HEADLINER
A political adventure where publishing decisions shape a divided city
Unbound Creations · Released Oct 3, 2017
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 979
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- Jan 15, 2022
What is HEADLINER?
A 2D, single-player adventure set in Galixia, where genetic engineering and civil unrest divide society. As a local news editor, you alternate between approving or rejecting articles, walking the streets, and talking with your family.
For you if...
- +you enjoy replaying stories to explore different endings
Not for you if...
- −you want news editing without personal or family storylines
What players say
76% of 979 reviews are positive
Players praise how small editorial decisions produce visible changes in the city and its dialogue. Common complaints concern the short length and choices that feel too binary or restrictive.
Screenshots and trailer
HEADLINER system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run HEADLINER?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP
- Processor
- Intel Duo 2Ghz+
- Graphics
- DirectX 9 Compatible card
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 350 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Win10
- Processor
- Intel i5+
- Graphics
- Geforce GTX 670 or newer
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 300 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does HEADLINER have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does HEADLINER run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 29
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Russian, German, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, French.
Does HEADLINER use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Indie
- Adventure
- Choices Matter
- Multiple Endings
- Political Sim
- Dystopian
- Story Rich
- Short
- 2D
- Replay Value
- Singleplayer
- Simulation
- Casual
- Dark
- Female Protagonist
- Violent
Recent updates
- May 17, 2019 · New language support; Japanese, German, Russian and Portuguese
- Feb 3, 2019 · Now in Spanish!
- Dec 15, 2018 · Now in Chinese and Korean!
- Dec 7, 2018 · 现在有中文版本喔！
- Feb 10, 2018 · Patch 1.0.3d out! 32bit support and translations!
