Rank 01Games like News Tower
- 19 games
- Updated Oct 23, 2026
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Shares resource management with News Tower.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 30)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
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Also Capitalism and Economy, like News Tower.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
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Corsair Cove
Why this: Also Historical and Economy, like News Tower.
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Two Point Museum
Why this: Same cozy mood as News Tower.
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- Released: 2025
- Developer: Sparrow Night
- Price: $24.99checked Nov 3
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 95% of 2,667 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Faction choices force meaningful narrative branching
- Real 1930s news headlines drive replayability
- Spatial layout directly impacts efficiency
- Chill
- Cozy
- Relaxing
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About News Tower
The closest matches to News Tower: Turmoil, Car Manufacture, Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon, Corsair Cove, and Casino Resort Tower. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If News Tower is your kind of game, the closest matches are Turmoil, Car Manufacture and Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as chill, cozy and relaxing, and single out its faction choice and resource management. 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.
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!
Is News Tower worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 95% of 2,667 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 91% positive across 69 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Price: $24.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 16 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 11 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Faction choices force meaningful narrative branching
- Real 1930s news headlines drive replayability
- Spatial layout directly impacts efficiency
- Tower building mechanics are deeply customizable
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Just gave this game another chance and it's insanely frustrating. My employees spend half the day in the bathroom, and it takes ages for them to get any work done. You can't be frugal because you have to coddle your staff, meanwhile…”
People who play it also play: Turmoil, Car Manufacture, Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon
Frequently asked about News Tower
Can I run it?
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 24.99 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 Turmoil, Car Manufacture, Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon.
Who developed News Tower?
News Tower was developed by Sparrow Night and published by Twin Sails Interactive.