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Headliner: NoviNews

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.

Released Oct 23, 2018 Developer Unbound Creations Platforms Windows · Mac Political SimInteractive FictionVisual NovelPoliticalPolitics
View on Steam ↗ $13.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

89.4%positive762 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Fantastic. no notes. edit: ok so i wasnt imagining giant piles of cash in my room right? edit2: played twice now, love this game so much!”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Thank you developers for making this game, it is fun and I enjoyed every path I went down/”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“The story kept me hooked from start to finish. It's definitely worth a few playthrough.”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

59achievements
44.3%median completion
3.9%rarest: Overdose
96.1% of players 90.9% of players 85.4% of players 84.2% of players 81.9% of players 79.3% of players 77.1% of players 75.1% of players 72.4% of players 70.7% of players 70.1% of players 68.8% of players 67.6% of players 67.2% of players 66.9% of players 66.6% of players 66.4% of players 66.2% of players 65.8% of players 65.1% of players 62.7% of players 59.3% of players 58.4% of players 58.1% of players 57.2% of players 56.5% of players 51.8% of players 49.2% of players 45.7% of players 44.3% of players 40.1% of players 39.1% of players 34.5% of players 32.5% of players 30.4% of players 30.3% of players 30.0% of players 29.5% of players 27.3% of players 26.4% of players 24.6% of players 22.6% of players 20.0% of players 19.5% of players 19.5% of players 19.4% of players 19.3% of players 14.9% of players 14.4% of players 14.3% of players 13.7% of players 13.3% of players 13.2% of players 11.7% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 3.9% of players 96.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
96.1%Day 1 — Complete Day 1
90.9%Day 2 — Complete Day 2
85.4%Day 3 — Complete Day 3
Rarest badges of honor
3.9%Overdose — . . .
5.7%Good Job, Headliner! — Make your Boss proud
5.7%Fifth Time's the Charm — Beat the game 5 times

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$13.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$13.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US13.99 USD
EU13.79 EUR
UK11.79 GBP
Australia20.50 AUD
Canada17.99 CAD
Japan1,600 JPY
Brazil44.49 BRL
China56.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$8.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$16

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Dec 06, 2023
Headliner: NoviNews featured on NHK, the Japanese public broadcaster!

I'm super excited to share that "Headliner: NoviNews" will be a part of a segment about educational games airing on NHK, the Japanese public broadcaster! I was interviewed about the game and my though

Jan 15, 2022
Developer LiveStream during The Big Adventure Event 2022

We're excited to have Headliner: NoviNews participate during the BAE event this year! What is BAE? A celebration of adventure games in all shapes and sizes! When? January 20-24, 2022 The Developer Liv

Dec 07, 2021
PSA: This game came out in 2018

Hello Headliners, We noticed an interesting trend in some recent reviews, specifically referring to the game's commentary on COVID, or imply it was man-made, or how certain president used it as politi

Oct 12, 2020
Save 20% with Bundle of Consequences!

We partnered with four other games to bring you the Bundle of Consequences! Save 20% if you complete the set. (And for the time being, H:NN is an extra 15% off on top of that) Death & Taxes In this 2D

Feb 26, 2020
Now availabe in Korean, Japanese, Chinese and French!

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsPolitical Sim · Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Political · Politics · Choices Matter · Point & Click · Story Rich · 2D · Multiple Endings · Conversation · Simulation (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Japanese * , Korean * , Simplified Chinese * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements59
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://unboundcreations.com/games/headliner-novinews
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 8 (64bit) Processor: Inte i3+ Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9 Compatible card DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 600 MB available space