# Games like The Westport Independent

> The closest matches to The Westport Independent: Orwell: Ignorance is Strength, HEADLINER, Papers, Please, Beholder 2, and Not For Broadcast. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Orwell: Ignorance is Strength](https://imho.run/games/633060/orwell-ignorance-is-strength) — Also Political and Dystopian, like The Westport Independent. 1,068 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/633060/)
2. [HEADLINER](https://imho.run/games/680980/headliner) — A frequent pick in The Westport Independent players' libraries, and another Indie. 439 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/680980/)
3. [Papers, Please](https://imho.run/games/239030/papers-please) — Also Political and Dystopian, like The Westport Independent. 38,957 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239030/)
4. [Beholder 2](https://imho.run/games/761620/beholder-2) — A frequent pick in The Westport Independent players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,028 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761620/)
5. [Not For Broadcast](https://imho.run/games/1147550/not-for-broadcast) — Also Political and Dystopian, like The Westport Independent. 5,212 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147550/)
6. [Democracy 3](https://imho.run/games/245470/democracy-3) — Also Political, like The Westport Independent. 4,686 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/245470/)
7. [Not Tonight](https://imho.run/games/733790/not-tonight) — A frequent pick in The Westport Independent players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,400 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/733790/)
8. [This Is the Police](https://imho.run/games/443810/this-is-the-police) — Also Political, like The Westport Independent. 2,858 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/443810/)
9. [1979 Revolution: Black Friday](https://imho.run/games/388320/1979-revolution-black-friday) — A frequent pick in The Westport Independent players' libraries, and another Action. 617 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/388320/)
10. [Ministry of Broadcast](https://imho.run/games/874040/ministry-of-broadcast) — Also Political and Dystopian, like The Westport Independent. 95 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/874040/)
11. [Silicon Dreams  |  cyberpunk interrogation](https://imho.run/games/1272070/silicon-dreams-cyberpunk-interrogation) — Also Political and Dystopian, like The Westport Independent. 196 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272070/)
12. [Replica](https://imho.run/games/496890/replica) — Also Political and Dystopian, like The Westport Independent. 372 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/496890/)
13. [The Occupation](https://imho.run/games/765880/the-occupation) — Also Political, like The Westport Independent. 132 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/765880/)
14. [JudgeSim](https://imho.run/games/2919660/judgesim) — Also Political and Dystopian, like The Westport Independent. 504 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2919660/)
15. [Through the Darkest of Times](https://imho.run/games/1003090/through-the-darkest-of-times) — Also Political, like The Westport Independent. 272 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1003090/)
16. [Suzerain](https://imho.run/games/1207650/suzerain) — Also Political, like The Westport Independent. 6,933 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1207650/)
17. [Interrogation: You will be deceived](https://imho.run/games/1016770/interrogation-you-will-be-deceived) — Also Political, like The Westport Independent. 247 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016770/)
18. [Border Officer](https://imho.run/games/1057180/border-officer) — Also Political and Dystopian, like The Westport Independent. 309 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1057180/)
19. [Fate of the World](https://imho.run/games/80200/fate-of-the-world) — Also Political, like The Westport Independent. 348 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80200/)
20. [CorpoNation: The Sorting Process](https://imho.run/games/2159960/corponation-the-sorting-process) — Also Political and Dystopian, like The Westport Independent. 95 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2159960/)
21. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Same atmospheric mood as The Westport Independent. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
22. [Need to Know](https://imho.run/games/490930/need-to-know) — Also Political, like The Westport Independent. 155 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/490930/)
23. [Tropico 6](https://imho.run/games/492720/tropico-6) — Also Political, like The Westport Independent. 9,768 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/492720/)
24. [Reigns](https://imho.run/games/474750/reigns) — Same dark mood as The Westport Independent. 2,592 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/474750/)

## Machine-readable

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## About The Westport Independent

The Westport Independent is a censorship simulator taking place in a post-war country, governed by the recently elected Loyalist Party. As the editor of one of the last independent newspapers in the country, your job is to remove and edit the content of your paper, affecting the people’s opinion of both the rebels and the Loyalist...

## Game info

- **AppID:** 352240
- **Developer:** Double Zero One Zero
- **Publisher:** Double Zero One Zero
- **Genres:** Indie, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud
- **Released:** Jan 21, 2016
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Metacritic:** 63
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/352240/)
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