A ZX Spectrum skyscraper management sim

TOWER 48 is a skyscraper management simulation game for the ZX Spectrum, inspired by classic tycoon and management games written (almost entirely) in Sinclair BASIC.

Build your tower floor by floor. Add apartments, offices, shops, restaurants, elevators and services. Watch your cash, population, workers, visitors, satisfaction and reputation. Every month brings new pressure: income, costs, growth, waiting times and the consequences of your own planning.

• Build a growing tower using different room types
• Manage cash, population, workers and visitors
• Track satisfaction, reputation, waiting time and grade
• Monthly update cycle with income and consequences

Build rooms, grow your tower, and try to keep the numbers under control. Each month, the tower updates its population, income, costs and performance. A good tower needs more than just rooms - it needs balance. Too much growth without planning can create waiting problems, low satisfaction or financial trouble.

Controls

Check the Tower 48 Operator's Handbook (a 31 page manual) for more information about game controls and mechanics.

• Q / A – move cursor up / down
• O / P – move cursor left / right
• W / S – scroll floors up / down
• SPACE - move cursor to top menu bar
• ENTER/B - confirm selection in menus
• 0 - close menus or reports

Keyboard shortcuts:

• B – build menu
• D – demolish selected room 
• I – selected room information
• N – skip to next month (this works only in PAUSE game speed in V1.2)

HUD / Top bar shows your current tower status:

• P – Population  The number of people currently living in your tower.
• W – Workers  The number of workers active in your tower.
• V – Visitors  The number of visitors attracted by shops, restaurants and services.
• SAT – Satisfaction  How happy people are with the tower. Low satisfaction may hurt your progress.
• REP – Reputation  The public reputation of your tower. Higher reputation can help attract more people.
• WAIT – Waiting / congestion  Shows how much pressure there is on elevators, services or tower flow.
• G – Grade  Your current tower grade or development level.
• JAN 1989 – Month and Year  The current in-game month and year with a progress bar below.

TOWER 48 is still in active development. Some changes may be introduced.

Feedback is very welcome - especially about balance, readability, pacing and whether the game feels fun after several in-game months!