Writing a news post, about a news tycoon game, with a new release date. I like that. Already an award winner in early access, News Tower is ready for its 1.0 release, but this has shifted by a few weeks due to a crowded release schedule (we are all feeling the backlog battle these days! – too many games not enough time). Originally planned for November 4th, the new headline release date is November 18th 2025. Not much extra extra time to wait, just enough to align the presses, top up the ink, and get hollering in the streets. News Tower is ready to launch.
From the Press Release:
Sparrow Night and Twin Sails Interactive today announced that the full 1.0 release of News Tower, the 1930s newsroom tycoon game, will now roll off the presses on November 18, 2025, on Steam, instead of the originally planned release for November 4. A fan-favorite in the management sim space, News Tower puts players in charge of a chaotic 1930s New York newsroom on a quest to build a media empire. While the new 1.0 game content is finished, stable, and ready, the new launch date ensures News Tower gets the spotlight it deserves in a busy season for strategy and tycoon fans.
To keep you going, there’s a new behind-the-scenes music video documentary to watch – don’t worry, it’s only 3 minutes, and very interesting. Check it out below.
And if you are wondering what’s new in the 1.0 release, along with everything in the early access base game –
When News Tower officially launches on November 18, players can expect a robust list of new features expanding both strategic depth and replayability, including:
- Four More Years of News (1936–1939): Expand your publishing empire through the late ’30s with hundreds of new stories and headlines across the U.S. and Europe.
- New Faction: The Military: A powerful new force enters the scene, bringing its own influence, missions, and moral dilemmas.
- Revamped Faction Quests, Reputations & Rewards: Deeper narrative choices, richer storylines, and new paths to power.
- Competitor System & District Conflicts: Battle rival newspapers for territory, readers, and exclusive scoops.
- Revamped Perception System: New editorial rules redefine how players balance ethics, popularity, and political bias.
- New Endgame Unlockable Towers: Expand your empire, accessing new towers with exciting building layouts.
- New Districts, Objects & Decorations: More customization options and variety to spend your well-earned money and points.
- Achievements & Leaderboards: See how you stack up against other newsroom tycoons worldwide and compete for the top spot.
- Expanded Localizations: French, Spanish, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Russian, and Simplified Chinese.
And although it has the wrong release date still, here’s the trailer to give you more of an idea what we’re in for.
News Tower releases November 18, 2025 on Steam. Check back at Finger Guns for a full 1.0 review when it launches.
Source – Press Release
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