News Tower

News Tower is a news and resource management game. Your goal is to build a newspaper empire in 1930s New York that is profitable, independent, and – most importantly – wins the trust of its readers.

95 18 November 2025

Simulator Strategy Tactical Sandbox

News Tower is a simulator developed by Sparrow Night, released 18 November 2025 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 1 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What News Tower is

News Tower is a simulator game developed by Sparrow Night and released in 2025. It was published by Twin Sails Interactive. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity 2021.

The premise, in the publisher's words

News Tower is a news and resource management game. Your goal is to build a newspaper empire in 1930s New York that is profitable, independent, and – most importantly – wins the trust of its readers.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 46 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

News Tower holds a critic score of 95 out of 100. That places it above 99% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 17 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3 6100 or AMD FX-4350, 8 GB RAM and Discrete GPU 1GB VRAM. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 3GB.

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What it launched against

News Tower launched on 18 November 2025, within three weeks of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2 and Routine. It reviewed better than all of them.

Released around the same time: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2, Routine.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

News Tower — frequently asked questions

When did News Tower come out?

News Tower was released on 18 November 2025 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for News Tower?

At minimum, News Tower needs Intel Core i3 6100 or AMD FX-4350, 8 GB RAM, Discrete GPU 1GB VRAM graphics, 3 GB available space of storage.

How many GB is News Tower?

The PC version needs about 3 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("3 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

Does News Tower have controller support?

Steam's store listing does not list controller support for News Tower. That may mean mouse and keyboard only, or simply that the flag was never set.

Can you play News Tower on Mac?

Yes. Steam sells a macOS version of News Tower.

Is News Tower on Linux?

Steam does not list a native Linux version of News Tower. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

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