The Westport Independent overview

Overview

The Westport Independent comes from Double Zero One Zero and is published by Double Zero One Zero. It arrived on Steam on Jan 21, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Westport Independent's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 7 October 2026 - 12:21:39 UTC, with a tracked peak near 3. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 77% positive across 347 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Westport Independent is available in 1 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Westport Independent has sold up to 14,058 units and has 128 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $52,123. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Westport Independent overview details

The Westport Independent combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

A game about Censorship, Corruption and Newspapers 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 government. With an increase of rebel activity and an ever watching government breathing down your neck, whose truth will you print? Features Change the content and meaning of your articles by censoring them to your liking. While you can’t lie, you don’t have to tell the whole truth either. Employees with fleshed out character, who will not only react to your actions, but also discuss them with other colleagues. Receive letters and messages from public figures, rebel leaders, employees and other characters affected by your actions. Adaptive stories where your actions affect the opinions of the people, which affects what happens in the city, which in turn affects the stories you receive. Awards and recognition - Biggest surprise at The MIX GDC 2015, IGN - Part of "Three Cool Surprises From PAX 2015", from Kotaku - Part of "The Very Best Indie Games of GDC 2015", from Gameinformer - The Best of GDC 2015, 148 apps

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Westport Independent is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 7 October 2026 - 12:21:39 UTC, a tracked peak of 3, and 77% positive reviews.

Overview tags

IndieSimulationDystopianPoliticalChoices MatterFree to PlaySingleplayer

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