Games like Not For Broadcast
If Not For Broadcast is your kind of game, the closest matches are Not For Broadcast VR, Ministry of Truth: 1964 and Orwell: Ignorance is Strength — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its 14 endings with replayability, choices drastically alter outcomes and full motion video immersion. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Not For Broadcast is an indie adventure and simulation game released in 2022, developed by NotGames and published by tinyBuild. Players take on the role of a janitor thrust into managing a news station during a tumultuous political takeover, using live-broadcast editing mechanics to shape how events reach the public. The game features full-motion video integration, branching narratives, and 14 different endings that players report offer significant replayability. Reviewers highlight how choices drastically alter outcomes, and players describe the political satire as particularly hard-hitting. With achievement hunting, choice-consequence systems, and a challenging difficulty level, the game maintains around 95% positive reviews from over 5200 Steam users and runs in a playable state on Steam Deck. The $24.99 price reflects its substantial length as a sit-down experience.
About Not For Broadcast: A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?
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Not For Broadcast VR
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Not For Broadcast.
Top pick for Not For Broadcast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not For Broadcast.
Get closer to the truth than ever in the VR edition of Not For Broadcast. Keep the cameras rolling, censor the swears and immerse yourself in the powerful, alluring and occasionally deadly world of broadcast television news.
Ministry of Truth: 1964
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Not For Broadcast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not For Broadcast.
MINISTRY OF TRUTH: 1984 is a story-driven simulator in a totalitarian society. Become an official, manipulate facts, rewrite history, and provide the ‘truth’ to the public. Choose: obey or fight against the regime. Big Brother is watching you! This game is inspired by George Orwell’s classic novel.
Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Not For Broadcast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not For Broadcast.
Step into the shoes of a government official in a top-secret department of the Orwell surveillance program. Given the power to both uncover and fabricate "the truth", how far will you go in the service of your country? Season 2 of Orwell, the award-winning surveillance thriller.
Mayor Quake
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Not For Broadcast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Not For Broadcast.
You're the new mayor of a dystopian city on the brink of a devastating earthquake. Review building records, make urban transformation decisions, and maintain public support despite political pressure. Manage the economy and make critical choices. Can you prepare your city before disaster strikes?
Not For Broadcast: Prologue
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Not For Broadcast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Not For Broadcast.
Take control of the National Nightly News, as a radical government comes to power. In this immersive, high-pressure, propaganda sim, you control what the people see and determine what’s Not For Broadcast.
How to Win: Season One
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Not For Broadcast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not For Broadcast.
How to Win is an anarchic adventure/gaming experiment where players decide the rules. Whatever you decide, that’s what happens next in our story. No matter what chaos it creates. Play through all 5 chapters of Season 1, then send us your ideas for Season 2!
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative and a dark mood with Not For Broadcast.
Ranked #7 for Not For Broadcast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not For Broadcast.
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
Beholder 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Not For Broadcast.
Ranked #8 for Not For Broadcast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not For Broadcast.
You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!
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Papers, Please
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Not For Broadcast.
Reviewers of Not For Broadcast cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not For Broadcast.
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
SOUTH PARK: SNOW DAY!
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with Not For Broadcast.
Reviewers of Not For Broadcast cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Not For Broadcast.
Play as the New kid in South Park and join Cartman, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny, in three-dimensional glory, to celebrate the most magical day in any young child’s life - a snow day!
Spritz the Happy Onion
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Not For Broadcast cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not For Broadcast.
Spritz the Happy Onion is a zesty, delicious momentum-based platformer. Spritz is not beholden to jumping off the ground; he can also leap infinitely off stuff in the background! A chill but challenging adventure, Spritz the Happy Onion will have you weeping for all the right reasons.
Late Shift
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative and an atmospheric mood with Not For Broadcast.
Reviewers of Not For Broadcast cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not For Broadcast.
Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Not For Broadcast at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Not For Broadcast on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Not For Broadcast.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Not For Broadcast on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not For Broadcast.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Not For Broadcast on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Not For Broadcast.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Not For Broadcast on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Not For Broadcast.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~68% under Not For Broadcast on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not For Broadcast.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Not For Broadcast.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Not For Broadcast.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Not For Broadcast.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not For Broadcast.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Not For Broadcast.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not For Broadcast.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Not For Broadcast.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Not For Broadcast.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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Other recommendable Steam games by NotGames, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
NotTheNameWeWanted
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Not For Broadcast.
Another title from NotGames, the studio behind Not For Broadcast.
Not The Name We Wanted is the ruthless Snake-like parody of that infamous driving game set in the UK. Join us on a shonky hand-drawn voyage across Britain’s green and pleasant lands. Play as Daffyd, Darren and British PM David Cameron in this satirical cult-hit game. Not for the easily offended.
NotCoD™
WHY THIS
Another title from NotGames, the studio behind Not For Broadcast. Shares Indie with Not For Broadcast.
"Genuinely funny British satire is in short supply these days, but this is the real deal." - The Guardian. An action-packed side-scrolling adventure that's definitely not for children. A few hours of laughter for less than the price of an inflatable otter.
Not For Broadcast: Prologue
WHY THIS
Another title from NotGames, the studio behind Not For Broadcast. Shares Indie and Simulation with Not For Broadcast.
Take control of the National Nightly News, as a radical government comes to power. In this immersive, high-pressure, propaganda sim, you control what the people see and determine what’s Not For Broadcast.
Not For Broadcast VR
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Not For Broadcast.
Another title from NotGames, the studio behind Not For Broadcast. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not For Broadcast.
Get closer to the truth than ever in the VR edition of Not For Broadcast. Keep the cameras rolling, censor the swears and immerse yourself in the powerful, alluring and occasionally deadly world of broadcast television news.
Frequently asked about Not For Broadcast
- Does Not For Broadcast run on Steam Deck?
- Not For Broadcast is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Not For Broadcast cost?
- Not For Broadcast is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Not For Broadcast?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Not For Broadcast are Not For Broadcast VR, Ministry of Truth: 1964, Orwell: Ignorance is Strength.
- Who developed Not For Broadcast?
- Not For Broadcast was developed by NotGames and published by tinyBuild.
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