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The Headliners
Co-op horror game where you play in teams of 1 to 8 reckless journalists, ready to explore a city overrun by deadly creatures to snap spectacular footage. Your only goal: make the headlines without becoming one.
View on Steam ↗ $4.79 (US · as of 2026-09-05)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
70 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is so much fun with friends. You start out running into a building where you find scary monsters and weird NPCs (some friendly, some not). You'll find traps as well. Once you leave the building to make it back…”
“This is a great game. Only a few issues with the gameplay. Going inside is almost pointless. The value of photos in the location is significantly less valuable. Then you risk not surviving trying to head back when the…”
“This is a fantastic game. The people who come to team up with you are usually wholesome and fun to play with. I've met some really awesome and considerate players, tons of hilarious moments and full on pulls you into…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Unique concept, playing it with friends is real fun. Needs more content.....worth your money.”
“friends and i got 20 headlines together. it's great in concept and execution. for the price you cant go wrong to have some fun with friends.”
“Very good game, fun to play, and very affordable while fun with other friends!”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The pictures I take in this game are often so epic i add them to my wallpaper folder that my computer uses and now i see them everyday. usually a big fat ogre throwing a rock at my sister”
“I have great screenshots from this game. The first time i saw the swat team was one of the happiest days of my life. Still I get really happy when I see them. Same with when I go into the buildings and I see the…”
“dope game funny animations and gore and cool monsters”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“super fun with friends and I cant wait to see what more they add to the game”
“Absolutely stupid fun! This game gets better with each update as more maps are added. Honestly, I think the lack of maps is the game's only negative but they've been adding more so they're workin on it”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Awesome game to play with friends ! jump scares and difficulty makes it a decent game to kill a few hours on !”
“I have downloaded/bought MANY games on steam now, and this one has to be my favorite. Now if you are reading the reviews before playing I wont give spoilers (or at least I will try not to) but this game is endless and…”
“Very ENTERTAINING, very UNIQUE, very FUN, & very CHALLENGING!”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“This is a great game. Only a few issues with the gameplay. Going inside is almost pointless. The value of photos in the location is significantly less valuable. Then you risk not surviving trying to head back when the…”
“This game has a very interesting concept but at it's current stage it is essentially just more "Streamer&Friends-Slop" that you're probably better off watching others play on Twitch instead of spending your money on.…”
“It's alright. The game concept gets boring after a few minutes. I still yet have a lot to discover, but having had spent several hours in R.E.P.O; i keep getting the feeling "I have seen it already" almost every minute,…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Unique concept, playing it with friends is real fun. Needs more content.....worth your money.”
“Absolutely stupid fun! This game gets better with each update as more maps are added. Honestly, I think the lack of maps is the game's only negative but they've been adding more so they're workin on it”
“good game, maybe its just me but I wish there was more to do? what that would be I have no idea”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Seriously fix your game. Not only FPS drop on a regular basis like it was bloody Crisis 4, but also it's very common to fall below a map and lose all the progress. Unforgivable.”
“This game has a very interesting concept but at it's current stage it is essentially just more "Streamer&Friends-Slop" that you're probably better off watching others play on Twitch instead of spending your money on.…”
“fun game but its buggy sometimes, like it would just tp u outside of the map and u cant do shi”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“its the type of game you play once and then it just sits in your library”
“It's alright. The game concept gets boring after a few minutes. I still yet have a lot to discover, but having had spent several hours in R.E.P.O; i keep getting the feeling "I have seen it already" almost every minute,…”
“Constant lag spikes on a high end computer system, not many levels to the game - everything is the same. The replayability is non existent. Don't buy.”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“This game has a very interesting concept but at it's current stage it is essentially just more "Streamer&Friends-Slop" that you're probably better off watching others play on Twitch instead of spending your money on.…”
“Absolutely an "only with friends" kinda game, but the core gameplay loop is solid enough to keep you engaged. Definitely *can* be played Solo, but don't expect it to be easy”
“I feel like this game deserves a neutral rating, because it's fun enough, but the slop aspects of this "friendslop" entry are extra sloppy. Pretty much every enemy kills you in one hit, and you have to hope the RNG in…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 86.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“This game taught me that taking a photo of your dying friend instead of helping them is the morally correct choice. Especially if they stepped on a mine.”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“Great fun with friends. Simple gameplay, yet has some complex mechanics to it. Updated regularly, with new monsters and stages. Well worth the price.”
— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played“I usually hate these kinds of games, but this is the one exception. I love this game and cannot recconmmend it more. This game is soooooo much fun, the only complaint I have is that the quota you get for every headline doesnt change based on how many people you play with.…”
— a player, Steam review · 59 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
The Update is Live!
Here is the breakdown of what is included in today's patch: Choose Your Landing: Deploying from the chopper now prompts you with three distinct drop zone options for every single objective. Plan your
Update Dropping Next Thursday!
Here is a very quick breakdown of what is coming in our next patch: Selectable Drop Zones: Leaving the helicopter now gives you three location choices per objective. Pick your preferred route, or the
The Venezia update is LIVE!
Buongiorno Venezia ! New Exterior Map A brand new exterior map! It is a cool setting but a very dangerous environment. Watch your back, it is tight! 3 New Aliens We added three new monsters to the ros
The Paris Update is LIVE!
Hey everyone! Our newest update just dropped and this time, we’re leaving the US… 🛫 This update introduces two brand-new Paris maps , each with their own interior environments , plus two new alien typ
Update Incoming: Mid–October Drop
New aliens, new maps… and yes, we’re finally leaving the US 😎 - if you like it we can make other cities, or make new ones in NY, you tell us ! We’re planning to launch the update mid to late October,
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Online Co-Op · Horror · Co-op · Funny · Action · Multiplayer · Indie · Action-Adventure · Team-Based · Gore · Destruction · First-Person (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian, Turkish, C… |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 20 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 (64 bits) Processor: Intel Core i5-4440 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 580 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 9 GB available space