Papers, Please

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4.8

4.57K reviews

100K+

Downloads

Mature 17+

About this game

A dystopian document thriller.
The award-winning, critically-acclaimed border inspector game.

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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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Warning

This game contains mature themes, non-photographic nudity, and brief moments of pixelated violence.

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Awards

◉ Best Game of 2013 - The New Yorker
◉ Best Game of 2013 - Wired Magazine
◉ Top Indie Game 2013 - Forbes Magazine
◉ Best Strategy & Simulation Game 2014 - BAFTA
◉ Grand Prize Winner 2014 - Independent Games Festival
◉ Excellence in Design Winner - IGF 2014
◉ Excellence in Narrative Winner - IGF 2014
◉ GameCity Prize Winner 2014 - GameCity
◉ Cultural Innovation Award 2013 - SXSW
◉ Best PC Game 2014 - LARA Game Awards
◉ Innovation Award - GDCA 2014
◉ Most Innovative 2014 - Games For Change
◉ Best Gameplay 2014 - Games For Change
◉ Best Game of 2013 - Ars Technica
◉ Best Game of 2013 - PC World
◉ Best PC Game of 2013 - Destructoid
◉ Best Story of 2013 - Destructoid
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Updated on

Jul 12, 2023

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Ratings and reviews

4.8

4.32K reviews

December 9, 2022

So happy that this is on the Google Play store! I've seen some of my fav YouTubers play this & I always wanted to try it myself, but don't have a gaming computer. Nor do I have Steam. Now that I've been able to play it, it's fun! A little intense at times, but as I've watched the gameplay b4, this was expected. I really like the characters. Especially the storylines of certain ones. The only change I'd make is probs just to emphasize the 3 bullets in the tranquilizer gun.

101 people found this review helpful

Dominic Wells

January 29, 2023

I absolutely love the game, the artstyle and gameplay are just magnificent. My only problem is that at least once per in-game day the game will just randomly have a frame rate crash and can only be fixed when exiting out of the app and opening it back up. I'm glad the game saves after every person because if it didn't this game would be practically unplayable. However this is a simple bug fix and once that's out of the way you're working with an easy 5 star game here.

211 people found this review helpful

eowynn

December 30, 2022

As someone who loved the game since kubzscouts or jay played it many years ago, I was joyed that I found it on mobile as it's more accessible than playing on my computer, this port is very good, it changes the booth upgrades to fit playing without a keyboard and using your hands/fingers. It also keeps most events from the original computer game, which is nice as some ports change events. I honestly recommend the game if you enjoy detailed semi-repetitive game play that does not get boring!

18 people found this review helpful