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HEADLINER

2017

Should you play it?

Short, thought-provoking adventure where you are a News Editor and decide what stories get published, set in a fictional city where most people are genetically modified. Multiple unique endings let you share your story and see what the Headliner before you did.

What works

  • Thought-provoking narrative with meaningful choices
  • Multiple endings and replay value
  • Engaging moral and social dilemmas
  • Accessible gameplay and short sessions
  • Good price for content

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short gameplay length
  • Limited character customization and art style
  • Repetitive dialogue and scenarios
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Somewhat simplistic mechanics

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure

  • PEPPERED: an existential platformer

  • Family Man

  • Why Am I Dead At Sea

  • SIGNALIS

  • 雨鸦 - You are my sanctuary

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like HEADLINER but with less leadership over others

  • Kindergarten

  • Repella Fella

  • Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition

  • Nocturnals

  • Traum

  • Greyfox RPG

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HEADLINER: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Thrill, Story. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Intimacy, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026