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The Headliners cover art

The Headliners

KAFI · 2025-01-30

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jan 30, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

The Headliners is an Action, Indie game released in 2025, priced at $7.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 10466 reviews) and an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

52
playing now
86%
positive of 11k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
28,234
twitch viewers (latest)
7058.5
viewers/channel (concentration)
60/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
11
Nexus mods (4.0k downloads)
7h
to beat · rushed 3h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.99
steam price (US)

52 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

The Headliners trailer thumbnail

Marlon Wayans Presents: The Headliners | Official Trailer | HBO Max

≈469,987 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 52 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 189 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~24/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,585 reviews).
  • · Top 5% of 27,535 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 210k–473k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,519 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.60 at Dreamgame (2025-06-02) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 27 of 41 observed days (census price snapshots)

Featured in Valve's Top Releases of February 2025 (#13)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.4k1.4k20252026Week of 2025-01-30: 1,368 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 217 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 607 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 137 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 384 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 59 negativeWeek of 2025-02-20: 270 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-02-27: 284 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 229 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 204 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-03-27: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-04-03: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 161 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 186 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 141 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 353 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 307 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 158 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 41 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-20: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

243312026-09-14 21:00 — 167 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 51 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 99 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 182 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 218 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 61 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 181 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 94 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 46 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 221 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 153 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 37 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 99 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 101 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 90 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 209 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 117 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 39 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 80 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 180 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 147 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 96 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 159 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 52 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.1k117Feb 2025Aug 2026Feb 2025 — avg 2,128 · peak 6,220Mar 2025 — avg 970 · peak 3,424Apr 2025 — avg 324 · peak 935May 2025 — avg 1,013 · peak 3,432Jun 2025 — avg 492 · peak 1,461Jul 2025 — avg 420 · peak 1,185Aug 2025 — avg 415 · peak 1,283Sep 2025 — avg 266 · peak 740Oct 2025 — avg 387 · peak 1,205Nov 2025 — avg 319 · peak 1,014Dec 2025 — avg 330 · peak 912Jan 2026 — avg 554 · peak 2,384Feb 2026 — avg 497 · peak 2,480Mar 2026 — avg 300 · peak 991Apr 2026 — avg 357 · peak 1,110May 2026 — avg 231 · peak 566Jun 2026 — avg 150 · peak 408Jul 2026 — avg 143 · peak 352Aug 2026 — avg 117 · peak 317
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$7.99$1.602025-01-302026-07-092025-01-30 — best price $6.392025-03-12 — best price $7.992025-03-19 — best price $5.992025-03-28 — best price $5.992025-04-08 — best price $7.992025-05-13 — best price $6.292025-06-02 — best price $1.602025-06-17 — best price $5.992025-07-02 — best price $6.392025-07-10 — best price $7.992025-07-17 — best price $5.592025-07-26 — best price $7.992025-08-05 — best price $6.392025-08-14 — best price $5.592025-08-26 — best price $7.992025-09-08 — best price $5.092025-09-16 — best price $5.192025-09-26 — best price $7.992025-10-01 — best price $5.992025-10-13 — best price $4.512025-10-27 — best price $5.192025-11-11 — best price $5.192025-11-20 — best price $5.092025-11-28 — best price $7.992025-12-08 — best price $4.752025-12-16 — best price $4.792025-12-22 — best price $4.292025-12-31 — best price $7.992026-01-08 — best price $4.752026-01-26 — best price $4.792026-03-19 — best price $4.792026-04-12 — best price $7.992026-05-28 — best price $7.992026-07-09 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
64.9%
earned "BREAKING NEWS"
14.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing

16 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,9281%20

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

DarkGoreCo-opFunnyIndieActionHorrorTeam-BasedAtmosphericDestruction

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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