Games Like News Tower

Project Highrise is a skyscraper construction and management sim...

Why similar: Management 34.6%, Building 19.3%, Simulation 12.6%, Sandbox 9.8%, Strategy 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the core focus on vertical building management and optimizing floor layouts to keep tenants happy and productive.

Start your own game development studio in 1976. Build your own offices, production facilities and server rooms. Develop the games of your dreams and produce the next next-gen console. Rise from a small garage company to a huge corporation.

Why similar: Management 25.9%, Economy 19.1%, Capitalism 15.2%, Sandbox 10.5%, Building 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Like News Tower, it tasks you with managing an entire creative industry from the ground up while balancing staff and production quality.

Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.

Why similar: Management 28.4%, Economy 19.5%, Capitalism 19.3%, Sandbox 9%, Time Management 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a comprehensive economic simulation where you manage multiple businesses and physical locations in a living city.

Construct and design buildings for optimal working conditions. Hire people to design and release software, so you can defeat the simulated competition and take over their businesses. Manage and educate your employees to make sure they are skilled and satisfied with their job.

Why similar: Management 19.1%, Capitalism 18.1%, Economy 15.5%, Sandbox 11.9%, Building 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers deep building construction mechanics combined with complex business management and team organization.

In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.

Why similar: Management 49.2%, Simulation 16.9%, Economy 13.7%, Strategy 7.7%, Sandbox 5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic industry management game that mirrors the editorial progression and research-based growth found in News Tower.

Startup Company is a business simulation sandbox game where you’re the CEO of a new company. Your job is to build your very own website and compete against the largest tech giants on the planet!

Why similar: Management 36.2%, Economy 20.5%, Simulation 11.5%, Sandbox 7.8%, Strategy 7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the digital economy and office management, requiring you to scale your team and infrastructure effectively.

Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!

Why similar: Management 21.2%, Simulation 14%, Economy 12.7%, Resource Management 12.3%, Building 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a charming 2D-style management loop focused on production lines and efficient workspace design.

Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!

Why similar: Management 33%, Building 17.5%, Resource Management 13.3%, Simulation 10.3%, Time Management 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy management sim that focuses on building out your space and managing staff to meet customer demands.

Design stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County.

Why similar: Management 38.5%, Building 20.2%, Simulation 16.5%, Sandbox 11.2%, Strategy 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at the 'building-as-management' mechanic, requiring careful room placement and staff flow to succeed.

Empire TV Tycoon is a game in which you manage a TV channel and fight for audiences taking decisions that will project your channel to fame and fortune.You will decide the content of your channel, select advertisers, hire workers, make your own productions, hire actors, and engage in much more activities!

Why similar: Management 31.6%, Economy 22.2%, Resource Management 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Strategy 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Thematically similar to News Tower, it focuses on the media industry and the strategic decisions required to run a successful broadcast network.

Form your own game studio set in the early 1980s in a small garage. Develop your own game ideas, create a team and develop megahit video games. Research new technologies, train your staff and upgrade your office space, going from a lowly garage to a huge building. Expand your business and dominate the world market for video games!

Why similar: Management 23.5%, Economy 13.5%, Capitalism 12.7%, Sandbox 9.6%, Building 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: The original title provides a robust foundation for industry-specific management and office expansion.

Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.

Why similar: Management 19.3%, Sandbox 15.3%, Building 14.1%, Capitalism 12%, Economy 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: The 2D top-down building and management systems are highly similar to the spatial planning required in News Tower.

Design, build, and manage a high school with terrific teachers and fantastic facilities or simply let your students poop in the bushes? Academia : School Simulator is a management/tycoon game where you get to decide!

Why similar: Management 22.5%, Capitalism 19.7%, Economy 16.2%, Sandbox 12.9%, Building 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A strong 2D management sim that emphasizes building layout, student/staff needs, and long-term facility planning.

The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.

