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Above the Fold

47% positive of 19 Steam reviews

Released: 2018
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by Rasmus Rasmussen.

About the game

Strategy sim game where you build a newspaper! Hire reporters, assign them stories and create amazing front pages! Balance advertisers and politics as you grow the subscriber base. Win awards, complete goals and challenges, research new technology and choose your path as events unfold.

Tagged by players

Satire
Capitalism
Modern
Crime
Immersive Sim
1990's
Management
Choices Matter
Procedural Generation
Sandbox
Life Sim
Resource Management

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What players say

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This is the game I’ve been waiting for, for a while. I love the concept of running a newspaper, and I love that it’s dated back into the 90’s. For me the game play is addictive and I find time flys by when I’m playing. The developer is so pleasant if you’re having an issue in the game which makes the experience even better knowing that you’ll get proper support. 10/10
7 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.
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Recommended
The game is in alpha so I'll try not to bash it, but it's not that good yet. Somethings that would make it more strategic are, allowing the user to pause so they can scan the map, allow the user to get a newsfeed of stories on the right side of the map, allow the user to zoom in and out, make the map 3d instead of 2d so that their is more obviousness and it is easier on the eyes, also, allow the user to read the…
17 min played when written. 10 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
In its current state i wouldn't recommend, £11 for game that needs so much more to even be worth a buy, as a free game i could see it being fun but for now id say stay clear until its more fleshed out
16 min played when written. 8 found it helpful.
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