Papers, Please
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You're a border inspector in the fictional nation of Arstotzka, checking passports and deciding who gets in. Simple paperwork turns into a tense moral game about survival and complicity.
Kit's verdict · 8.9/10
Paperwork has never been this gripping or this grim.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Tense, addictive document checking
- Powerful moral choices
- Many endings
Not so much
- Repetitive if you don't care about the story
- Bland visuals by design
Play it if players who love moral dilemmas and spotting details under pressure.
Skip it if anyone who wants action or finds bureaucracy boring.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
Papers, Please doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- Check dates first. Expired documents are the most common mistake.
- Use inspection mode to highlight mismatches between documents and the rule book.
- Your family needs food and heat. Don't let them go without for long.
- Some bribes are worth taking, but they can catch up with you.
- Be fast. More processed people means more money each day.
Secrets & unlockables
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Trivia
- Lucas Pope made it alone after working at Naughty Dog on the Uncharted series.
- A short film adaptation was released in 2018.
- Pope's next game was Return of the Obra Dinn.
- It won the IGF Seumas McNally Grand Prize in 2014.
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