Not For Broadcast

Not For Broadcast

Released Jan 2022

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?

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Evaluation

Not For Broadcast launched on January 25, 2022 and received three story DLCs as part of its Season Pass: Live & Spooky (March 23, 2023), Bits of Your Life (November 14, 2023), and The Timeloop (August 29, 2024). The developer explicitly described The Timeloop as "the final DLC" in both the May 21, 2024 announcement and the August 15, 2024 pre-release post, making clear that no further DLC was planned. The day after The Timeloop launched, on August 30, 2024, the developer released a Complete Edition bundling the base game and all three DLCs, cementing the game's status as a finished package. All five DLC entries in the store are released, the Season Pass has been fully delivered, and no future content has been announced. The game's content is complete.
Evidence
Developer released the Not For Broadcast Complete Edition bundling the base game and all DLCs (Bits of Your Life, Live & Spooky, and The Timeloop), marketing it as 'the entire broadcast experience in one package.'
news post · Aug 30, 2024 source development ending
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The Timeloop DLC launched, bringing the full cast back together for the final story chapter of the Not For Broadcast saga.
news post · Aug 29, 2024 source content shipped
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Content

5 of 5 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
tinyBuild
Achievements
95
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game


Feature List:


  • Deep and meaningful gameplay decisions
  • 14 distinct endings
  • Darkly-comic branching narrative
  • Over 42 hours of full motion video (FMV) - a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ achievement
  • Bursting with musical numbers

Take control of the National Nightly News. With the nation's eyes fixed on your choices, it’s up to you to decide what gets broadcast. Choose the shots, censor any “troublesome” content, and steer the narrative as your country tumbles into totalitarianism. No pressure, right?


Hand-pick the Headlines


Not For Broadcast drops you into the heart of a darkly-comedic tale of televised chaos, where your every decision helps shape the fate of a nation. From ego-fueled celebrities to deceptive politicians and enigmatic advertisers - you control the public’s perception. As long as you can hold the audience’s fickle attention, it’ll be your choice whether to toe the party line or hype up the scandal.

Will you make that sportsman seem like a national treasure, or an alcoholic disgrace? What about those scientists trapped in Dante’s Taint? Or that new boss at multinational giant Rymmington-Svist who seems to live a double life? Most importantly, will you help the brand-new government look benevolent, or is there something untoward about them that the public need to see?

The power is in your hands to change everything, but you’ll have to decide quickly - the news goes out live!


Craft the Narrative (and the Nation's Fate)


You are in the driving seat of a multi-level tale about both an entire country and a single family. Being the architect of the nation’s future is a challenge, to be sure, but so is trying to hold your household together through the dark times.



With multiple branching narratives, every choice you make resonates into the future. Will you help your spouse’s sibling flee the country... even if it involves breaking the law? Who are ‘Disrupt’ - concerned citizens or something more revolutionary? And how do you feel about your son spending more and more time with them?

And then there’s Grandma... Can you afford her life-saving treatment, or should you and your spouse be taking advantage of one of the Government’s brand-new Transition Centres? After all, granny, there’s nothing more noble than unburdening your children!



And then there’s your broadcast room - when it’s not overheating, it seems to be trying to electrocute you. Keep the plates spinning as best you can, but remember, whether it’s a newsreader who just won’t take it any more, naked streakers at the Sportsboard Final, or the ever growing threat of nuclear war... this show MUST go on.

Cue the Ads


Select your ads carefully to mould the public’s opinion. Why not choose to show only adverts for the companies you have shares in? Maybe that extra cash will help with the difficult decisions at home. Or maybe you’ll be selling dangerous toys to the nation’s children…

With more than 50 hilarious ads to choose from there’s never a dull moment - even during the breaks.


Endure the Unthinkable and Laugh in the Face of Adversity


There will be smiles, there will be tears, even as the world falls apart around your ears. So grit your teeth, close your eyes and keep those cameras rolling - the people are counting on you. Long live the National Nightly News.
Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
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