Papers, Please
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.
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97.3
Overall Score / 100
9.7/10
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About This Game
Papers, Please is a adventure/indie game designed for single-player, developed by Lucas Pope and released in 2013. With an estimated 5.2 million copies sold, it is considered one of the best-selling titles on Steam. With 78.3k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the more actively reviewed titles on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 97.3/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 5.31 hours, with side content bringing that to 8.52 hours, and a completionist run can reach 15.2 hours. Players commonly describe it as Indie, Political, Simulation, Point & Click and Singleplayer.
Playtime Estimates
5.31h
🎯 Main Story
8.52h
⭐ Main + Sides
15.2h
💯 Completionist
Based on 79 player submissions
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Game Information
Release Date
August 8, 2013
Developer
Lucas Pope
Publisher
3909
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Price
$9.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
5.2M
(4.2M 6.3M) VRI ScoreLearning
82.2
Not for everyone, but if you like the genre then it's good
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Adventure
Indie
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud
Stats
Steam Leaderboards
Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Tablet
Family Sharing
Tags
Indie
Political
Simulation
Point & Click
Singleplayer
Pixel Graphics
Dystopian
Multiple Endings
Puzzle
Story Rich
Retro
Atmospheric
2D
Addictive
Great Soundtrack
Strategy
Replay Value
Casual
Difficult
Adventure
Supported Languages
Text Only
English
French
German
Spanish - Spain
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Ukrainian
Czech
Simplified Chinese
Turkish
Basque
Korean
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows XP or later
- Processor: 1.5 GHz Core2Duo
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 1.4 or better
- Storage: 100 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Minimum 1280x720 screen resolution
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Minimum:
- OS: OSX Mountain Lion (10.8)
- Processor: 1.5 GHz Core2Duo
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 1.4 or better
- Storage: 100 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Minimum 1280x720 screen resolution
Minimum:
- Processor: 1.5 GHz Core2Duo
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Storage: 100 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Minimum 1280x720 screen resolution
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