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The Headliners
A co-op horror game where journalists photograph a monster invasion and try to escape with their cameras.
Online co-op for up to 8 players. No crossplay.
- 8 online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op8 players
- Local co-opNoOnline only
- NoSame platform onlyFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- NoEveryone needs to buy itFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckVerifiedValve's own rating
About the game
You carry a camera into a city under attack. You search streets and buildings for creatures, destruction and scenes worth photographing, then try to reach the helicopter alive. Getting a close shot means risking an attack. A friend losing a limb can become the subject of your next picture. Back at the office, you review the photographs and use the money they earn to buy equipment for another expedition.
Up to eight players can join a custom game online. Each of you takes pictures, so you can spread out to find different subjects or work together to stage a shot. Recovering a fallen friend's camera can save their photographs. The fun comes from choosing between helping someone and recording their trouble, then seeing what everyone captured. It suits friends who enjoy sudden scares, dark jokes and repeated attempts at a dangerous job.
How it feels
Kind of game
A group of friends, loose goals and a lot of messing around. Failing is part of the fun, and the best moments are the ones nobody planned.
- At its heart
- Now and then
- Time to hang out
- Fighting
- Getting better
- Planning ahead
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- About
- Monsters
Rated on our own feel scale. 5 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
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If you liked The Headliners
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.
YAPYAP
Why it scores 92%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Laughter and chaos
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Fear, Physical comedy, Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
- 6 online
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong. Both are about monsters that hunt you.
No big difference from The Headliners.
Content Warning
Why it scores 90%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Laughter and chaos
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Fear, Physical comedy, Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Content Warning differs
- Fits a smaller group than The Headliners
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both are often scary. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong.
But fits a smaller group than The Headliners.
Murky Divers
Why it scores 87%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Fear, Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 8 players
- 8 online
- Crossplay
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both are about monsters that hunt you. Both are often scary.
No big difference from The Headliners.
All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Does not apply
- Split or shared screen
- Does not apply
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
- 9
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay between
- Does not apply
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
Sources
9 pages
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 23 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Release date, Genres, About, Exploring.
- Online co-op: The feature list names online co-op.
- Most players online: The current maker description gives a total team size of one to eight.
- Release date: The released product is dated 30 January 2025.
- Genres: The maker description calls it a co-op horror game.
- About: Journalists photograph creatures attacking cities.
- Exploring: The maker describes searching streets, buildings and side alleys for subjects.
store.steampowered.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players online.
- Most players online: The 2025-03-08 maker update adds eight-player Custom Games. The host needs enough processing power and bandwidth.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Platforms, Release status.
- Steam app ID: The returned app ID and name match The Headliners.
- Platforms: Windows is the sole native platform in the response.
- Release status: The product is released and has no early access genre.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.
coopgames.comPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Local co-op, Crossplay, Only one of you needs to buy it, Kind of game, Time to hang out.
- Local co-op: Coop Games, June 2025, explicitly says the co-op mode is online only.
- Crossplay: Coop Games, June 2025, explicitly reports no cross-platform play. Current platform and store searches found no contrary released version.
- Only one of you needs to buy it: Coop Games, June 2025, says each player needs a copy.
- Kind of game: Coop Games, June 2025, describes friends laughing through dangerous photography jobs.
- Time to hang out: Coop Games, June 2025, describes shared photography goals. Talk still centres on the job.
8bit.tvPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Sessions, Tension and danger, Working in sync, Getting better.
- Sessions: 8Bit.TV, 2025-02-28, describes short expeditions followed by scoring and equipment purchases.
- Tension and danger: 8Bit.TV, 2025-02-28, describes a ten-minute mission timer and a hazardous return to the helicopter.
- Working in sync: 8Bit.TV, 2025-02-28, describes teammates recovering cameras after a death.
- Getting better: 8Bit.TV, 2025-02-28, describes learning which photographs score and which threats to avoid.
gamer.orgPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Fear, Voice chat by distance.
- Laughter and chaos: Gamer.org, 2025-02-02, describes laughs from sudden deaths and friends posing with severed limbs.
- Physical comedy: Gamer.org, 2025-02-02, describes bodies launched by landmines. This supports physical comedy rather than a score for software faults.
- Fear: Gamer.org, 2025-02-02, describes scares alternating with laughter.
- Voice chat by distance: Gamer.org, February 2, 2025, explicitly describes proximity chat with character mouth movement. The maker's June voice-echo update corroborates built-in voice. Distance-specific detail is press fallback, not a maker attenuation measurement.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 23 October 2026
Backs Planning ahead, Fighting.
- Planning ahead: The March 2026 update adds a choice of landing locations for each objective.
- Fighting: The August 2025 update adds an airstrike flare that can also hit friends. Photography remains the goal.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.