With the Steam Next Fest looming large, I’ve been keeping an eye on several games that I’d like to get demos for. What I wasn’t aware of is that since January, News Tower has had a Demo. Strangely, it was meant to go away as of January 15^th. However, I would assume that due to the Next Fest looming, Sparrow Night and Twin Sails Interactive have decided to leave it up for now.

If the demo is still available when this is published, you’ll be able to check out a sneak preview of News Tower, a management simulator for a Newspaper set in the 1930s. Keep in mind that when the game goes into Early Access on February 13^th (just in time for a Valentine’s gift), your progress will not carry over. Here is what the Steam page has to say about News Tower:

“In News Tower, you will follow some of the key moments of the 1930s, but it will be up to you whether to cover and even influence them. It’s up to your reporters to beat the deadline to get the news while it’s hot. Time is money in News Tower!

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. Will you decide to publish gossip to satisfy your readers’ thirst for sensational press, or will you always seek hard stories for the truth? A lot of news offers different avenues of investigation, unveiling diverse versions of the story. Send your reporter down a path, but be mindful of the risk and rewards of each: poking your nose around the mafia may lead to “offers” that you can’t refuse…

Not everyone is in favor of the freedom of the press…”

To start, the Early Access release of News Tower will have a story campaign ranging from 1930 to 1932. However, 1933 to 1939 will be added over the course of the Early Access period, which is expected to take about a year. I’m excited to check out this demo, and the full Early Access release. The news won’t write itself!

📰 BREAKING NEWS: THE WOLF OF BROOKLYN shares with you how to become New-York's (richest) and most influential publisher! 🎖️

🧐 News Tower is a very special newspaper tycoon, realeasing in Early Access February 13!

📈 Try our demo now: https://t.co/ehBcbrw0TU

PRINT ON SUNDAY! pic.twitter.com/tnhhOCCkfh

— News Tower 🗞 Releasing February 13! (@NewsTowerGame) January 30, 2024

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