MASK IT Steam Page Opens for Mosaic-Based Fake News ADV
The game turns the mundane act of photo editing into a commentary on how attention fuels a city, making fake news a civic duty rather than just a job.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
Indie developer White Babel Studio has opened the Steam store page for MASK IT, a point-and-click adventure about news reporting. As a rookie editor, players apply mosaic processing to ordinary photos to create eye-catching fake news. Exploration segments in Huiguang City let players see how their crafted stories affect society. The release date is undecided.
In MASK IT, an ordinary photo becomes a scandal with the right mosaic placement. A logistics worker carrying boxes turns into someone ferrying the injured; an actor with a drink becomes a drunk driver flipping off the press.
Set in Huiguang City, where attention itself is energy that powers lights, transit, and food supply, the game frames fake news as both a page-view grab and a public service. Players can walk a side-scrolling city between editing segments, chatting with citizens and watching TV reports to gauge reactions. Multiple endings are planned.
Japanese text is supported. No release date has been set.
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