Why similar: Management 22.5%, Sandbox 17.2%, Building 15.7%, Economy 10.8%, Resource Management 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It combines creative building with complex resource management, forcing you to balance aesthetics with economic viability.

Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.

Why similar: Management 25.1%, Economy 19.5%, Resource Management 12.8%, Capitalism 9.7%, Simulation 8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeper look at supply chain management and economic strategy for those who enjoy the tycoon aspects of News Tower.

Good Company is an in-depth management sim about building a trail-blazing tech corporation. Assemble complex production lines, manage employee logistics, and sell high-quality products on the market to become the best company in the whole county!

Why similar: Management 19.9%, Economy 17.2%, Sandbox 14.4%, Resource Management 13.6%, Building 13%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the logistics of production and the physical layout of your factory floor to optimize output.

Potion Tycoon is a management simulator with a witchy twist! Build and develop your very own magic shop. Manage resources, set up production lines, mix potions and sell them smartly to stay ahead of the competition. Welcome to the potion business!

Why similar: Management 20.1%, Capitalism 14.5%, Economy 13.1%, Sandbox 12.7%, Building 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: It blends shop management with production building, requiring you to optimize your workspace to maximize profits.

Cartel Tycoon is a survival business sim inspired by the ‘80s and '90s narco trade. Expand and conquer, fight off rival thugs and evade the authorities. Earn people's loyalty and strive to overcome the doomed fate of a power-hungry drug lord.

Why similar: Management 21%, Economy 16.7%, Resource Management 16.4%, Sandbox 14.2%, Building 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique management experience with a strong narrative and economic focus, similar to the 1930s setting of News Tower.

Movies Tycoon is a simulation game where you dive into the world of film-making. Start with a humble studio, scout and manage top talent, customize unique characters, and direct blockbuster films.

Why similar: Management 17.9%, Capitalism 17.9%, Economy 15.2%, Time Management 12.5%, Sandbox 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the industry management genre that focuses on the challenges of running a production studio.

Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental property empire. Decide how to react to annoyed neighbors or police interventions. Will you design your apartment for a group of gamer friends or an aspiring musician looking for a new home?

Why similar: Management 25.1%, Economy 18.6%, Time Management 15.4%, Building 14.6%, Sandbox 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on property management and renovation, requiring careful attention to room design and tenant satisfaction.

Filmmaker Tycoon is a next generation movie tycoon simulation game! You're the producer of your very own movie studio! Hire actors, build movie sets, make films, move up in the industry, and watch your finished films in Filmmaker Tycoon.

Why similar: Management 18.1%, Economy 14.3%, Capitalism 11.8%, Building 11.6%, Sandbox 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It allows you to manage the creative and business sides of the film industry, mirroring the editorial management of a newspaper.

Step into the shoes of a hotel owner as you design, build, and manage grand hotels around the world. Juggle demanding guests, frantic logistics, and plenty of unexpected surprises in Hotel Architect; the ultimate hotel construction and tycoon management game!

Why similar: Management 20.3%, Capitalism 18.2%, Economy 16.5%, Sandbox 14.8%, Building 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the architectural and management challenges of building and running a large-scale facility.

Definitely Not Fried Chicken is a business management sim with a Twist! Grow your drugs trade through legitimate fronts by managing both sides of the business. Acquire new "businesses", meet new clientele, Develop more potent narcotics, make lots of money and leave a city in ruin!

Why similar: Management 18.3%, Capitalism 17.2%, Economy 14.2%, Sandbox 12.3%, Resource Management 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: It combines business management with building construction, offering a unique sandbox experience with a distinct aesthetic.

Build & Manage Your Airport. An International Hub or a Regional Masterpiece -- it's up to you. Buy more land to scale out, or escalators to scale up with MULTIPLE FLOORS. You're in full control in this modern business management tycoon!

