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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 (64,460) - 97% of the 64,460 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Aug 8, 2013

Developer:

Lucas Pope

Publisher:

3909

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Remote Play on Phone

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Languages:

	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	✔
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.

System Requirements

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macOS

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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

* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

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

Recommended:

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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