The Westport Independent is a neat-looking ‘censorship simulator’ that more than slightly resembles Lucas Pope’s 2013 dystopian masterpiece Papers, Please.

The debut title from Double Zero One Zero and published by Coffee Stain Studios (Goat Simulator, Sanctum, Sanctum 2), it’s currently in alpha, and will eventually see a release on Windows PC and Mac.

From Double Zero One Zero:

The Westport Independent is a censorship simulator taking place in a post-war country, governed by the recently elected Loyalist Party. As the editor of one of the last independent newspapers in the country, your job is to remove and edit the content of your paper, affecting the people’s opinion of both the rebels and the Loyalist government. With an increase of rebel activity and an ever watching government breathing down your neck, whose truth will you print?

According to the developer, The Westport Independent tasks you with changing the content and meaning of newspaper articles by censoring them to your liking. While you can’t lie, you don’t have to tell the whole truth either.

Employees then not only react to your actions, but also discuss them with other colleagues, and you’ll receive letters and messages from public figures, rebel leaders, employees, and other characters affected by your actions.

What’s cool is that your actions affect the opinions of the people, which in turn affects what happens in the city, which then affects the stories you receive.

The game apparently contains hundreds of articles, with different articles picked for each playthrough.

You can download a preview build on the game’s official site.