The Westport Independent

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  • Summary: 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’sThe 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?    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Apple'N'Apps
    Jan 23, 2016
    90
    The Westport Independent delivers a thought provoking experience that is a must have on iOS.
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  2. Pocket Tactics
    Feb 2, 2016
    80
    There’s just enough crunch here to offer a thrill of nostalgia to anyone who’s ever pasted up an article by hand or worried about whether the Opinion pages were getting bloated. If you’re dying for a hardcore newspaper management sim, you’ll have to wait.
  3. Pocket Gamer UK
    Jan 26, 2016
    70
    A thoughtful examination of press censorship and its repercussions, it might not hit all the right notes, but it's still well worth a play.
  4. TouchArcade
    Feb 2, 2016
    70
    As it stands, it will still offer you an interesting gaming experience but one that will feel slightly on the short and unremarkable side.
  5. Gamezebo
    Jan 26, 2016
    70
    You’re the one with the power to influence the people to rise up in The Westport Independent, or trick them into following along – and neither result will be pretty or make you feel particularly good. But despite the short playtime and lack of variety, it’s something worth feeling either way.
  6. Multiplayer.it
    Jan 28, 2016
    55
    While the concept of the game is really interesting, the final result is a product that does not capture the player the way Papers, Please did.

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  1. LMaoTse-tung
    Jul 18, 2022
    4
    L’incipit è ottimo ma il game play è davvero poco coinvolgente e scarno, la partita dura circa 40 minuti e ciò ti invita a rigiocarlo maL’incipit è ottimo ma il game play è davvero poco coinvolgente e scarno, la partita dura circa 40 minuti e ciò ti invita a rigiocarlo ma l’interesse cala e non hai più interesse nel farlo. C’è da dire che la grafica è davvero bella ma possiamo dire che i lati positivi del gioco si limita a questo.… Expand

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