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74% positive of 175 Steam reviews

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Released
2018
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam, GOG

Made by Monomyth Games.

About the game

Welcome to the Department of Liberty. Ascend the ranks of the NSA-like surveillance agency and decide: will you stand up for privacy, or help create an unstoppable police state? Spy on people’s deepest secrets, pick apart their private lives and decide their fate in this modern surveillance thriller.

Tagged by players

  • Political Sim
  • Simulation
  • Adventure
  • Point & Click
  • Story Rich
  • Puzzle

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Mostly Positive

What players say

  • Recommended
    Very interesting, nuanced game

    59 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    So overall I would recommend this game, it has decent writing, somewhat annoying music sometimes but overall is pretty good and sets a proper mood for what you are setting out to do. Unfortunately there are many, various and sundry game breaking bugs and it has been abandoned. I ran into multiple soft locks and finally was unable to progress further as the game wouldn't recognize that I completed all the available…

    35 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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