Choices matter, with many endings
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Choices TRULY matter.”
Steam review · 16.5 h played ↗
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Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%NotGames2022Management · Adventure · Simulation
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A one-of-a-kind FMV broadcast-editing game with superb acting, humor and branching story. Skip it if you dislike busy real-time multitasking, long text segments, or centrist political satire.
Great for
Fans of FMV, British satire and choices-matter stories who enjoy frantic camera-switching
Main risk
Repetitive multitasking and filler segments distract from the story, and crashes force replays
What changed in the last 30 days
32 recent reviews
Recent positives dip to 85%. Recent negative reviews cite crashes, boring segments and the story's politics, though the sample is small and no single cause is clear.
32 recent reviews
What players love
Funny British satire and writing
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Hilarious FMV comedy game disguised as an editing booth simulator”
Steam review · 15.3 h played ↗
Stellar acting and characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Genuinely has better acting than some TV movies and shows.”
Steam review · 16.2 h played ↗
Unique, engaging broadcast-editing gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The act of switching between cameras, cutting away to ads, and getting control of the bleep button alone makes this worth every penny.”
Steam review · 18.4 h played ↗
Huge amount of content and good DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“There's hours of recorded content, it's genuinely impressive how much is packed into this game for its price”
Steam review · 61.3 h played ↗
Good Russian localization
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“The full Russian localization and dubbing of all the actors deserves special mention.”
Steam review · translated · 5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Humor falls flat and the game gets boring
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“A huge portion of the FMV material is comedic, but quite rarely is it actually funny.”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Frequent crashes and technical bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Game crashes frequently, leading to lost progress, requiring the need to relaunch the game and replay levels”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
Overwhelming, repetitive minigame busywork
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“you're spending more time trying to play a bunch of mini-games all at once than you are actually focusing on the news segment you're broadcasting”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗
Smug centrist or heavy-handed politics
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the brand of totally nonsensical centrism (the rebel group that uses violence is just as bad the government they're rebelling against that started a literal ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ nuclear war) is exhausting”
Steam review · 6.4 h played ↗
Boring, slow text segments between broadcasts
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Between segments there is no gameplay, it's just a boring visual novel and it goes on for WAY too long.”
Steam review · 10.9 h played ↗
Rewatching clips and replaying long segments
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“sometimes failing broadcasts for silly reasons, and having to replay a 10 minute segment, is too much.”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support50 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
Processor2.7Ghz and up
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDedicated video card is required, 1gb VRAM
Storage50 GB available space
OSWindows 10
Processor2.7Ghz and up
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDedicated video card is required, 1gb VRAM
Storage50 GB available space
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