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A casual, short narrative simulation about running a 1996 newspaper and shaping a murder investigation through daily editorial decisions.

Headliner: NoviNews
A satirical newsroom adventure where editorial choices ripple through society, friends, and career, with branching endings and a community layer.
2018-10-23
- Adventure
- Indie

Simulator

Role-playing (RPG)

Educational

Visual Novel

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Desktop Explorer

An eerie, story-driven detective adventure through the abandoned files of an old PC, combining retro-90s simulation, psychological mystery, and creative file-based puzzles in a ~8-hour single-player experience.

2026-07-17

Puzzle
Thriller
Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Mystery

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Confidential Killings - A Detective Game

A compact single-player murder-mystery set in Hollywood, with crime-scene investigation and clue-finding in a 4-5 hour playthrough.

2026-01-12

First person
Puzzle
Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Text
Mystery
Point-and-click
Drama

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HEADLINER

A thought-provoking single-player adventure in a genetically modified city where you decide which news stories to publish, leading to multiple endings; reviewers report about 22 hours of play.

2017-10-03

Adventure
Indie
Visual Novel

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News Tower

A 1930s New York newspaper tycoon where you manage journalists, set the editorial line, and chase scoops, with a polished but repetitive management loop.

2025-11-18

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Tactical
Simulator
Sandbox

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Tech Support: Error Unknown

A compact single-player adventure-simulation about a tech support worker uncovering a conspiracy, with branching faction choices and a calm but occasionally frustrating pace.

2019-02-27

Adventure
Indie
Simulator

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Not For Broadcast

In this single-player dystopian political satire, a janitor runs a news station's editing booth, choosing what to broadcast through live-action footage and navigating government pressure toward multiple story branches—a goofy, task-heavy management sim.

2022-01-25

First person
Comedy
Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Point-and-click
Drama

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Staffer Reborn

A brief 1960s-set adventure about a supernatural death-and-resurrection cycle, driven by logical deduction and an investigator's investigation.

2024-04-26

Adventure
Indie
Simulator

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Word Game

A short, clever single-player word-puzzle adventure where you manipulate text to uncover clues and rewrite meanings.

2022-01-21

Puzzle
Adventure
Strategy
Indie
Side view
Text
Role-playing (RPG)
Mystery

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The Brewline

A single-player Prohibition-era bootlegging sim about growing crops, brewing and selling your own liquor, bonding with odd customers, and unraveling a family mystery — a casual, playfully absurd management story that reviewers finished in about 10–13 hours.

2026-06-04

First person
Indie
Simulator
Open world
Business

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The Westport Independent

A compact censorship simulator where you edit a newspaper in a dystopian post-war country, balancing choices and pressure.

2016-01-21

Indie
Simulator
Turn-based strategy (TBS)

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Another Day As President

A tense, funny, and hard presidential simulation where you juggle tasks, manage disobedient staff, and fight sleep through each short day of your term.

2026-03-16

Action
First person
Strategy
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)