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The Westport Independent

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First release
Jan 21, 2016
Genres
Indie, Simulator, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Android, iOS, Linux

"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?"

Also known as the_westport_independent.exe

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Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jan 21, 2016
Mac
Jan 21, 2016
Android
Jan 21, 2016
All 5 release dates
iOS
Jan 21, 2016
Linux
Jan 21, 2016
Game modes
Single player
Where to buy
Keywords
management, noir, steam, pixel art, steam achievements
… All 10, digital distribution, single-player only, steam cloud, corrupt government, pax prime 2015

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Steam users rate this Mostly Positive, 350 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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