The game begins with a one-star tower with limited building options. SimTower, which was built around an elevator simulation program, places a strong emphasis on good elevator management. To prevent tenants from vacating their properties, the player must keep their stress low by fulfilling their demands for medical centers, parking lots, recycling facilities, clean hotel rooms staffed with housekeepers, and an efficient transportation system, which involves managing elevator traffic.

They must plan where to place facilities in the tower that include restaurants, condominiums, offices, hotel rooms, retail stores and elevators. SimTower allows the player to build and manage the operations of a modern, multi-use skyscraper. The player views a cross-section of the building from the side. The in-game speed was also criticized for being too slow, which was a crucial issue in the game because time must pass for the player to earn income to purchase new facilities. Criticism targeted the game's lack of documentation, which some reviewers found made it harder to learn how to play the game. Reviews praised the game's formula, including its open-ended nature and its ability to immerse the player into the game. Random events take place during play, such as terrorist acts that the player must respond to immediately.Ĭritical reception towards the game was generally positive. The game allows players to build and manage a tower and decide what facilities to place in it, in order to ultimately build a five-star tower. In Japan, it was published by OpenBook that same year and was later released for the Sega Saturn and 3DO in 1996.

and published by Maxis for the Microsoft Windows and Macintosh System 7 operating systems in November 1994.

SimTower: The Vertical Empire (known as The Tower ( ザ・タワー, Za Tawā) in Japan) is a construction and management simulation video game developed by OpenBook Co., Ltd.

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