41BANG SCORE
The Westport Independent
SKIP · strategy · 2016
Light on value at this price: free to play, 75% positive.
Better value than 54% of strategy games
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...
$/hr
Free
price ÷ main-story length
Price
Free
Reviews
75%
341 reviews
Metacritic
63
critic score
Players
75K
owners (estimate)
Released
2016
What drives the score
ValueFree
price per hour of game — the biggest driver
Reviews75% positive
gates the score — weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Engagement4% finish
how far players actually get (achievements) — a top-end bonus
The exact weights stay secret, but these are the inputs and the direction each pushes. Length feeds the value line (price divided by hours).
DeveloperDouble Zero One Zero
PublisherDouble Zero One Zero
Genrestrategy
Achievements20
Trailer & screenshots
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