Description
Been playing Papers, Please for a couple months now. It’s basically a dystopian document thriller where you play as an immigration inspector controlling the flow of people into the communist state of Arstotzka. Pretty solid game if you’re into strategy and simulation stuff.
Here’s what you do: you have to carefully inspect travelers’ documents and decide who gets to enter the country. There’s also a search function where you can pat people down, which is pretty useful. And you have to keep your family fed and warm – that part adds some extra challenge.
Look, if you’re into detailed sims and don’t mind a bit of a grim setting, you’ll probably like this. It’s not perfect – the UI can be kinda clunky at times – but overall it does the job. Worth checking out.
Editor Opinion
So here's my honest take on Papers, Please. I've tested a bunch of strategy and sim games, and this one's pretty unique. The whole dystopian border control theme is super interesting, and the gameplay is deceptively deep. It's not just mindless document checking - there's a ton of strategic depth in deciding who to let in. But it can also get a bit repetitive after a while. Overall though, it's a solid experience that I'd recommend to fans of the genre.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Tons of strategic depth without being overwhelming
- Graphics look great and run smooth on older phones
- Free to play, don't need to spend money to enjoy it
- Interesting dystopian setting that sucks you in
Cons
- Upgrades take forever at higher levels
- Gets repetitive after a while
- Ads can be annoying if you don't pay
Specifications
| Updated | 29.01.2025 |
| Category | Role Playing |
| Age Rating | Mature 17+ |
| Developer | 3909 |
| Android | Android 5.1++ |
| Package Name |
com.llc3909.papersplease |
Ratings
User Reviews
It's a very good game, but I give 4 stars due to after some time playing, it becomes slow and glitchy to where you can't touch or do anything. The...
I've always found the cold war interesting and this definitely captures that dystopian bureaucratic eastern block feel. It gets very complicated this game definitely isn't easy and the documents you...
Fantastic game which I already own on PC but decided to try out the mobile port. The port is excellent and has slight differences from the PC version in order...
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