Why similar: Management 22.8%, Economy 19.4%, Sandbox 15.6%, Building 14.6%, Resource Management 8%

Why You'll Like It: A detailed building and management sim that requires balancing complex passenger flow with infrastructure development.

Production line is the new car factory management/simulation/tycoon game that pushes your organisational and entrepreneurship skills to the limit. Can you build the ultimate optimised, free-flowing car production line whilst beating the competition and still turn a profit?

Why similar: Management 27.3%, Economy 16.6%, Sandbox 12.1%, Building 12%, Resource Management 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on the efficiency of your building layout and the automation of your production processes.

Build, Customize & Manage your own shopping center! Choose from modern gaming hardware store to cozy flower shop. Hire skilled cashiers, secure financing through bank loans, and launch strategic advertising campaigns to make your mall thrive!

Why similar: Management 18.9%, Capitalism 18.9%, Economy 14.2%, Building 13.2%, Sandbox 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A building-focused management game where you design and run a commercial space, emphasizing layout and customer flow.

Build and expand your monastery, craft recipes and brew holy ales in this unique brewery tycoon. No pre-made recipes in Ale Abbey, oh no. It's a canvas for true beer alchemists. It's as simple as: brew, sip, repeat. Welcome to Ale Abbey!

Why similar: Management 16.7%, Capitalism 15.8%, Economy 12%, Building 10.2%, Resource Management 8.1%

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

Why similar: Simulation 42.2%, Indie 21.4%, Strategy 12.5%, Atmospheric 8.9%, 2D 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: While a different genre, it captures the bureaucratic pressure and narrative-driven work environment of a 1930s-era office.

In this management tycoon game, you’ll start a criminal operation from nothing and grow it into a well-oiled money machine! Build speakeasies and illegal distilleries. Manage production chains and resource distribution. Leverage favors, chase down debtors, and bribe the police to look the other way.

Why similar: Management 23.1%, Resource Management 18.1%, Economy 15.5%, Historical 10.5%, Capitalism 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features a 1930s setting and focuses on managing a network of businesses and resources in a strategic, top-down view.

CoffeeBiz tycoon is a mix of entrepreneurship fun and complicated business simulation. Start your first coffee kiosk, brew, expand, hire, deal with competitors, build a well-known brand, risk, and do everything else needed to build prosperous and profitable business.

Why similar: Management 27.6%, Economy 15.8%, Simulation 12.9%, Capitalism 11%, Strategy 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward management sim that focuses on the economic growth and expansion of a specific business type.

Welcome to Inn Tycoon! Build, design, and manage your dream inn. Serve delightful meals, offer various services, and hire a stellar staff. Create a top-notch hospitality empire and become the ultimate Inn Tycoon!

Why similar: Management 18.7%, Capitalism 14.5%, Economy 12.4%, Building 11.2%, Sandbox 11%

Car Manufacture is an automotive tycoon game. Start in the beginning of the XX century and create thriving business. Build cars, manage people, expand your plant and research new technology. Make tons of money and stay on top.

Why similar: Management 16.4%, Economy 15.1%, Time Management 13.9%, Sandbox 12.3%, Building 11.6%

Build a towering casino resort and watch it come alive. Crowds flow, elevators jam, and tiny decisions create big stories as your tower grows upward, floor by floor. Build it. Break it. Fix it.

Why similar: Management 16.4%, Capitalism 15.5%, Economy 14.7%, Time Management 11.2%, Building 10.1%

Design your own skyscraper with more than 100 Floors. Rent offices, apartments or shops and build a financially lucrative skyscraper. Build cinemas, bars or a theater to satisfy your visitors and create an effective transport system with elevators and stairs.

Why similar: Management 18.2%, Economy 14.6%, Sandbox 12.6%, Building 11.9%, Capitalism 11%

News Tycoon is a real-time tycoon game about newspaper management

Why similar: Management 39.9%, Economy 21.6%, Strategy 20.9%, Building 13.9%, Indie 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on the specific challenges of running a news organization in a competitive market.

