Sparrow Night and Twin Sails Interactive have announced the release of a demo for their upcoming sim, News Tower. Players can download the demo for PC via Steam as part of Steam Next Fest. They can play through the early access release of the game on February 13, 2024.
The game challenges players to become an information magnate by building a news empire in the 1930s. After on-the-job training, it’s up to players to set up and run their own newspaper empire by hiring new employees and tracking down “the decade’s juiciest stories for the front page.”
Features include
- Define your editorial line and search the globe for the newsworthy stories of the decade. The Prohibition, the Great Depression, or a lost cat… Not all articles are deserving of a Pulitzer…
- Watch out! The mafia, mayor, and other factions will be more than happy to use your influence in New York City to print their own “truth.” Bend to their will and compromise the freedom of the press or print the truth, whatever the cost!
- Use your reporter’s favorite topics to send them searching for the right news to get it faster, or it might already be old news by the time they return. The more they cover a topic, the more experienced they get, allowing you to sharpen your editorial line.
- Search for exciting news across the US and the world that matches your reader’s interest and editorial line.
- Build and optimize your tower to ensure the well-being of your employees while meeting your printing deadlines on Sunday!
- Build facilities and decorate each floor to transform your dingy tower into a prestigious workspace for your employees.
- Telegraph station, typesetting, photography… Each step is essential to transform a reporter’s notes into a ready-to-print article. Recruit the right employees and plan the layout of your workstations to optimize your production.
Check out the News Tower Steam page for more details and to download the demo.
