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Independence Daily.



<span class="bold">The Westport Independent</span>, a press-censorship simulator, is available now DRM-free on GOG.com for Windows, Mac and Linux.

A newspaper is like a living organism. It feeds on its immediate ecosystem of newsworthy events, metabolizes them, then in turn provides conversation fodder for all those stale watercooler discussions. But once it outlives its function, it is gradually left to die.

The Westport Independent is fighting for its life, and as the editor-in-chief you need to ensure it goes out with a bang. Carefully choose what to publish, what to hush, and who to side with. You have the power to both cause a riot and subdue one, sedate the public or ruffle some high-up feathers. And what about those popular gossip pieces that everyone pretends not to read on their way to work? Run them and print money, or swap them out for that thought-provoking editorial — thus securing your writers' appreciation and future unemployment. Whatever your decisions, they will make headlines and help shape a totalitarian nation. You better write that down, son.



Manage the perils and the press-tige of running <span class="bold">The Westport Independent</span>, DRM-free on GOG.com.
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GOG.com: Independence Daily.

<span class="bold">The Westport Independent</span>, a dying-newspaper simulator, is available now DRM-free on GOG.com for Windows, Mac and Linux.

A newspaper is like a living organism. It feeds on its immediate ecosystem of newsworthy events, metabolizes them, then in turn provides conversation fodder for all those stale watercooler discussions. But once it outlives its function, it is gradually left to die.

The Westport Independent is fighting for its life, and as the editor-in-chief you need to ensure it goes out with a bang. Carefully choose what to publish, what to hush, and who to side with. You have the power to both cause a riot and subdue one, sedate the public or ruffle some high-up feathers. And what about those popular gossip pieces that everyone pretends not to read on their way to work? Run them and print money, or swap them out for that thought-provoking editorial — thus securing your writers' appreciation and future unemployment. Whatever your decisions, they will make headlines and help shape a nation. You better write that down, son.

Manage the perils and the press-tige of running <span class="bold">The Westport Independent</span>, DRM-free on GOG.com.
looks sweet like pu... i mean pie
So is this like that game that was included in Papers, Please or is it a bit more open than that?

Edit: Republia Times was the name of the game.
Post edited January 21, 2016 by Ophelium
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This.. does not look like anything I'd enjoy.
This one really looks interesting. Unfortunately it is regionally priced (with higher price points than the base price) and so I'm not going to buy it.
This certainly ties in with the times (oh how punny) with the traditional newspapers struggling to survive.
Looks almost exactly like Papers Please... coincidence?
I'm trying to understand where the fun is.

Is this just a political point disguised as a game? What do I do to enjoy this?
Is it just my impression or the trailer really does give a vibe that this game is actually about a newspaper trying to get by during a totalitarian regime? Because if it is, this actually looks more interesting than papers, please (which I haven't played but always got the impression it was just about some guy in passport control in a communist regime...)
Interesting to see another game published by Coffee Stain Studios here! Maybe we could get Goat Simulator and the Sanctum series here in the future?
New games with text in bad resolution ... I don't get it.
"£0.10 OFF ANY FUTURE PURCHASE. You get bonus store credit (our Fair Price Package) to offset the regional pricing. "

O____o

So... whats the flat price? - because that amount of store credit sounds daft.
Not sure why the news post copy makes this sound like it's just 'Struggling Newspaper Simulator 2016' when, going by the trailer and the copy on the game page, it clearly also deals with repressive government oversight and censorship in a fictional country.
Looks like a really cool game! It'll fit nicely next to Papers Please, in my pixelly oppressive government game collection. =D
Hum hum, I want to make a joke with the actual European newspapers but I'll refrain to do so.....

Instead, it goes directly to my "original & atypical games" GOGmix (and to my wishlist too)