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Games like Headliner: NoviNews

  • 23 games
  • Updated Nov 10, 2026

Players who liked Headliner: NoviNews also play

The closest matches to Headliner: NoviNews: HEADLINER, Not For Broadcast, Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You, Beholder 2, and Suzerain. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares branching narrative with Headliner: NoviNews.

    • $4.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • 2017
  1. Rank 04

    Beholder 2

    • $17.99 (Price checked Nov 10)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2018
  2. Rank 05

    Suzerain

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 10)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2020
  3. Rank 06

    Not Tonight

    • $2.99 (Price checked Nov 10)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2018

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Headliner: NoviNews

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    HEADLINER

    Shares branching narrative with Headliner: NoviNews.

    • 75% of 439 reviews
  2. 2
    Not For Broadcast

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 95% of 5,212 reviews
  3. 3
    Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You

    Also Politics and Political, like Headliner: NoviNews.

    • 91% of 4,802 reviews
  4. 4
    Beholder 2

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 82% of 1,028 reviews
  5. 5
    Suzerain

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 93% of 6,933 reviews
  6. 6
    Not Tonight

    Genres: Adventure, Simulation, RPG

    • 87% of 1,400 reviews
  7. 7
    Orwell: Ignorance is Strength

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 76% of 1,068 reviews
  8. 8
    Democracy 3

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 74% of 4,686 reviews
  9. 9
    Papers, Please

    Also Political and Dystopian, like Headliner: NoviNews.

    • 97% of 38,957 reviews
  10. 10
    Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation

    Also Political and Conversation, like Headliner: NoviNews.

    • 94% of 196 reviews
  11. 11
    Tropico 6

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 87% of 9,768 reviews
  12. 12
    Organs Please

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 85% of 104 reviews
  13. 13
    Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure

    Also Conversation and Interactive Fiction, like Headliner: NoviNews.

    • 92% of 690 reviews
  14. 14
    Neo Cab

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 83% of 911 reviews
  15. 15
    2064: Read Only Memories

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 84% of 563 reviews
  16. 16
    Rogue State

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 71% of 160 reviews
  17. 17
    The King's Dilemma: Chronicles

    Also Political Sim and Interactive Fiction, like Headliner: NoviNews.

    • 56% of 52 reviews
  18. 18
    Politics The Game

    Genres: Strategy, Adventure, Simulation

    • 91% of 101 reviews
  19. 19
    Booth: A Dystopian Adventure

    Also Political Sim and Dystopian, like Headliner: NoviNews.

    • 87% of 138 reviews
  20. 20
    The Westport Independent

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 76% of 275 reviews
  21. 21
    Expelled!

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 95% of 177 reviews
  22. 22
    Lawgivers

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 77% of 186 reviews
  23. 23
    Road 96 🛣️

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 91% of 9,724 reviews
  24. 24
    Disco Elysium - The Final Cut

    Genres: RPG

    • 92% of 55,782 reviews
Headliner: NoviNews — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2018
  • Developer: Unbound Creations
  • Price: $13.99checked Nov 10
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 91% of 500 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS

Players highlight

  • Adopt a dog mechanic
  • Characters remember past headliners
  • Darkly comedic tone
  • Atmospheric
  • Dark
  • Immersive

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About Headliner: NoviNews

The closest matches to Headliner: NoviNews: HEADLINER, Not For Broadcast, Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You, Beholder 2, and Suzerain. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Headliner: NoviNews is your kind of game, the closest matches are HEADLINER, Not For Broadcast and Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and immersive, and single out its branching narrative and character unlocks. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

About Headliner: NoviNews: 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.

Is Headliner: NoviNews worth buying?

  • 91% of 500 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $13.99 (checked Nov 11).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 7 h when they wrote their review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“It's... cute but I could not get the kind of experience I was hoping for. I wanted to try and stay unbiased and present the facts as an editor but it's just not possible in this game where it's kinda forcing you to be biased.”
1 h played
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People who play it also play: HEADLINER, Not For Broadcast, Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You

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Frequently asked about Headliner: NoviNews

Can I run it?

Does Headliner: NoviNews run on Steam Deck?

Headliner: NoviNews is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.

How much does Headliner: NoviNews cost?

Headliner: NoviNews is listed on Steam at 13.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Headliner: NoviNews?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Headliner: NoviNews are HEADLINER, Not For Broadcast, Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You.

Who developed Headliner: NoviNews?

Headliner: NoviNews was developed by Unbound Creations.