESSES!" alarm you get - should this be a timed window on Sunday morning? You can't publish any day besides Sunday (at least, mid-way through a playthrough) - this feels limiting; if I have several stories sitting there that will be old news next week, let me publish several editions. The random chance events (lawsuits, mafia, injuries, etc.) can feel pretty harsh, especially if you're unlucky early in your run. Certain tags associated with particular factions feel like they show up at the very end of the news cycle - why do I always get those pesky Mayor/Mafia tags on Saturday evening? All in all, News Tower is a truly engaging, compelling entry. The subject matter is fun but not aloof, and the core loop of newspaper management holds well even after several hours. I strongly recommend everyone pick this game up for a try.
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It's Overwhelmingly Positive for a reason. It scratches a lot of itches like resource management, strategy, and building. The art style, graphics, and music work really well together. For an early access game its tutorial is well done too. Really looking forward to the update in the future.
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This is an excellent simulation management game with a very tight gameplay loop, and an addicting "just one more week" style that will have you playing until the sun starts rising.
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Solid management game with some interesting features. I like the process of investigating, setting and assembling the stories, then choosing what to publish. It would be cool to see some more involved stories, that would take several weeks and multiple reporters to uncover, Chinatown type stuff. Maybe with a special edition newspaper released just for that story. I'd also like to see some type of effect your newspaper has on society, running bad stories on the mayor might see him replaced. Exposing the mafia might see them taken down, things like that. The building management is good, lots to unlock and balance, good planning required to lay out everything efficiently, and keep your workers happy. Still early access but quite a bit of content already. Excited to see how it develops.
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News Tower is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
News Tower is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.
News Tower received 2,062 positive votes out of a total of 2,129 achieving an impressive rating of 9.22.
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News Tower was developed by Sparrow Night and published by Twin Sails Interactive.
News Tower is playable and fully supported on Windows.
News Tower is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
News Tower is not playable on Linux.
News Tower is a single-player game.
There is a DLC available for News Tower. Explore additional content available for News Tower on Steam.
News Tower does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
News Tower does not support Steam Remote Play.
News Tower is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Online players
59
Developer
Sparrow Night
Publisher
Twin Sails Interactive
Release
13 Feb 2024
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