News Tower — patch notes and updates
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| Roadmap Post-1.0 & Leaderboard Contest Wrap-up | 2026-04-23 | DEAR NEWSBEARERS!In the last few weeks, we addressed the current state of the game by releasing updates and fixes, but we’ve also been looking toward the future of News Tower. Today, we'd like to show you a more concrete plan for 2026 & 2027.Roadmap 2026-27As you can see, "The Press Rolls On" was only the first of multiple major updates planned for 2026. Some features are already being worked on, while others are still on the drawing board, but we are already very excited about the future of the game.Summer 2026:Some new objects specific to Europe Supplementary desk balancingNew traitsA few new AchievementsMinor QoL Autumn 2026:New continent |
| The Press Rolls On Update Goes Live! | 2026-04-21 | DEAR NEWSBEARERS!Today, we’re happy to share The Press Rolls On Update with you all.The test period has come to an end, we want to thank everyone who took part. Your feedback, player data and bug reports gave us a lot of valuable insight and helped us fine-tune several parts of the update before today's release. But please, stay critical, and community input will always be monitored. In order to communicate clearly about the present, but also the future of the game. A new roadmap post-1.0 will be part of an upcoming blogpost.What does this update bring?A More Tailored ChallengeOur new difficulty settings for every game mode have now been batt |
| Difficulty Setting: Community Test | 2026-04-07 | GREEETINGS NEWSBEARERS! Dear Newsbearers,With News Tower now officially in 1.0 for some months now, we wanted to take a moment to talk about what comes next.A full release is a huge milestone, but for us it was never meant to be the final stop. Since launch, we’ve kept working on updates, improvements, and extra content, and we want to be clear about something: we are still very much here, and we still want to build News Tower together with you.Throughout Early Access, your feedback played a huge role in shaping the game. It helped us improve systems, rebalance mechanics, fix issues, and make better decisions along the way. We might not alway |
| More print! More sales! More fixes! | 2026-02-24 | GREETINGS NEWSBEARERS! The smell of spring is in the air, trees are gathering their strength, preparing for a coming bloom... But we do not care much about that! What we want is more print! More sales!We come today with a new round of bug fixes and quality of life improvements, but we can already tell you, something bigger is in the print! Stay tuned!Bug FixesA competitor stealing your sales node on the calendar will now properly impact your sales when overlapping your perception.Reporters on the Hiring Board will once again have proper skill balance until new skills like Photography are unlocked.Resupply Desk has been renamed to Transporter |
| The Human Side of News Tower | 2026-02-13 | The Early Days and the "First Spark"Interviewer: To start, how long have you been working on News Tower? When did it go from just "doodling" to a real project?Jan-Maarten: It’s difficult to put an exact date on it because the first spark of the idea was quite a long time ago. Around 2017, I was working alone from home and put together a rough pitch deck and some art to communicate the concept. By the end of 2018, the studio was founded, and we really started in 2019.At first, I only worked on it one day a week while focusing on another game for Gamious, Turmoil, but it quickly became clear that if we wanted this to work, it had to be my full- |
| News Tower is joining Twin Sails Interactive Publisher Week | 2026-01-22 | Hello mogul-to-be, we're happy to announce we are joining Twin Sails Interactive Publisher Week! Starting from January 22nd until February 5th, News Tower is on sale with a 25% discount!Check it out! |
| It's time for our very own Christmas Update! (And some fixes) | 2025-12-18 | GREEETINGS NEWSBEARERS! As we're hitting the holiday seasons, we too wanted to bring gifts to you all! First of all, a little reminder that, beside our ongoing Leaderboard contest, we also launched a giveaway. Running until January 1st, all you have to do is take part and boost your chances to win one of those sweet vinyl of the soundtrack of the game. We also wanted to take a moment and thank you all as we reach 3,000 reviews! This is a huge achievement and helps the game get the visibility it deserves!Let it print, let it print, let it print! ❄❄❄We came bearing in-game gifts! More items to customize your tower with some Christmas Spirit! Fi |
