Liberate Hong Kong

Liberate Hong Kong is a 3D single-player third-person simulation video game developed by the Hong Kong protesters during the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests. The game simulates the protests environment of Hong Kong, and the protagonist is an unarmed and unnamed protester.

This article is about the 2019 video game. For the slogan for the Hong Kong protests, see Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times.
Liberate Hong Kong
Developer(s)Hong Kong Protesters 2019
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, macOS
Releaseitch.io
  • WW: November 20, 2019
Genre(s)Simulation, Action, Survival
Mode(s)Single

The game was released for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS in November 2019, and supports Virtual Reality devices such as Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

Gameplay

In the game, police attack the protesters with a variety of weapons, but the protesters, being completely unarmed, cannot return fire. Playing as one of the protesters, the player must dodge police attacks and keep protesting without getting arrested. The game does not end until the player gets arrested or shot by the police.[1]

Censorship on Steam

In June 2018, Steam, a gaming distribution platform, claimed that they will stop censoring games given that it is not illegal or trolling.[2][3] However, there are still accusations about Steam's political censorship. In December 2019, The development team of Liberate Hong Kong wrote an open letter to Steam, accusing the company censored the game without giving any reason.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. 4Gamers. "示威者開發《光復香港》VR遊戲，是場無法反擊、沒有止境的抗爭". 4Gamers 官方網站 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  2. Hollister, Sean. "Steam says it will stop censoring games, publish anything that isn't illegal or trolling". CNET. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  3. "Steam :: Steam Blog :: Who Gets To Be On The Steam Store?". steamcommunity.com. 2018-06-06. Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  4. "Steam Censorship for China? - Liberate Hong Kong by Unnamed Protester". itch.io. Archived from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  5. "Why Won't Steam Approve These Games Supporting Hong Kong Protestors?". Gizmodo Australia. 2019-12-09. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
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