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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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Overwhelmingly Positive (343) - 98% of the 343 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.

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Overwhelmingly Positive (37,846) - 97% of the 37,846 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Aug 8, 2013

Developer:

Lucas Pope

Publisher:

3909

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By 世上常会的人也必有离散之时 August 6, 2021

“像素风模拟经营类独立游戏「请出示证件」，玩家将在战火纷飞的阿什托兹卡扮演一名边境检查员，每天的工作就是检查入境人员的证件、是否携带或走私违禁品。看似枯燥的工作却能碰到形形色色的人和奇奇怪怪的事，高达24种结局供玩家来摸索，尝试着不看攻略的情况下能走到哪一步。游戏内是自带官方中文的，可以放心购买。经历了战乱袭扰看尽了悲欢离合之后，一句“欢迎回到阿什托兹卡”，祖国永远是你的归宿和后盾。”

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Remote Play on Tablet

Family Sharing

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German	✔
Spanish - Spain	✔
Portuguese - Brazil	✔
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Japanese	✔
Polish	✔
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Simplified Chinese	✔
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Title: Papers, Please
Genre: Adventure, Indie

Developer: Lucas Pope

Publisher: 3909

Release Date: Aug 8, 2013

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Awards

◉ Best Game of 2013 → The New Yorker
◉ Best Game of 2013 → Wired Magazine
◉ Top Indie Game 2013 → Forbes Magazine
◉ Grand Prize Winner → IGF 2013
◉ Best Strategy & Simulation → BAFTA 2013
◉ Best Game of 2013 → Ars Technica
◉ Best PC Game of 2013 → Destructoid
◉ Best Game of 2013 → PC World
◉ GameCity Prize Winner → GameCity 2014
◉ Cultural Innovation Award → SXSW 2013
◉ Excellence in Design Winner → IGF 2013
◉ Excellence in Narrative Winner → IGF 2013
◉ Best PC Game → LARA Game Awards 2014
◉ Best Story of 2013 → Destructoid
◉ Best Game of 2013 → Patrick Klepek
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Reviews

“Buy, study, and share this game as an example of video games as true art.”
BUY – Ars Technica

“..it is absorbing, brilliantly written and causes you to question your every instinct and reaction - both in the game and in real life.”
9/10 – Eurogamer

“Papers Please is a fantastic idea, beautifully executed.”
8.7/10 – IGN

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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.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

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