| News Tower 1.0 - Second Patch is live! Fixes and AI improvements | 2025-12-04 | GREEETINGS NEWSBEARERS! Just like our printers, we never stop working to improve the game and bring you the freshest updates.Today we're coming down with a new list of multiple fixes along with some improvements to the AI/pathfinding system.But before giving you all the juicy news, a quick update on the Leaderboard contest that is running until January. Considering the fact that for each leaderboard, scores can vary depending on if you play in Introduction/Classic, Highrise or Lowrise mode, we decided to bump the number of winners from 4 (1 per leaderboard category) to 12 winners! (3 per leaderboard category, 1 per gamemode Intro/Classic, Hig |
| Our very first patch post 1.0 is live! | 2025-11-25 | GREEETINGS NEWSBEARERS! News Tower 1.0 has been out for 7 days already, and we have been actively monitoring and listening to your feedback and concerns. Below is a detailed version of our first patch note, addressing multiple feedback you shared on Steam or on discord. The most requested ones are marked with this icon in the list: 🐻We thank you for all your report, keep them coming! And if you haven't yet, we'd like to invite you to vote for News Tower as the Steam Awards just started and leave a review if you can as it really helps us out. Quality of life improvementsVarious performance optimizations have been done. This includes optimizat |
| Nominate News Tower for Most Innovative Gameplay! | 2025-11-24 | Nominate Us!It's grey and cold outside, but this won't stop our reporters to go out there to get you the best news in the world.Steam is once again calling on each and every one of you to nominate the best games of 2025 and we would be absolutely honored and humbled to be considered for the Most Innovative Gameplay award! We poured a lot of time and research to craft an intricate game where new features synergize to bring your newspaper to life in order to create a memorable experience. And this is not over, as we are already planning the release of a big patch answering multiple requested changes/fixes from the community tomorrow.Please cons |
| EXTRA! EXTRA! News Tower Full Release Now Available | 2025-11-18 | After almost 2 years of early access, News Tower launches today, November 18!!Step into 1930s New York and build a newspaper empire from the ground floor up: shape your editorial line, lead a bustling newsroom, and chase the scoops that make tomorrow’s front page. 🎬 Launch Trailer It's time to print! Build a Paper, Build a TowerThis is a proper tycoon: develop your newspaper and become New York’s new media mogul. Construct and manage your Tower from printer to toilet, keep your operation humming, and make the calls that turn raw leads into banner headlines. Create Your News RoomRecruit, assign, and mentor a full staff reporters, editors, pho |
| Leaderboard Showdown: Make Headlines, Get Immortalised, Win a Prize | 2025-11-13 | Hello Newsbearers! From Launch day to January 1st 2026, we’re running a community-wide challenge across News Tower’s four leaderboards. Climb to the top, hold your place, and finish in 1st place at 15:00 CET on January 1st to claim glory (and some sweet rewards) —for everyone to see. The Leaderboards The Decade Half-Decade Beat The Jersey Beacon Beat The Empire ObserverPick your newsfront—or go for all four. Your task is simple: achieve the highest possible score on the leaderboard(s) in your game mode, and still be sitting at #1 on January 1st. What Winners Get For each leaderboard, the players in first place for each game mode (Intro/Classi |
| News Tower – Everything You Need to Know Release FAQ | 2025-11-12 | Hey Newsbearers! Before we hit 1.0, we wanted to gather everything in one enormous blog. This FAQ brings together your most‑asked questions, feature summaries, and a look back at our journey to launch so far. Thank you for playing the demos, sending feedback, reporting bugs, and cheering us on. Your support has shaped News Tower every step of the way. ❤️ 18 months of Early Access — the recapWhat a ride for the game already... Since the EA release in February last year we released four major updates and countless updates/patch/improvements shaped by your feedback and support. We couldn't be more grateful for this amazing journey, and hope you |
| News Tower Dev Blog: Behind the Music and Updated Release Date | 2025-10-15 | Hey newsbearers! We've got a big drop of news this week—our newest feature video, Behind the Music of News Tower, is on YouTube now, and there have been a few changes to our release planning! A Change to the Release 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. News Tower will now launch on November 18 with loads of new and interesting content for you to explore. We’re sorry for any inconvenience this causes, and we appreciate your understanding as we take the extra time to polish. Behind the Music of News Towe |
