The Westport Independent

Double Zero One Zero·Released Jan 21, 2016·Single player

Platforms: PC
Genres: SimulationStrategyIndie

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"The Westport Independent is a censorship simulator about the last weeks on an independent newspaper which is to be dismantled according to a new government bill. You play an editor in charge of choosing what will be printed in the paper, making sure that the content is nice and proper according to the government guidelines. With rebellions against the government rising slowly amongst the public, whose truth will you print?"

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4 reviews

Game Informer

Kimberley Wallace·Feb 18, 2016

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Running your own newspaper? What could go wrong?

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Eurogamer

Rich Stanton·Feb 2, 2016

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Though Pravda is well-known as the Russian Communist Party's official newspaper, it's always worth remembering that it …

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PC Gamer

Matt Elliott·Jan 22, 2016

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The Westport Independent is an intriguing but underwhelming examination of censorship.

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Rock Paper Shotgun

John Walker·Jan 20, 2016

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There are so many smart ideas in here, and the concept is neat, even if obviously derivative. But the execution doesn't hold it together, with disappointing responses to extremes, and a strangely anticlimactic progression. I feel like if this were given another six months, the game could be as interesting to play as it is in ambition. But as it is, it's not there.

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