Games like News Tower
If News Tower is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cola Tycoon, Anno 117: Pax Romana and Software Inc. — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, cozy and relaxing. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →News Tower is a 2025 strategy-simulation game set in a 1930s New York newsroom where players build and manage their own newspaper empire from the ground up. Players oversee resource management, staff skill specialization, and weekly newspaper crafting while making faction-based editorial choices that drive meaningful narrative branching. The tower-building mechanics offer deeply customizable spatial layouts where positioning directly impacts operational efficiency. Reviewers highlight that real 1930s news headlines contribute to replayability, and players describe the experience as cozy and relaxing. The game supports solo play only and is playable on Steam Deck. Currently holding a 95% positive rating from 2,667 Steam reviews at $17.49.
About News Tower: 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!
Players who liked News Tower also play
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Cola Tycoon
WHY THIS
Top pick for News Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with News Tower.
Cola Tycoon is an economic sandbox in which you invent iconic cola recipes, build industrial-era factories, and launch marketing campaigns to dominate the 19th-century drink market. Experiment with formulas, adapt to market shifts, and shape the industry one bottle at a time.
Anno 117: Pax Romana
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a relaxing mood with News Tower.
Second-strongest match for News Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with News Tower.
Shape the Roman Empire in this genre-defining strategic builder game. Build cities while expanding your influence through Roman provinces. Govern using your economic prowess, diplomatic skills, or military might.
Software Inc.
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for News Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with News Tower.
Construct and design buildings for optimal working conditions. Hire people to design and release software, so you can defeat the simulated competition and take over their businesses. Manage and educate your employees to make sure they are skilled and satisfied with their job.
Railway Empire 2
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a chill mood with News Tower.
Ranked #4 for News Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with News Tower.
Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines into the workhorses of the economy. Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors.
Festival Tycoon 🎪
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with News Tower.
Ranked #5 for News Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with News Tower.
A micro-management sim about music festivals! Design the perfect festival grounds in ‘create’ mode, then manage the event itself in ‘live’ mode! Book bands, sign deals, plant flowers, fix toilets, and grow your show into a global phenomenon.
Super Movie Tycoon
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a cozy mood with News Tower.
Ranked #6 for News Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with News Tower.
Become a movie mogul in Super Movie Tycoon! From script to screen, build your dream team and create blockbusters to conquer Hollywood!
Anno 1800
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for News Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with News Tower.
Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.
Turmoil
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with News Tower.
Ranked #8 for News Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with News Tower.
Drill for oil like it's 1899! Turmoil offers players a visually charming, tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre inspired by the 19th century oil rush in North America.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below News Tower at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~71% under News Tower on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with News Tower.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under News Tower on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with News Tower.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under News Tower on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with News Tower.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Kerbal Space Program
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under News Tower on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with News Tower.
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~64% under News Tower on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with News Tower.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~54% under News Tower on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with News Tower.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~71% under News Tower on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with News Tower.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~54% under News Tower on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with News Tower.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with News Tower.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with News Tower.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with News Tower.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about News Tower
- Does News Tower run on Steam Deck?
- News Tower is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does News Tower cost?
- News Tower is listed on Steam at 17.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to News Tower?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside News Tower are Cola Tycoon, Anno 117: Pax Romana, Software Inc..
- Who developed News Tower?
- News Tower was developed by Sparrow Night and published by Twin Sails Interactive.
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