Not Tonight: Take Back Control Edition

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  • Summary: Not Tonight is a post-Brexit management game, fusing a time-pressure RPG with a politically charged story where every decision matters. Will you join the resistance and fight the regime -- or keep your head down and hope that one day this will all be a distant memory?
    Not Tonight: One    Not Tonight is a post-Brexit management game, fusing a time-pressure RPG with a politically charged story where every decision matters. Will you join the resistance and fight the regime -- or keep your head down and hope that one day this will all be a distant memory?
    Not Tonight: One Love is a full, extra chapter that follows on from the main Not Tonight storyline. King's Head Dave has had just about enough of everything happening in Britain, and has decided to pack up and move to France, in the hope of finding true love.

    In an alternative Britain where Brexit talks have collapsed, an extreme far-right government has taken power. Citizens of European heritage have been rounded up and exiled. Forced out of your previous life, you find yourself in the midst of a booming gig economy, fighting to scrape by and return to the city you call home.    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Digitally Downloaded
    Jan 30, 2020
    90
    Not Tonight is a deeply relevant, thoughtful experience. It comes from a place of genuine frustration with the way too much of the world is behaving at the moment, but manages to channel that frustration into something productive - a satirical (however darkly), deeply sympathetic game, that's both entertaining and has a strong point to make. Is it a little too infatuated with Papers, Please? Yes, but you could do far worse than create a breathless homage to a game that great.
  2. GamingTrend
    Jan 31, 2020
    90
    Not Tonight: Take Back Control Edition is equal parts stressful and fun. The risk and reward approach had me questioning my decisions while the perfect difficulty curve made sure I was never bored. The story is simple but effective and very fun. Not Tonight is simply fantastic in all regards.
  3. Pure Nintendo
    Feb 3, 2020
    90
    Not Tonight is a simple yet effective game that is sure to resonate with anyone living through the chaos of Brexit.
  4. COGconnected
    Feb 10, 2020
    79
    Overall, Not Tonight is incredibly fun – repetitive, but fun. The different conditions in each level keeps the monotony of the task interesting, and the strange situations that challenge your moral reasoning makes each hour spent more entertaining than the next. With its satirical tone and quirky storyline, the game mocks political movements and stereotypical characters while presenting to us a simulation game for adults to enjoy. After spending hours playing this game, I feel like I could probably work as a pretty efficient bouncer in real life now.
  5. NintendoWorldReport
    Feb 10, 2020
    75
    Not Tonight is the video game equivalent of a protest song – a piece the artist releases to the world with the intent to elevate a social movement or perceived injustice. I suspect the story will act as a Rorschach test of your political alignment depending on whether you love or hate it. Some could critique it as being too on the nose, but the lack of subtlety feels genuine in this moment.
  6. Multiplayer.it
    Jan 29, 2020
    75
    Quotation forthcoming.
  7. GAMINGbible
    Jan 31, 2020
    70
    Not Tonight: Take Back Control Edition is a good time, all things considered. Checking IDs is satisfying enough to make you feel good for doing it well, but it can grow stale at times. There's plenty of comedy in there too, especially if you're a fan of gallows humour, but this game's ability to capture the feeling of dystopian totalitarianism is where it really shines.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
  1. scoobysnax
    Feb 6, 2020
    10
    Love the music for this. Papers Please but modern slant. You can get into a flow of checking and listening but dont mess up lol.
  2. Kwiio
    Oct 12, 2020
    10
    Picked this up in a recent sale and I must say, it's really good fun! Especially when you get into a rhythm in each level! Sound is great, artPicked this up in a recent sale and I must say, it's really good fun! Especially when you get into a rhythm in each level! Sound is great, art is great, all the characters are really well written. What more could you wish for?… Expand
  4. 00iram
    Feb 5, 2020
    10
    Great game to chill out with after long day at work. Satire worth my time. Looking forward to play other pixelart titles from this publisher
  5. ana41741
    Aug 2, 2020
    8
    Very addictive game! I bought in sales with was worth it. I always starting a new day just to pay the rent or start a new night shift. WishVery addictive game! I bought in sales with was worth it. I always starting a new day just to pay the rent or start a new night shift. Wish there was another job rather than be a doorman, and wish the graphics weren't 2d but guess it's the new game Era or something.. Must by, and hope the Android gets its version too of this game!… Expand
  6. haaaarmony
    Dec 10, 2020
    8
    Not Tonight Is a charming, quirky game. It's slightly heavy-handed with satire and tried to convey some political message but I was too busyNot Tonight Is a charming, quirky game. It's slightly heavy-handed with satire and tried to convey some political message but I was too busy making sure the cheese-hats of my clients were faced the right way. However, it does a good job at really immersing you in the lifestyle of a nonverbal, misunderstood bouncer in modern Britain. There s no incentive to buy the cosmetic options and expects you to complete multiple playthroughs in order to have 'the full experience'. It's entertaining for a while, so it might be worth picking it up if it's on sale, but overall, Not Tonight, asks for too much and gives back too little.… Expand
  7. Dukh3
    Oct 6, 2020
    8
    Me encanta, muy entretenido... Recomendable 100% si está de rebajas, quizás a precio completo se quede corto de contenido.
  8. popopooo
    Dec 22, 2022
    0
    Its barely a game - the most boring, uninspired game I have ever played. Its basically a badly written graphic novel from someone who isIts barely a game - the most boring, uninspired game I have ever played. Its basically a badly written graphic novel from someone who is clearly b**thurt about Brexit.… Expand

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