I Can End Deportation

A game released amidst ongoing debate over immigration reform in the United States that aims to highlight the brokenness of the immigration and enforcement systems, and raise some sympathy for immigrants' situation. Gameplay is an open-world game where immigrants need to carry on life while avoiding police and making various choices, some of which are presented explicitly in pop-up quiz type boxes, which then give vaguely didactic correct answers to try to educate the player on the complexities of immigration law. Some gameplay rules make rhetorical points as well, such as the results of immigration trials being basically random.

There's an interesting exchange about the game at Water Cooler Games: Ian Bogost posts an extended critique that gives it a mostly lukewarm review, and lead designer Heidi Boisvert responds, also at some length (fifth comment down).

Available for the Mac and Windows.


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