The Westport Independent

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 349 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Double Zero One Zero · Indie · Jan 21, 2016

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
20
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy The Westport Independent?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 273 sampled reviews

Based on 349 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 273 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise60% are divided0% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
11 of 273 sampled reviews raised it
Rendered almost entirely in black and white, the art style evokes the appearance of old newspapers while creating a somber atmosphere that suits the subject matter.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
11 of 273 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is nice, consisting of one single repeating song that sinks silently into your subconscious.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Graphics11 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Divided opinion
Gameplay
58% still recommend
Story
63% still recommend
Difficulty
75% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux