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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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English Reviews:

Overwhelmingly Positive (37,845) - 97% of the 37,845 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Aug 8, 2013

Developer:

Lucas Pope

Publisher:

3909

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By 游信鉴赏家 November 11, 2021

“《请出示证件》是一款十分具有代表性的反乌托邦游戏，故事发生在一个叫做阿什托兹卡的国家，作为一个边境审查员，你得时刻与伪造证件与过期证件做斗争。游戏十分注重细节，玩法非常新颖，考察玩家的眼力，但在某些时刻却也十分考验玩家的同情心，同时，无时不在的政治黑色隐喻细节则完美地凸显了反乌托邦的思想内核，是一款玩起来引人深思的游戏。即使你对题材无感，体验一下审查员的生活也不错。”

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Features

Remote Play on Tablet

Family Sharing

Languages:

	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
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French	✔
German	✔
Spanish - Spain	✔
Portuguese - Brazil	✔
Russian	✔
Italian	✔
Japanese	✔
Polish	✔
Ukrainian	✔
Czech	✔
Simplified Chinese	✔
Turkish	✔
Basque	✔
Korean	✔

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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.