Rank 01- Free
- 2019
The closest matches to Not For Broadcast: Not For Broadcast: Prologue, Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You, Beholder 2, Do Not Feed the Monkeys, and Orwell: Ignorance is Strength. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares branching narrative with Not For Broadcast.
Rank 03Why this
Same atmospheric mood as Not For Broadcast.

Why this: Also Political Sim and Dystopian, like Not For Broadcast.


Why this: Also Political and Dystopian, like Not For Broadcast.


Also Political Sim and Dystopian, like Not For Broadcast.
Also Dark Comedy and Dystopian, like Not For Broadcast.
Shares branching narrative and achievement hunting with Not For Broadcast.

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Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Not For Broadcast at current Steam store prices.


Why this: Also Political and Dystopian, like Not For Broadcast.

Why this: Shares choice consequences with Not For Broadcast.

Why this: Also FMV and Dark Comedy, like Not For Broadcast.

Why this: Same dark mood as Not For Broadcast.

Why this: Same comedic mood as Not For Broadcast.

Why this: Shares achievement hunting with Not For Broadcast.

Why this: Also Dark Comedy and Dystopian, like Not For Broadcast.
Free games the recommender matches to Not For Broadcast, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.

Why this: Shares choice consequences and branching narrative with Not For Broadcast.

Why this: Shares branching narrative and achievement hunting with Not For Broadcast.

Why this: Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Not For Broadcast.

Why this: Shares branching narrative with Not For Broadcast.

Why this: Also Dark Comedy and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Not For Broadcast.



Other recommendable Steam games by NotGames, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

Why this: Same funny mood as Not For Broadcast.


Why this: Also Political and FMV, like Not For Broadcast.
The closest matches to Not For Broadcast: Not For Broadcast: Prologue, Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You, Beholder 2, Do Not Feed the Monkeys, and Orwell: Ignorance is Strength. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Not For Broadcast is your kind of game, the closest matches are Not For Broadcast: Prologue, Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You and Beholder 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, comedic and dark, and single out its achievement hunting and branching narrative. 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.
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?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I can't seem to get through more than 10 minutes of the game before unity completely crashes and sets back my progress. I've emailed the dev team, but I haven't gotten a response on how to fix this. I'm very confused why it keeps crashing…”
People who play it also play: Not For Broadcast: Prologue, Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You, Beholder 2
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.
Not For Broadcast is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Not For Broadcast are Not For Broadcast: Prologue, Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You, Beholder 2.
Not For Broadcast was developed by NotGames and published by tinyBuild.