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Not for Broadcast

Critic score1 critic
First release
Jan 25, 2022
Developer
NotGames
Publisher
tinyBuild
Engine
Unity
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Simulator, Point-and-click · Drama, Comedy

Not For Broadcast is an immersive, narrative-driven propaganda sim set in the control room of a TV Studio in a 1980’s dystopia. Control what the people see and what they don't as the government tightens its grip. Will you censor the news and be rewarded, or fight for the truth and live with the consequences?

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Storyline
It’s election night! A new political party has won by a landslide, but the editor of National Nightly News has vanished, so it’s up to you, the janitor, to take over the control room. Will you support the new government as they plunge into dystopia? Or will you do whatever it takes to stop them?Read more

It’s election night! A new political party has won by a landslide, but the editor of National Nightly News has vanished, so it’s up to you, the janitor, to take over the control room. Will you support the new government as they plunge into dystopia? Or will you do whatever it takes to stop them?

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jan 25, 2022
PlayStation 4
Mar 23, 2023
Xbox One
Mar 23, 2023
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
6h
Main + Extras
9h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
politics, choose your own adventure, dystopian, management, multiple endings
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At a Glance

Critic Score
85
Main Story (IGDB)
6h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
9h

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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 10,376 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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