Headliner: NoviNews

Headliner: NoviNews

Released Oct 2018

Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.

89% positive · 817 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Steam $13.99
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Evaluation

Headliner: NoviNews launched on October 23, 2018 and received active post-launch support through early 2020. The developer shipped one major content update on February 3, 2019 (adding a new character, a murder mystery side-plot, new articles, and Mac/Linux versions), followed by several feature patches covering controller support, rebalancing, and localization for Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and French (the last of these on February 26, 2020). The only DLC — an official soundtrack — released on September 24, 2019, with no further DLC announced or listed. Since February 26, 2020, there have been no patches, content updates, or roadmap announcements. The most recent developer communication was a December 6, 2023 news post celebrating the game's inclusion in a Japanese public broadcaster segment — a promotional note with no indication of new content. A December 7, 2021 developer post addressed player commentary without mentioning any planned updates, describing the game in past tense and thanking players for playing. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no announced future content, and no active update cadence. The game appears to have concluded its content cycle with the February 2020 localization update.
Evidence
Major update shipped adding a new police character with a murder mystery side-plot, new articles for repeat playthroughs, 2 new achievements, and Mac/Linux versions.
news post · Feb 3, 2019 source content shipped
high
Developer post clarifying the game released in 2018, thanking players, with no mention of future content or updates.
news post · Dec 7, 2021 source development ending
medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Unbound Creations
Achievements
59
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game



A stack of news article sits on your desk, two stampers on each side - green to approve, red to reject. Your reporting team is hacking away in the background as corporate music plays through the loudspeaker. It's time to make decisions. Will you endorse nationalized healthcare, even though your love interest is worried about increased wait times? Will you demonize the new synthetic alcoholic drink, even though your boss stressed they are an important investor? Will you support current government, as tensions grow between the neighboring country?



After work, you emerge on the streets of Novistan, shaped by the very news you publish. Perhaps you will see more graffiti, angry bums or even a riot? Or perhaps you will turn the nation into peaceful utopia, filled with cameras and drones watching your every step? How will your channel address tragic events about to happen? Will you agree to meet the clandestine group of truthtellers, or stop to watch the Prime Minister's speech?

On the way home you meet with three main characters: Evie, your co-worker and immigrant, worried about her health and growing xenophobic sentiment; your brother Justin, an aspiring comedian struggling with impostor syndrome and social anxiety; finally Rudy, a single father trying to provide for his little girl and keep his store afloat, while a mega-mart opens up next door. Each day provides a glimpse into their life and how the media shapes their beliefs.




But every Headliner deserves to relax at home from the stress of the job. Listen to the radio and unwind on the comfy couch bought with hard-earned cash, as you watch the city burn outside the window. Perhaps splurge on treats to feed your doggo? Adopt a drone? Have your brother over for dinner? Or maybe keep your doors locked, hoarding every penny, as your apartment slowly fills with piles of cash?

After good night's sleep, it's time to once again face to boss, new articles, a growing sense of responsibility, and.... power.







* Read twice.... #FakeNews #Sad
Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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