The Westport Independent
A game about Censorship, Corruption and Newspapers
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?
Features
- Change the content and meaning of your articles by censoring them to your liking. While you can’t lie, you don’t have to tell the whole truth either.
- Employees with fleshed out character, who will not only react to your actions, but also discuss them with other colleagues.
- Receive letters and messages from public figures, rebel leaders, employees and other characters affected by your actions.
- Adaptive stories where your actions affect the opinions of the people, which affects what happens in the city, which in turn affects the stories you receive.
Awards and recognition
- Biggest surprise at The MIX GDC 2015, IGN
- Part of "Three Cool Surprises From PAX 2015", from Kotaku
- Part of "The Very Best Indie Games of GDC 2015", from Gameinformer
- The Best of GDC 2015, 148 apps
A game about Censorship, Corruption and Newspapers
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?
Features
- Change the content and meaning of your articles by censoring them to your liking. While you can’t lie, you don’t have to tell the whole truth either.
- Employees with fleshed out character, who will not only react to your actions, but also discuss them with other colleagues.
- Receive letters and messages from public figures, rebel leaders, employees and other characters affected by your actions.
- Adaptive stories where your actions affect the opinions of the people, which affects what happens in the city, which in turn affects the stories you receive.
Awards and recognition
- Biggest surprise at The MIX GDC 2015, IGN
- Part of "Three Cool Surprises From PAX 2015", from Kotaku
- Part of "The Very Best Indie Games of GDC 2015", from Gameinformer
- The Best of GDC 2015, 148 apps
關於審查，反腐敗和報紙的遊戲
韋斯特波特獨立是檢查模擬器發生在戰後的國家，由新當選的勤王黨統治。作為最後一家獨立報紙國之一的編輯器，你的工作就是刪除，編輯你的文件的內容，既影響了叛亂分子與保皇派政府的人民的意見。與增加的反叛活動和不斷看政府呼吸了你的脖子，他的真相將您打印？
特徵
- 由他們審查根據自己的喜好更改條款的內容和意義。雖然你不能撒謊，你沒有說出全部真相任。
- 員工與充實的性格，誰也不會只應對自己的行為，而且還與其他同事進行討論。
- 從公眾人物，叛軍首領，員工和其他字符因您的行為，接收信件和郵件。
- 自適應的故事，你的行為影響的人，這會影響在城市，這反過來又影響您收到的故事發生的事情的看法。
獎勵和表彰
- 最大的驚喜在混音GDC 2015年，IGN
- “三酷驚喜從2015年百富”，由小宅部分
- 部分“的GDC 2015年最佳獨立遊戲”，由Gameinformer
- 對GDC 2015年最好的，148的應用程序