Section Six (2020)

Developer: Lepus Games
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Rating: 4.5 of 5, 10 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 57 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A tense, satirical interactive fiction where you play a postal censor in an alternate historical Russia, navigating surveillance and personal debt through mouse-only choices.

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What players say

Players praise the unique 1890s Russian revolution setting and the moral dilemmas of reading and snitching on correspondence, but nearly everyone agrees it is extremely short, taking 10 to 30 minutes for a first playthrough. The font is criticized as lazy and unfit, though the writing holds up for a few branching endings.

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