Not Tonight

Heavily influenced by the incredible Cold War era dystopia Papers, Please, Not Today takes a similar approach to exploring the political and personal impact of

Not Tonight is a good, solid game. The mechanics are fun, the characters are memorable, and the setting is well executed. However, for its satirical approach, it should have gone a few steps further, and taken the risk in order to become the truly biting, funny, and meaningful social commentary that it wants to be.

Two weeks ago, when I covered the release of Not Tonight, I wrote an intro about how Britain is screwed. This introduction didn't go down too well. While it was somewhat exaggerated for effect, the truth of there being tremors from the Brexit vote still rings true. Not Tonight, by developers Panic Barn, is a game about Brexit and the potential effects on European nationals following Brexit. Particularly when the country is run by a far-right party,

Not Tonight owes a huge debt to Papers, Please, but finds its own voice in the bit-parts of post-Brexit Britain.

Papers, Please in Brexit Britain, but at a higher price and not as fun. Feels like an opportunity wasted