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Happy Propaganda Puts Players in the Censor's Chair at Not a Dog
Not a Dog released the adventure game Happy Propaganda for Windows and Mac on Steam. The player works as a broadcast supervisor for five days of a state-run live broadcast in a fictional communist country, approving or censoring viewer comments.
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Why it matters
The game turns comment moderation into a resource trade-off, weighing audience anger against damage to the broadcaster on air.
Key Facts
- Not a Dog released Happy Propaganda for Windows and Mac on Steam.
- The player acts as broadcast supervisor for five days of a state-run live broadcast in a fictional communist country.
- Censoring comments raises viewer dissatisfaction, while approving them can hurt the newscaster.
- Talking with the rookie newscaster outside broadcasts affects the relationship and the endings.
- Happy Propaganda is 20 percent off until November 7.
Deleting comments raises viewer dissatisfaction, while letting them through can hurt the newscaster. Choices on daily topics and off-air talks with the newscaster lead to multiple endings, and the game is 20 percent off until November 7.
The loop is a two-way cost. Censor a comment and viewers grow more dissatisfied. Let it stand and the rookie newscaster takes the hit on air. Each of the five days also asks the player to pick which topics the broadcast covers.
Outside the broadcast, the player can talk with the newscaster about her anxieties and what she actually thinks. Those conversations feed into the relationship and into the ending, which is decided by the final day. Happy Propaganda is on Steam for Windows and Mac at 20 percent off until November 7.
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