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Need to Know
15BANG SCORE

Need to Know

Skip · Strategy · 2018

Light on value at this price: $14.99, 67% positive.

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The verdict

Better value than 21% of Strategy games

Welcome to the Department of Liberty. Ascend the ranks of the NSA-like surveillance agency and decide: will you stand up for privacy, or help create an unstoppable police state? Spy on people’s deepest secrets, pick apart their private lives and decide their fate in this modern surveillance thriller.

Price
$14.99
Reviews
67%
295 reviews
Released
2018
What drives the score
Reviews67% positive
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Monetization✓ None
No microtransactions, nothing drags the score down

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DeveloperMonomyth Games
PublisherMonomyth Games
GenreStrategy

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Need to Know
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