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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = SimTower cover.jpg
 
|cover        = SimTower cover.jpg
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|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 1994}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows 3.x|November 1994}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 1994}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|November 1994}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Side view}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Menu-based}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Building}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Pixel art}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Sim}}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
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|hltb        = 8574
 
|strategywiki = SimTower
 
|strategywiki = SimTower
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|mobygames    = 312
 
|wikipedia    = SimTower
 
|wikipedia    = SimTower
 
|winehq      = 582
 
|winehq      = 582
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|license      = commercial
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}}
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{{Introduction
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|introduction      =
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|release history  =
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|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Sim}}
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows, OS X}}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Entire game can be copied to hard drive. | | Windows 3.x, Mac OS}}
{{Availability/row| Amazon | B00002EPY6 | unknown | | | Windows, OS X}}
 
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
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==Essential improvements==
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===Patches===
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{{ii}} Patch 1.1B is the latest official patch, available from [https://archive.org/details/TOWERW11 Archive.org] and [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/3751/7/ Patches-Scrolls].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|button prompts            = unknown
 
|button prompts notes      =
 
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Elevators, Background and Event sounds can be toggled independently.
 
|separate volume notes    = Elevators, Background and Event sounds can be toggled independently.
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|red book cd audio        =
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|red book cd audio notes  =
 
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
  |fan notes =  
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
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|interface = true
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|audio    = n/a
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|subtitles = n/a
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|notes    =
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  |fan       =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
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|wing                  = true
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|wing notes            = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinG#List_of_applications_using_WinG_API|title=WinG - Wikipedia|date=2020-03-20}}</ref>
 
|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
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|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
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|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = false
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes     =
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux executable notes =
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|mac os powerpc app    = unknown
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|mac os 68k app        = unknown
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|mac os executable notes=  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
|OSfamily = Windows
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|OSfamily = Windows 3.x
  
|minOS    = 95
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|minOS    =  
|minCPU  = Pentium
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium
 
|minCPU2  =  
 
|minCPU2  =  
 
|minRAM  = 8 MB
 
|minRAM  = 8 MB
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|minaudio =  
 
|minaudio =  
 
|mincont  =  
 
|mincont  =  
|minother = Requires a 4x or faster CD drive.
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|minother = Requires a 4x or faster CD drive
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  

Latest revision as of 20:54, 3 January 2024

SimTower
SimTower cover
Developers
OpenBook
Publishers
Maxis
Release dates
Windows 3.x November 1994
Mac OS (Classic) November 1994
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Side view
Controls Menu-based
Genres Building
Art styles Pixel art
Themes Contemporary
Series Sim
SimTower on HowLongToBeat
SimTower guide on StrategyWiki
SimTower on MobyGames
SimTower on Wikipedia
SimCity (series)
SimEarth 1990
SimAnt 1991
SimLife 1992
SimFarm 1993
SimHealth 1994
SimTower 1994
SimIsle: Missions in the Rainforest 1995
SimTown 1995
SimPark 1996
SimGolf 1996
SimTunes 1996
SimSafari 1998
The Sims (series)
Sid Meier's SimGolf 2002

Warnings

The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).

SimTower is a singleplayer side view building game in the Sim series.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
Entire game can be copied to hard drive.
Windows 3.x
Mac OS

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.1B is the latest official patch, available from Archive.org and Patches-Scrolls.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Game window can be stretched to any arbitrary resolution. Making the window too large on high-resolution displays can crash the game or cause other runtime errors.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Elevators, Background and Event sounds can be toggled independently.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
WinG
[1]
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm.
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

Windows 3.x
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 25 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 3.0 compatible
Other Requires a 4x or faster CD drive


References

  1. WinG - Wikipedia - last accessed on 2020-03-20