News Tower has reached 1.0 on Steam after a two year early access run and six years in development, and players are handing the game glowing feedback as it leaves the presses. The 1930s newspaper management sim is out now and sitting at 96% “overwhelmingly positive” in Steam user reviews. The game puts players in charge of a New York newsroom as it grows from a scrappy magazine into a full tabloid. Players hire reporters, editors, photographers, and typesetters, chase leads, manage office logistics, and balance tricky relationships with advertisers and legal threats while trying to snag the next front page scoop.
News Tower leans into period detail and headline writing. The Steam listing says the game will let you “manage your newspaper from printer to toilet” which tells you everything and nothing at once. The release includes more than a thousand possible stories for your staff to pursue and four leaderboards to climb as you chase readership. There is a demo available alongside the full release so curious players can try the newsroom before buying. News Tower is out now on Steam, priced at $19.99, thanks to a 20% launch discount. This discount ends on Tuesday, December 2, and the price will increase to $24.99 after that. Grab the full game on the Steam store page to try your hand at running the citys most subscribed paper.
Between tense deadlines and sketchy sources, the sim handles the grind of print news in a way that will click for players who like tight systems and dirty tricks.
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