Newsgame index

Here are links to some interesting newsgames—basically anything commenting on a recent event, ongoing political race, or similar.

To keep things manageable I focus on smallish games made not long after events. I also restrict the scope to games that have some sort of editorial commentary, as opposed to just referencing recent events. I've done a bit of ad-hoc summarization, analysis, and categorization, and link to more in-depth commentary elsewhere, where available.


List by: Date | Name | Author | Platform | Type of commentary | Type of gameplay | Subject


Game mod

Escape from Woomera

Mobile phone

Airport Insecurity

Standalone executable

2004 Everybody Fight

Harpooned

I Can End Deportation

Kimdom Come

Police Brutality

Reelect Bush?

Simbabwe

Web

Activism

Airport Security

Al Quaidamon

AntiWarGame

Bacteria Salad

Cambiemos

Darfur is Dying

Food Import Folly

The Howard Dean for Iowa Game

John Kerry Tax Invaders

Kabul Kaboom!

Kerryopoly

Madrid

Matt Blunt Document Destroyer

Operation: Pedopriest

Pico's School

Points of Entry

Presidential Pong

September 12

So You Think You Can Drive, Mel?

Take Back Illinois

Useful Voter Guide

Zottel-Game


Compiled by Mark Nelson. See my main page for email if you have comments/corrections.