Shape the history of the Hollywood movie industry in this sandbox business simulation game. Create the movies you've always wanted to see, hire the best team, research cutting-edge technologies, and dominate the Box Office. Can you rise from a small studio to a Hollywood giant?

Why similar: Management 22.8%, Capitalism 17.5%, Economy 15.5%, Sandbox 12.2%, Building 9.5%

Ad Agency Tycoon is an Advertising Agency simulator set in the 60's. Choose the perfect combination for your propagandas, develop your company and conquer the golden age of publicity! Your advertising will come to life and face the tough market and the most feared of all: the public.

Why similar: Management 20.1%, Time Management 17.7%, Capitalism 17.6%, Economy 16.1%, Resource Management 7.7%

TasteMaker is a restaurant tycoon game. Design your own restaurant from the ground up, decorate, create a menu, hire and manage staff, and much more. Keep your customers happy and make a profit to keep the restaurant of your dreams from turning into a nightmare.

Why similar: Management 18.2%, Sandbox 13.6%, Economy 13.3%, Building 11.6%, Capitalism 11.3%

Manage your Game Studio, earn big bucks, impress the critics, beat rival studios and clean up at the awards!

Why similar: Management 40.2%, Economy 22.3%, Simulation 11%, Sandbox 6.8%, Building 6.5%

Manage your computer company and develop your PC components, create your own laptop, monitor, develop an interactive operating system or build your PC. Research new technologies, improve your office and your factory, hire the best employees, buy other companies and build your computer empire!

Why similar: Economy 18.7%, Capitalism 18%, Time Management 17.2%, Management 16.5%, Sandbox 14.6%

In Mad Television Tycoon, you take control of a TV station. Accept the challenge and lead your network to success. Your task is to create a diverse schedule, maximize advertising revenue, and outshine the competition.

Why similar: Capitalism 19.6%, Management 19.3%, Economy 17.2%, Time Management 14.3%, Historical 9.4%

Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits

Why similar: Management 20.6%, Building 18.6%, Sandbox 17.8%, Economy 15.2%, Simulation 12%

From the creators of Game Dev Tycoon comes Tavern Keeper 🍻, a cosy-chaotic management sim, featuring a powerful decoration sandbox and a magical storybook RPG!

Why similar: Management 26%, Economy 19.2%, Sandbox 18.3%, Building 17%, Simulation 9.7%

Build Your smartphone Empire in Mad Smartphone Tycoon, your main goal in this game is to create the ultimate smartphone that combines both performance and aesthetics. Expand your company, dominate the global market, become a tycoon in the world of mobile phones!

Why similar: Management 25.4%, Sandbox 12.5%, Building 11.9%, Capitalism 10.4%, Economy 9.1%

A micro-management sim about music festivals! Design the perfect festival grounds in ‘create’ mode, then manage the event itself in ‘live’ mode! Book bands, sign deals, plant flowers, fix toilets, and grow your show into a global phenomenon.

Why similar: Capitalism 15.5%, Management 14.6%, Time Management 12.9%, Economy 12.7%, Resource Management 11.3%

Become a movie mogul in Super Movie Tycoon! From script to screen, build your dream team and create blockbusters to conquer Hollywood!

Why similar: Management 16.4%, Capitalism 15.4%, Economy 14.1%, Time Management 11.8%, Sandbox 10.1%

Build your own bus depot from scratch and create your personal bus routes in City Bus Manager. Play in your own hometown or any famous city in the world with real map data. Buy buses, maintain them, take care of your staff and lead your bus company to become the #1 in town!

Why similar: Management 23.6%, Economy 19.6%, Capitalism 18.9%, Sandbox 10.6%, Simulation 10.3%

Build and run your own waterpark. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!

