Papers, Please cover art

Papers, Please

2013 · Lucas Pope · ~8h to finish

Document checking against a clock, where the rules change every morning and a mistake comes out of the family’s rent.

simpuzzlenarrativePCNintendo SwitchMobileMetacritic 85
GlobalUNRATED
Baseline difficulty4.6MODERATE

You will lose sometimes. You will not mind.

Price on Steam

$9.99

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The fingerprint

12.55.07.510
Puzzle
5.5
Strategy
4.5
Learning Curve
4.5
Punishment
4.4
Grind
4.3
Obscurity
4.0
Reaction
3.1
Execution
1.3
PUBLISHEDHARDEST DEMAND FIRST
  • Punishment drops 1.1 points — you handle this better than most.
  • Assist options shave roughly 1.9 points off, if you use them.

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Screenshots

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Where it bites

SPOILER-SAFE BY DEFAULT

No walls charted yet. If you have played this, you know where it bites — add the first one.

Assists & accessibility

0/2 SOURCED

CHALLENGE RELIEF

  • Difficulty modes [unsourced]
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What it is

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.

Where to go from here

Argue with these asks

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