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Not For Broadcast

NotGames · tinyBuild · 2022-01-25

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AdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 23, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Jan 25, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 23, 2023 (Xbox One)

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?

24
playing now
94%
positive of 13k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (28 ratings)
9h
to beat · rushed 6h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

24 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Not For Broadcast is a full motion propaganda simulator developed by British video game studio NotGames and published by tinyBuild. The game released with its first episode in early access on 30 January 2020. The full game, including the third and final episode, was released worldwide on 25 January 2022 for Windows. The game was released for Meta Quest 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on 23 March 2023.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 24 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 609 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~76/week).
  • · Review velocity up 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 253k–569k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,650 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$5.55-78%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$6.12-76%
Humble Store$6.24-75%
IndieGala$6.24-75%
WinGameStore$6.24-75%
GamersGate$6.25-75%
GOG$6.49-74%
GOG$6.49-74%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.74 at Fanatical (2026-07-23) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 101 of 142 observed days · $1.81 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.0k1.0k20202026Week of 2020-01-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,048 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 366 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 473 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 328 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 317 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

129122026-08-06 21:00 — 32 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 12 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 29 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 26 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 20 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 39 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 32 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 28 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 41 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 28 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 16 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 41 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 30 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 37 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 69 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 83 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 63 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 101 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 129 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 49 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 54 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 55 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 27 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 46 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 43 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 36 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 25 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 48 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 24 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.54$4.752020-01-302026-08-302020-01-30 — best price $13.492020-05-26 — best price $14.992020-08-01 — best price $17.882020-09-21 — best price $19.992020-11-04 — best price $17.882020-12-13 — best price $19.992021-02-03 — best price $14.892021-04-09 — best price $24.992021-07-23 — best price $18.362021-11-03 — best price $24.992022-01-17 — best price $20.502022-04-21 — best price $18.742022-07-07 — best price $18.362022-09-18 — best price $18.792022-12-15 — best price $9.992023-02-15 — best price $24.992023-05-11 — best price $24.992023-07-10 — best price $9.992023-09-14 — best price $9.992023-12-01 — best price $20.492024-02-12 — best price $20.492024-04-04 — best price $7.492024-05-28 — best price $18.992024-07-24 — best price $6.242024-09-14 — best price $19.002024-11-27 — best price $6.242025-01-26 — best price $18.362025-03-14 — best price $5.992025-05-14 — best price $6.242025-08-08 — best price $24.992025-10-24 — best price $24.992026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-03-08 — best price $24.992026-05-07 — best price $6.242026-07-11 — best price $19.882026-08-28 — best price $5.552026-08-30 — best price $5.55
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

152312026-05-29 — 46 pageviews2026-06-01 — 40 pageviews2026-06-04 — 35 pageviews2026-06-07 — 45 pageviews2026-06-10 — 56 pageviews2026-06-13 — 47 pageviews2026-06-16 — 44 pageviews2026-06-19 — 45 pageviews2026-06-22 — 62 pageviews2026-06-25 — 53 pageviews2026-06-28 — 53 pageviews2026-07-01 — 56 pageviews2026-07-04 — 46 pageviews2026-07-07 — 50 pageviews2026-07-10 — 57 pageviews2026-07-13 — 61 pageviews2026-07-16 — 49 pageviews2026-07-19 — 69 pageviews2026-07-22 — 77 pageviews2026-07-25 — 70 pageviews2026-07-28 — 43 pageviews2026-07-31 — 99 pageviews2026-08-03 — 36 pageviews2026-08-06 — 152 pageviews2026-08-09 — 41 pageviews2026-08-12 — 45 pageviews2026-08-15 — 68 pageviews2026-08-18 — 59 pageviews2026-08-21 — 50 pageviews2026-08-24 — 58 pageviews2026-08-26 — 55 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
83.3%
earned "Dave's Apprentice"
9.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam CloudFamily Sharing5 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)10,4800%95
Xbox One (Xbox)2831%95
PS4 (PlayStation)2802%96
PS4 (PlayStation)2642%96
PS5 (PlayStation)1481%64

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FMV1980sAdventurePoliticalDystopian ManagementSimulationStory RichAtmosphericDark Comedy

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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