More isn't more, in this case. I enjoyed the core gameplay and the story was fine, but the extra stuff around it (managing bills, health, relationships with other people etc.) didn't leave a good impression. Enjoy it for as long as you do, then don't worry about polishing it off is my take
It's a very nice game when you want to chill for an hour or two. Simillar to Paper's Please, with its own unique character though. I usually play some background music and play this game. I enjoy it very much.
This game keeps putting players in impossible situations. Goals get locked behind chance, and ultimately it is frustrating to want to enjoy this genre but get constantly punished on random nights when the goals are simply unattainable.
If you love Papers Please, low your expectations.
And if you're wondering, you are not just pub bouncer, eventually you work for the immigration.
The world building is shallow & there's only 1 right way to play the game. You have 4 multiple endings, 3 bad & 1 good. All of them are obvious, from the theme & the angry reviews, you can guess what's the "good" ending. Basically, all Brits are racist, you are a victim, but you have to work for them so you can pay the bills & foreigners tax(comes every week). Only 2 characters are likable, your first boss who learns to not be so racist towards you & a girl who tries to bribe you. There's also the other "good guys" whom I can see the devs want you to find them funny but I don't find them funny at all.
This game has character creation & clothes to customize your character & also your own apartment for you to decorate. Later on, the game wants you to balance your personal health & work life or you get a bad ending no 1. But if that day has a storyline mission, then you're out of luck, so I advise you to plan your game around the storyline. But don't be fooled, this game has illusion of choices & fake promise of choices. You have to buy clothes for buff & furniture for your health anyway. You don't get to choose what tools for your job to upgrade either, you just get them as you level up. Your only impactful choice is whether or not you want to sell drugs but you don't really need to because your job bonuses & double pay as head bouncer helps a lot.
If this game exist because the devs want to be political, it only shows me of their personalities & their lack of knowledge they have on the world. By the time you work for the immigration, I find the documents to be unrealistic, in that it doesn't make sense. But that's just my professional criticism on the matter.
I only recommend to buy this game when it's on sale. You can find something better for 20 dollars.
But yeah, Brexit bad, Brits racist, terrorism ftw, EU 4evah!!