Papers, Please

97% Overwhelmingly Positive

71,080 Positive

1,997 Negative

73,077 Total Reviews

$9.99

Available on: 🪟 🍎 🐧

Genres:

Adventure Indie

Developer: Lucas Pope

Publisher: 3909

Release Date: August 8, 2013 (12 years ago)

Game Details

Achievements

Average Playtime

9 hours

Estimated Owners

2000000 - 5000000

Peak Concurrent Users

430

Recommendations

66,441

Metacritic Score

85/100 View

Median Playtime

3.1 hours

⚠️ Content Warning:

"Papers, Please" includes brief pixel-art violence and pixel-art nudity. The narrative reflects mature themes related to crime, smuggling, immigration, and border control.

🌐 Official Website: papersplea.se

🛠️ Support: Support Page

About This Game

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling. Glory to Arstotzka The communist state of Arstotzka has just ended a 6-year war with neighboring Kolechia and reclaimed its rightful half of the border town, Grestin. Your job as immigration inspector is to control the flow of people entering the Arstotzkan side of Grestin from Kolechia. Among the throngs of immigrants and visitors looking for work are hidden smugglers, spies, and terrorists. Using only the documents provided by travelers and the Ministry of Admission's primitive inspect, search, and fingerprint systems you must decide who can enter Arstotzka and who will be turned away or arrested.

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