Underplayed Gems

Editor's Hell (2023)

Editor's Hell cover
Developer
Pixelated Goose Games
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Simulation, Strategy
Rating
4.1 of 5, 27 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.7 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

You navigate a tense balancing act between journalistic integrity and political pressure, making high-stakes choices that shape the story while managing limited resources.

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What players say

Players compare it to Papers, Please but set in a newspaper office. It is short, running out of content after a few hours, and many note it has frequent typos and translation errors that hurt the text-based gameplay. Opinions split on whether the story choices feel meaningful or arbitrary.

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