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?

Not For Broadcast is a adventure, 1980s and choices matter game developed by NotGames and published by tinyBuild.
Released on January 25th 2022 is available only on Windows in 7 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 11,117 reviews of which 10,462 were positive and 655 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 6.12€ on Steam and has a 75% discount.

The Steam community has classified Not For Broadcast into these genres:

Adventure 1980s Choices Matter Dystopian Simulation Dark Comedy FMV Story Rich Multiple Endings Interactive Fiction Political Sim Management Choose Your Own Adventure Political Atmospheric Point & Click Alternate History First-Person Singleplayer Indie

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10
Processor: 2.7Ghz and up
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Dedicated video card is required, 1gb VRAM
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 50 GB available space
Sound Card: Integrated

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Nov. 2024

Well you're not doing much except for censoring swear words, switching screens, etc (mini games), while simply watching the show and following the story. The rest of the game is like a visual novel. 'Choices Matter' just means which clip you'll get to see and which achievements will unlock for you. I quite liked the actors and there was some funny moments. Pretty entertaining overall but not much of a game. The developer is 'NotGames' so that makes sense. It's worth maybe £5 tops I'd say. Base game is alright but the DLCs are a whole other thing (lesser quality). So if you want to watch some videos and click some buttons while doing so then Not For Broadcast might be for you.

June 2024

I love this game. It's no accident I've played almost 100 hours. It's a full-motion video game. It's the best dystopian game since Papers, Please and a must-play for fans of the genre. The story is quite original, the actors are great, the humor is just hilarious, and the soundtrack is memorable. The game is clearly a labor of love, lots of attention to details that make the experience just top. And there is so much to see, too. Depending on the headlines you pick, or what you say to your family, or whether you prompt the audience to boo someone they're supposed to clap... a lot of choices have consequences and change how the story unfolds, the ending, and the outcomes of side characters. Some characters have more than 15 possible outcomes (!) and the game itself has quite a few different endings. And all are excellently written and worth watching. In my 100 hours in, I still am discovering new scenarios and I'm not done seeing all endings yet. It makes you wonder how many alternate scenarios they have recorded in total, it's quite impressive. Now, the game is not perfect. It is an outstanding interactive experience. But it's not great as a game. It is very fun and interesting to see the story develop as you pick what is shown to the public, but there are aspects to manage that are not so fun. Like when it's too hot and you have to manage a fan that keeps turning off... It's a distraction and not fun. But thankfully, the devs have added options to turn off the gameplay mechanics. It became much more enjoyable to play. This is the kind of game that needs to be played more than once in order to be thoroughly understood. The problem is that there is no way to skip excerpts already watched, which makes the game quite grindy to replay. Lots of grind for little reward. On top of it, the game is somewhat buggy, crashes are not uncommon, leaving you to replay sometimes up to 15 minutes of already watched footage. Still one of the best games I've played, thoroughly recommended. The writing is amazing and makes up for it. Thoroughly recommended.

May 2024

10/10 experience one of the best games I've ever played. Spent the first hour and a half completely overwhelmed by all of the controls and systems I had to juggle at once alongside two audio feeds and 6 video feeds. The second hour and a half made me feel like some sort of eldritch god with the multitasking of ten men and the production talent of a seasoned newsman. I couldn't do it without Jeremy and Megan though. They are my light, my love, my inspiration.

April 2024

This game's narrative prowess is so potent that I crashed during the final broadcast of my first playthrough and thought it was intentional.

Jan. 2024

While there are a number of fumbles, this is such a novel idea and clearly a huge labour of love that I can't help be happy that this game exists. Once I turned off the optional mini-game elements and got to enjoy the acting and the 'subtle as a brick' writing I enjoyed it a lot more. If you like different experiences and appreciating the art of games please give it a try, it's often on sale. It's not smart, but it's damn clever. I learnt that this game holds the Guinness world record for the most FMV in a game at over 42 hours, but I rolled credits after only about 8. What on earth is in the rest! I may go back again in a year or so but for now I was happy to go along for the ride.

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