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Not Tonight is a tongue-in-cheek role-play adventure where you challenge the political establishment in alternative versions of Post-Brexit Britain (in the first game) or capitalism-run-rampant America (in the sequel). You take on a time pressured paper-checking tasks made famous by Paper, Please, to help characters you meet and deal with politically charged scenarios.

Unfortunately, Not Tonight is not available on Android, Mac, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S or iOS. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme, and at a lower age rating:

Not Tonight

Game Details

Release Date: 17/08/2018, updated in 2020

Out Now: PC and Switch

Content Rating: PEGI 16

Skill Rating: 14+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Adventure, Communication (Narrative, Point-and-Click, Puzzle and Role-Play)

Accessibility: 0 features Documented (Tweet Developer)

Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

Developer: Panic Barn (@PanicBarn)

Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass

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Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Dice

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Pentiment

Release Date: 15/11/2022

Out Now: PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Components: 2D Side-On and Text

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Release Date: 27/04/2018, updated in 2020

Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

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Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance

Release Date: 15/07/2021

Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

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Bad News

Release Date: 01/12/2019

Out Now: Web

Components: 2D Side-On, Hand-Made and Text

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Harmony Square

Release Date: 06/11/2020

Out Now: Web

Components: 2D Side-On and Text

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16 Similar Games Long List

Here are our hand-picked long list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed Not Tonight. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Not Tonight.

Papers, Please

Release Date: 08/08/2013, updated in 2017

Out Now: Mac, PC, PS Vita and iOS

Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

Papers, Please is a narrative puzzle game where you play the role of a border-crossing immigration officer in the fictional dystopian Eastern Bloc-like country of Arstotzka. You review each immigrant’s and returning citizen’s passports and paperwork...

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Release Date: 19/05/2020

Out Now: PC, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 3D First-Person and Cartoon

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Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You

Release Date: 27/10/2016

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Release Date: 25/04/2019

Out Now: PC

Components: 2D Side-On, Pixels and Text

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Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

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8 Younger Content Rating than Not Tonight

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8 Video Games With a Similar Theme to Not Tonight

Here are a selection of games with a similar theme to Not Tonight:

Papers, Please

Cart Life

Photographs - Puzzle Stories

Democratic Socialism Simulator

Through the Darkest of Times

Beholder

Spec Ops: The Line

Luck Be A Landlord

3 Board Game Alternatives to Not Tonight

These are our hand-picked alternatives to Not Tonight. This doesn't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Labyrinth. These selections also include games that offer a different experience but address a similar theme or topic.

Codenames

The Mind

Wavelength

16 Video Games Like Not Tonight Based on Genre

These are games of a similar genre mix to Not Tonight. This includes games from the Role-Play, Puzzle, Adventure, Narrative, Communication and Point-and-Click genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.

Inua - A Story in Ice and Time

Hidden Agenda

Ambition: A Minuet in Power

The Secret of Monkey Island

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Pieces:	Components are Distinguishable by Touch Components are Replaceable No Non-Standard Dice (Or No Dice) No Tiny Pieces No Paper Money No Sprawl
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39 Great Games Like Not Tonight

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6 Similar Games Short List

16 Similar Games Long List

8 Younger Content Rating than Not Tonight

6 Easier Skill Rating than Not Tonight

8 Video Games With a Similar Theme to Not Tonight

3 Board Game Alternatives to Not Tonight

16 Video Games Like Not Tonight Based on Genre

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