| Factions Spotlight – High Society vs. Military | 2025-10-02 | Hey Newsbearers! The faction spotlight continues, and today we’re diving into two very different powerhouses in New York City: High Society and the Military. These factions represent opposite ends of the city’s social and political spectrum, and just like with the Mafia and the Mayor, helping one will hurt your reputation with the other. That’s right: supporting the refined and wealthy elite of High Society will sour your standing with the Military, and siding with the Military’s strict order will cut you off from the luxuries and influence of High Society. Once again, the choice is yours, but choose carefully, because both factions come with |
| Factions Spotlight – The Mayor vs. The Mafia | 2025-09-23 | Hey newsbearers! It’s time for another deep dive into the faction system coming in 1.0. Today, we’re focusing on two of New York’s most powerful forces: The Mayor and The Mafia. Both are fighting for influence over the city, and both are eager for your help. But be careful! Supporting one will put you at odds with the other. That’s right: siding with the Mayor means turning your back on the Mafia, and helping the Mafia will drag down your reputation with the Mayor. It’s dangerous to know who to trust in the Big Apple, so don't take this decision lightly! Whose side will you choose? Agendas in the Shadows Every faction in News Tower comes with |
| Road to 1.0 - Factions and Favor in the City That Never Sleeps | 2025-09-03 | Hey publishers! With 1.0 on the way for November 04, let's keep going with the Road to 1.0 series. It’s time to talk about power, politics, and the people pulling strings behind the scenes. Today, we’re shining a spotlight on one of the cornerstone systems coming to News Tower in 1.0 — the Faction System. You’ve battled deadlines, juggled staff, and soon you'll fight off rival newspapers... but here we'll talk about how you will deal with the big players. Welcome to the back rooms and smoky lounges of New York City — where favors go further than facts, and the right connections can make or break your empire. The Four FactionsWhen 1.0 hits, yo |
| EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! News Tower's 1.0 Release Date Announced! | 2025-08-14 | New York Prepares for Towering Takeover as Independent Publisher Rises to Power November 04, 2025 – New York City As the ink dries on the final editions of test print runs, all eyes are on an up-and-coming publication preparing to shake the very foundations of the newspaper world. News Tower, a newspaper tycoon management game set in the hustle and grit of 1930s New York, will officially launch on November 04, 2025, bringing players into the chaotic, colorful, and competitive heart of the city’s golden age of news. According to sources close to the press floor, the 1.0 version of News Tower will include a full suite of features designed to ch |
| Road to 1.0 - Competitor System Overview | 2025-07-30 | Hey publishers! Today, we're diving deep into one of the biggest and boldest new features coming in the 1.0 release of News Tower — the Competitor System. This mid-to-late game mechanic brings an entirely new level of challenge, strategy, and drama to your newsroom. You’ve built your paper up from nothing, hired your dream team, and found your voice... but now it’s time to defend your throne.Welcome to the media wars.Meet Your RivalsIn the later stages of the game, two rival newspapers will rise to challenge your dominance over New York, appearing on the far edges of the district map:The Jersey Beacon — The Jersey Beacon is an old-school news |
| News Tower's 1.0 Community Playtest has Begun! | 2025-07-23 | Greetings Newsbearers! The wait is almost over — we’re thrilled to announce that the News Tower Community Playtest is officially kicking off today, July 23! This is your chance to get hands-on with some of the biggest new features coming in the 1.0 release. We’re opening the newsroom doors early so you can try out new systems like Competitors, Perception, Factions, and more — and most importantly, share your feedback with us as we move toward launch. What to Expect: A first look at major 1.0 content including: The new Competitor System The updated Factions System The new Perception System A leaderboard for your highest scores achieved in News |