RPGFit check
Is Above the Fold worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy newspaper management and want editorial decisions at the center of play
- Simulation fans who prefer managing staff, finances and subscribers over controlling physical units
- Strategy players who want changing events and competing demands from advertisers, owners and readers
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking action-focused gameplay instead of planning assignments, finances and publication priorities
- Players who prefer a fixed campaign structure rather than events, goals and different development paths
- Players looking for a general business simulator without a newspaper and newsroom focus
Our take on Above the Fold
This management game replaces the usual focus on buildings, production chains or customer service with editorial judgment. Reporters have subject preferences, and choosing which stories receive front-page space becomes a central management decision alongside finances and stakeholder demands.
What is Above the Fold?
Set in 1998 in the small town of Goodbury, this newspaper simulation game casts the player as editor-in-chief of a paper that must be rebuilt.
Recruit and manage reporters, give them stories suited to their interests and decide which reports lead the front page. Increase subscriptions while addressing the demands of advertisers, the paper’s owner and the staff. Control finances, purchase office upgrades and keep cash available for problems such as a reporter in jail or a plumbing repair. Research new technology, pursue goals and challenges, and respond to random and historical events. The paper’s development can follow different paths as it grows from an unknown local publication toward an international media outlet.
How Above the Fold plays
- 01Reporter management
- Staff members can receive stories that match the subjects they prefer to write about.
- 02Front-page selection
- The editor chooses which available stories receive the newspaper’s most prominent placement.
- 03Newspaper finances
- Money must cover office improvements and unexpected problems, including repairs or a reporter’s release from jail.
- 04Media growth goals
- Subscriber expansion, awards, research and challenges provide objectives during the paper’s development.
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Above the Fold: platforms & release
Is Above the Fold worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy newspaper management and want editorial decisions at the center of play. Skip it if: players seeking action-focused gameplay instead of planning assignments, finances and publication priorities.
Where can I download Above the Fold?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Above the Fold's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Above the Fold on?
Windows only.
