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Papers, Please

Papers, Please

2013
Papers, Please has the player take the role of a border crossing immigration officer in the fictional dystopian Eastern Bloc-like country of Arstotzka, which has been and continues to be at political hostilities with its neighboring countries. (Wikipedia)
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3909 LLC, Lucas Pope
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aflickeringAFlickering
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01 Jul 2022
6
89th
slightly uncomfortable about how good i am at this. those years working in fraud prevention really paid off.
01 Jul 2022
cmonsterCMonster
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31 Jan 2018
80
53rd
I just want to feed my family. Glory to Arstotzka.
31 Jan 2018
zaebaZaeba
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07 Aug 2025
69
47th
This dystopian document-simulator is as stressful as a real government job, but with slightly better pixel art. 70/100 – brilliant in concept, exhausting in execution
07 Aug 2025
spaceflohspacefloh
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27 Mar 2021
70
75th
political borders, one of its kind. (2019)
27 Mar 2021
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04 Jan 2021
59
45th
As a video game, Papers, Please has a ton of issues and some of the ideas presented were a little lost on me but the moments of clarity that shine through during certain moments in this game are among the most profound I've ever experienced. I might never live in a totalitarian state but boy do I suddenly have an idea of what that means.
04 Jan 2021
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04 Oct 2019
75
74th
Very compelling gameplay, despite it just being to compare different documents against each other. The choices you have to make are great too, they really feel important. Replayability is hampered however by the game no't telling you where to pick up each quest, you just have to know and the gameplay does get a bit tedious, so its annoying to have to wade through the gameplay just to get to the next story bit you want to see.
04 Oct 2019
badfurdayBadFurDay
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23 Sep 2019
5
47th
Fun for a bit.
23 Sep 2019
yasbaneYasbane
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23 Feb 2019
95
92nd
This is a great game. I normally don't like pixel graphics but in this case it serves the overall experience. Unique, bizarre and ultimately satisfying.
23 Feb 2019
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16 Jan 2019
5
50th
interesting gameplay loop but horrible politics for such a politically-minded game. all sympathy goes to the border staff, almost none for the immigrants, who seem to be awfully prone to terrorism, those pesky foreigners. and imagine doing the whole soviet aesthetic thing for a game about border control in friggin 2013? glory to arstotzka, hardy har har. whatever.
16 Jan 2019
bobblesBobbles
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14 Jun 2018
82
74th
HA! Good fun!
14 Jun 2018
platknightPlatknight
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01 May 2018
82
63rd
One of the most charming, yet frustratingly difficult speed-memory games I've ever played. Checking the passports of entrants to communist Arstotzka is as simple as it gets; until a wealth of different modifiers complicate your inspection process. Visas aren't valid from one country, workers need to have certain stamps but only from another country, and needing to let certain people through regardless of failed papers add a wealth of complexity to an otherwise simple gameplay loop.
01 May 2018
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04 Mar 2018
3
31st
I get the idea, but found it boring after awhile.
04 Mar 2018
thedicemanTheDiceman
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03 Mar 2018
80
72nd
A personal favourite.
03 Mar 2018
nyctalopeNyctalope
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13 Feb 2018
80
19th
A simple, yet interesting game. Very distinct visual style and general aesthetic that lends itself well to the gameplay. GLORY TO ARTOTZKA
13 Feb 2018
davidblastDavidBlast
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13 Feb 2018
100
87th
'Papers, Please' is a masterpiece with a devilishly simple game mechanic: You are underpaid and overworked, and mistakes are severely punished. After 15 minutes of gameplay I learned more about totalitarian regimes than in those 3 years in high school.
13 Feb 2018
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
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03 Feb 2018
5
98th
Stick your resident evils and what, this is a horror game. [Gung zbzrag lbh ernyvfr lbh trg gur Zvyyvtenz-puvyyf nsgre pnyyvat bhg fbzrbar'f traqre be unzcrevat gur erfvfgnapr, nznmvat.] Recommended for everyone.
03 Feb 2018
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
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28 Jan 2018
76
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A bizarre game. It presents moral decisions in a nuanced and interesting way, often expecting the player to ponder what the ramifications of their actions could be. I dug how the game would tell its story through gameplay, even if the gameplay itself was pure drudgery... but it's drudgery that oddly becomes enjoyable after some time. It also has a very good difficulty curve, easing you into the harder border checks over time.
28 Jan 2018
ocelotOcelot
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26 Jan 2018
65
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the kind of game that defies typical expectations of games, and therefore how to review them. it accomplishes its goals perfectly, though, and I have vivid memories of playing it, which I'd consider a success.
26 Jan 2018
hellboy76hellboy76
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23 Jan 2018
66
17th
I played for thirty minutes expecting something else to happen. It didn't.
23 Jan 2018
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