By Indie Report in News Tower — 24 Feb 2026

News Tower New Release

February 24, 2026

News Tower invites players to develop their own newspaper and become New York’s new media mogul. Build and manage a newspaper from printer to toilet, create an editorial line, and lead journalists through unique 1930s stories to uncover the latest scoops.

Highlights

The developers greet the community and tease that “something bigger is in the print,” promising more content and improvements to come.
A big thank‑you to players for their love and care, with a commitment to make News Tower one of the best tycoon‑management games.
Announcement of a new round of bug fixes and quality‑of‑life improvements.

New Features

Item Control for Dumbwaiters and Storage Cabinets - lets players select which item types may be transported or stored, giving greater control over resource flow.
Blue hints for Classic, Lowrise and Highrise towers - visual cues to help understand mechanics.
‘Show Hints’ setting - a toggle that can fully disable or enable the new hint system; hints re‑appear after the next print when turned on again.
Translation and addition of the missing 1938 news content.
Editor Enabled checkbox now remembers the last used value per game.
Cook stops cooking meals at the Canteen Kitchen when there are 10 or more items in its output.
Disable Risk Cinematics setting - option to turn off cinematic camera sequences triggered by risks.
Visual correction of time‑estimation displays (actual durations unchanged).

Bug Fixes

Competitor stealing a sales node on the calendar now properly impacts sales when overlapping the player’s perception.
Reporters on the Hiring Board now have proper skill balance until new skills like Photography unlock.
Resupply Desk renamed to Transporter Desk.
Blue tutorial boxes no longer appear in front of the Settings menu when open.
French translation of “Print an informational newspaper” adjusted to prevent confusion about a “neutral” newspaper.
Lighting update bug fixed - darkness no longer fails to update after moving a wall.
First‑week Introduction text no longer references an old reporter name.
Take A Loan tutorial no longer triggers when the player already has plenty of money.
Affiliation quests can no longer spawn for a faction the player has never attempted a quest for.
Final Distrusted quest for High Society now falls back to a mutable quest if the player lacks ads unlocked.
Eleventh Hour trait now correctly measures production progress and triggers as intended.
Resources in Dumbwaiters are now counted toward supply count and low‑resource monitoring; automatic ordering behavior adjusted accordingly.
Chairman Kingsland now has a standing variant for quests.
Character body deformation is disabled outside of camera view.
Window lights now render correctly for D3D11 on Windows and are placed on the correct floor.
Food and Meal sprites no longer overlay the fridge door when items are stored inside.
Circular lights no longer have infinite range, preventing whole‑floor illumination exploits.
Continental Connector trait icon corrected from the Ad On trait icon.
Postcard text overflow in multiple languages fixed to stay within card boundaries.
General’s icon on the score screen no longer duplicates the Mafia icon.
Additional fixes include renaming Resupply Desk to Transporter Desk, adjusting tutorial triggers, and correcting various translation and visual issues.