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The Westport Independent

76% positive of 350 Steam reviews

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Released
2016
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam, GOG

Made by Double Zero One Zero.

About the game

The Westport Independent is a censorship simulator taking place in a post-war country, governed by the recently elected Loyalist Party. As the editor of one of the last independent newspapers in the country, your job is to remove and edit the content of your paper, affecting the people’s opinion of both the rebels and the Loyalist government. With an increase of rebel activity and an ever watching government breathing down your neck, whose truth will you print?

Tagged by players

  • Dystopian
  • Simulation
  • Choices Matter

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What players say

  • Recommended
    A difficult recommendation. The Westport Incident tries to hit the same trigger "Papers, Please" did and show how difficult it is to operate within a repressive dictatorship. You are taking the role of a newspaper editor who has to basically choose between being a government mouthpiece, and keeping the paper running while being complicit in the government repression; or reporting the news in a more truthful manner,…

    2.2 h played when written. 73 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    Look at the time i spent playing this game. Yup, that is a single playthrough. 12 turns, that is all. Replay value seems minor as there are hard repurcussions for extremes, so there is no Papers Please-esque payoff to certain actions. That said, this game has a lot of potential, and if the gameplay lasted for longer than 12 weeks (turns) i would be able to recommend this game. As it is now, however, why would i pay…

    4 min played when written. 313 found it helpful.

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