Papers, Please

5.65K reviews
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Mature 17+
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Blood, Drug Reference, Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Violence
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About this game

A dystopian document thriller.
The award-winning, critically-acclaimed border inspector game.

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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.

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Warning

This game contains mature themes, non-photographic nudity, and brief moments of pixelated violence.

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Awards

ā—‰ Best Game of 2013 - The New Yorker
ā—‰ Best Game of 2013 - Wired Magazine
ā—‰ Top Indie Game 2013 - Forbes Magazine
ā—‰ Best Strategy & Simulation Game 2014 - BAFTA
ā—‰ Grand Prize Winner 2014 - Independent Games Festival
ā—‰ Excellence in Design Winner - IGF 2014
ā—‰ Excellence in Narrative Winner - IGF 2014
ā—‰ GameCity Prize Winner 2014 - GameCity
ā—‰ Cultural Innovation Award 2013 - SXSW
ā—‰ Best PC Game 2014 - LARA Game Awards
ā—‰ Innovation Award - GDCA 2014
ā—‰ Most Innovative 2014 - Games For Change
ā—‰ Best Gameplay 2014 - Games For Change
ā—‰ Best Game of 2013 - Ars Technica
ā—‰ Best Game of 2013 - PC World
ā—‰ Best PC Game of 2013 - Destructoid
ā—‰ Best Story of 2013 - Destructoid
... and more
A dystopian document thriller.
Updated on
Oct 30, 2025

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Ratings and reviews

5.3K reviews
Misty Gomez
March 5, 2026
Note: To switch from mobile play style to PC, go to Settings (wrench icon on the start screen), click Device (which resembles an intercom), and select the desk setup on the right. It'll switch back to the home screen and play! I love this game!!! I'm training my eye for detail while playing, and it's a fun, free (after you buy the game) activity with no in-game transactions. It's addictively difficult trying to correct little mistakes, and I'm learning better methods to serve more people.
41 people found this review helpful
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Marley
April 17, 2026
I don't normally write reviews ever, but I felt like this game really did deserve it. I've played cloverpit and the frame rate was really iffy, but with this games not a single issue. at first I thought the game would be best in landscape but being in portrait mode was a great decision on their part. I'm seen a massive change in tech and I'm very excited with pc games coming to android. definitely worth the price I like art style the game mechanics and the strategy and story behind the game.
18 people found this review helpful
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piet pretorius
September 14, 2023
I used to play this game a lot on PC and I think it was also on IOS. But it was sad to see it not being available for Android. However, when I saw it finally making it in the google playstore, I didn't hesitate to buy this game again. So good to see this game on mobile! I just wish there was a landscape mode. And I don't understand why you can't double tap on something to quickly highlight discrepancies like on PC. But that's fine I guess.
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What’s new

* Update Unity version with security fix
* Fix EZIC puzzle card overlap alignment in zh, ukr, and ko localizations
Content rating
Mature 17+
Blood, Drug Reference, Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Violence
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About the developer
3909 LLC
support@3909.co
1-266-3, SAKURAGICHO, OMIYA-KU SHINWA KI BLDG. 2F. SAITAMA, åŸ¼ēŽ‰ēœŒ 330-0854 Japan
+81 50-8894-0039

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