News Tower
Live player count and Steam charts
Develop your newspaper and become New York’s new media mogul! In this tycoon, build and manage your newspaper from printer to toilet. Create your editorial line and lead your journalists through unique 1930's stories and dig out the latest scoops!
Player history
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 14, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 208 | +11 | +5.6% | 430 |
| Jun 2026 | 197 | -5 | -2.5% | 422 |
| May 2026 | 202 | -35 | -14.8% | 458 |
| Apr 2026 | 237 | -26 | -9.9% | 562 |
| Mar 2026 | 263 | -129 | -32.9% | 568 |
| Feb 2026 | 392 | -173 | -30.6% | 958 |
| Jan 2026 | 565 | -541 | -48.9% | 1,138 |
| Dec 2025 | 1,106 | +18 | +1.7% | 2,594 |
| Nov 2025 | 1,088 | +1,045 | +2,430.2% | 3,613 |
| Oct 2025 | 43 | -12 | -21.8% | 83 |
| Sep 2025 | 55 | -29 | -34.5% | 112 |
| Aug 2025 | 84 | +12 | +16.7% | 198 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Jul 20, 2026SimFest & "Setting The Record Straight" Update
- Apr 23, 2026Roadmap Post-1.0 & Leaderboard Contest Wrap-up
- Apr 21, 2026The Press Rolls On Update Goes Live!
- Apr 7, 2026Difficulty Setting: Community Test
- Feb 24, 2026More print! More sales! More fixes!
- Feb 13, 2026The Human Side of News Tower
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 15 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 16:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in Europe, the Middle East & Africa. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 37 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
Achievements
Every achievement in the game, ordered from most to least earned (#1 is the one the most players have). Height is the share of all players who have it; the dashed line is the median. Global rates from Steam.
