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Double Zero One Zero / Jan 21, 2016 / Indie, Simulation
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CompareThe 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...
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Mostly Positive
76% positive, 285 reviews
The game has a few bugs such as misplaced dialogues and letters (for example, I got two letters from frank saying that he was sick and that he was going to support a strike) But other than those bugs, I believe this is a good concept executed fairly well. What I would recommend is that we get more than two options for the title of the newspapers.
0 found this helpful, 2026-09-12
This game, while short, is very well made. It takes inspiration from Papers, Please! but make a good job at showing that its gameplay is different. I liked the storytelling aspect through the employees' talks and i wished it was longer then 12 weeks.
1 found this helpful, 2026-07-28
Nice little game about media and censorship
0 found this helpful, 2026-07-17
What does a game built on dystopia, political simulation and choice‑driven design feel like? Purposeful. Consequential. Cautious. Oppressive. Pessimistic. A constant dance between taking risks and missing opportunities, hoping for the best while bracing for the worst — even when you choose to resist authoritarian violence and injustice. The Westport Independent thrives on tension. You manage a newspaper caught...
6 found this helpful, 2026-06-24
In this game, you are a newspaper editor and must choose articles for the paper during 12 turns (weeks). Since the government is totalitarian and controls the press, you must balance the needs of your reporters (comfort with the article being written, government’s suspicion) with the newspaper’s needs (popularity in different districts, government’s suspicion, editorial bias). To balance these needs, you can edit...
1 found this helpful, 2026-06-06
Short and sweet. I never realized rewriting on behalf of the benevolent government could be so fun
0 found this helpful, 2026-06-07
Nice game with a strong theme and vibe. (I have definitely felt the pressure, despite the gameplay loop being very chill)
0 found this helpful, 2026-04-23
Good Soundtrack Interesting mechanics Well balance Very Intense Divided by their own agendas United by celebrity gossips and inflation Great game
0 found this helpful, 2026-04-15
The Westport Independent is a narrative-driven simulation game developed and published by Double Zero One Zero that explores censorship, media influence, and political pressure through a deceptively simple premise. Set in a fictional nation on the verge of losing its democratic freedoms, the game places players in charge of one of the last independent newspapers still operating under an increasingly authoritarian...
0 found this helpful, 2026-06-08
Dystopic game about media in a dictatorship.
4 found this helpful, 2026-06-19