Why similar: Management 19.2%, Capitalism 17.7%, Economy 15.8%, Sandbox 13.3%, Building 11.5%

Office Management 101 is a satirical office life simulation tycoon game set in a fictional capitalistic dystopia. Step over competitors, drive your staff to the limit and milk your customers for every penny in the pursuit of spiraling success!

Why similar: Management 18.6%, Capitalism 18.1%, Economy 14.5%, Sandbox 13.7%, Building 11.8%

Build a car factory in the beginning of XX century. Discover new cars and technologies. Manage employees. Make tons of money and stay on top. Car Manufacture: Prologue, being a shortened version of the full game, is a great way to try this automotive tycoon game.

Why similar: Management 16.7%, Economy 13.6%, Time Management 11%, Building 10.8%, Sandbox 9.7%

Build and manage your financial empire from a small bank to a global powerhouse. Approve loans, trade bonds, hire staff, and master the market in Bank Simulator a business management sim and banking tycoon where every economic decision impacts your bottom line

Why similar: Capitalism 16.3%, Management 15.4%, Economy 15%, Time Management 11.9%, Sandbox 11.4%

Blockchain Tycoon is the cryptocurrency simulation game where you build and manage your own mining operation. Create your own coin, mine it, invest in other coins, upgrade and overclock GPUs or you can just HODL.

Why similar: Management 19.7%, Economy 18%, Capitalism 14.5%, Resource Management 13.4%, Sandbox 12.1%

Design, build and manage a recreation center! Host fitness classes, build swimming pools, arcade & entertainment areas, build event rooms to host parties & much more. With endless customisation, Rec Center Tycoon goes much more in-depth than your average business management simulator.

Why similar: Management 17.4%, Capitalism 15%, Economy 12.9%, Sandbox 12.7%, Building 11.7%

Megastore Simulator is a first-person management & tycoon game. Start small and grow into a massive two-floor megastore with forklifts, pallet jacks, and staff. Unlock and manage departments like Bakery, Clothing, Electronics, Sports, Music, Toys, Grocery, Seafood, and Vending Machines

Why similar: Management 22.2%, Economy 16.7%, Capitalism 14.2%, Building 9.5%, Crafting 9.1%

Have you ever wanted to design and manage your own hotel, rundown motel, or elegant resort? With a ridiculous amount of customization tools to wield, a host of facilities to build, and a wide variety of guests to impress, Hotel Magnate has it all. Let your inner hotel manager shine!

Why similar: Management 20%, Economy 14.2%, Sandbox 14%, Resource Management 12.7%, Capitalism 12.6%

Manage your own medieval smithy in Blacksmith Master and supervise the entire process from mining ores and gems to designing and selling finished products. Forge everything from weapons and armor to tools and cooking utensils to fund your craft and become the Blacksmith Master.

Why similar: Management 20.3%, Economy 17.1%, Sandbox 15.1%, Resource Management 14.2%, Building 13.6%

Run your fantasy RPG tavern - let travellers take shelter for the night and serve 'em the best mead of their life with a good dose of humor.

Why similar: Management 52.8%, Simulation 19%, Strategy 14.4%, Building 9.3%, Indie 4.5%

Welcome to Inn Tycoon: Prologue! Build, design, and manage your dream inn. Serve delightful meals, offer various services, and hire a stellar staff. Create a top-notch hospitality empire and become the ultimate Inn Tycoon!

Why similar: Management 16.6%, Capitalism 16.6%, Economy 14%, Sandbox 12.9%, Resource Management 12.3%

Build and manage an international airport!

Why similar: Management 18.5%, Capitalism 15.7%, Resource Management 14.1%, Economy 12.8%, Sandbox 11.9%

Build an intricate prison, hire the best staff, and pamper your prisoners to create the perfect rehabilitation facility in Prison Tycoon: Under New Management

Why similar: Management 24.2%, Resource Management 15.8%, Building 14.6%, Sandbox 12.2%, Economy 9.4%