Reviews for Papers, Please

Really good game. Love the design and the gamestyle of it. Must let you know though, I am playing on a samsung galaxy A14, and I am experiencing an issue. When I open another app, or get out of the game (not closing the game), when I go back onto it, there will be no noise at all until I restart it. (Closing and reopening) Please fix this, this is the only issue. Thank you!

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 have to check get more and more intricate. also if you are on the phone change the device type in the settings then you can move the documents around on the desk freely so you can stack them in layers or however you want. long story short it's definitely 9/10.

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 to make the experience more suited for mobile. The only issue is that when you leave the game for even just a moment and come back to it, there's no sound at all, and the only way to fix this is to entirely quit the game and reopen it.

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 sound also cuts out sometimes as well. You have to close to the game and re-open to continue, so it needs an update to fix that. Otherwise, it is a solid port.

Great game but, there's this strange unfixable glitch I get when the megaphone thing(I'm dumb) at the top of your booth does not work. This means that I cannot call people in to my booth, making it impossible to progress and play the game. I've found that the only way to fix this glitch is to uninstall the game, then re install it, which makes you lose all your progress. But this can STILL happen after re installing the game for me. I wish it could be fixed then this would be a perfect game.

Another great port of an all time classic! I've loved this game since first playing it on iPad the best part of a decade ago, and then later on PS Vita. It's a game that I always come back to every now and then for another run through, and I happily paid for this new mobile version to do it again! It really captures the bleak realities of the setting and it's genuinely amazing how much the game causes the player to empathise with these digital characters that you barely get to know. Love it.

Loving this game. The gameplay was fun. I get to experience being an immigration officer too😆. There's no bugs or any problems so far. This game is just perfect. I love how the developers don't just end the game after finishing the story. They also give endless mode which has 3 options of gameplay that u want. And also it's a chilling game that's why i like it.

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.

As someone who has seen others play this game and not having a PC or laptop with steam, I was super excited to play it - it is just as good mobile as on steam. For anyone who hasn't seen/played it before, it is an amazing game that explores the concept of obeying orders to help yourself or risking it all to help others. It also explores a group rebelling against an overpowering government. It additionally has a mode where you can simply check documents as well. This is a must play game.

I absolutely love the game, the artstyle and gameplay are just magnificent. My only problem is that at least once per in-game day the game will just randomly have a frame rate crash and can only be fixed when exiting out of the app and opening it back up. I'm glad the game saves after every person because if it didn't this game would be practically unplayable. However this is a simple bug fix and once that's out of the way you're working with an easy 5 star game here.

Of all the indie PC games to get a mobile port none could be more fitting. As well, the effort that was put into a more mobile-friendly design, featuring unique models, sounds, systems and more is great. I imagine the original PC version would have worked fine, but who but Lucas Pope would put in that kind of effort to make a better experience for all players.

Finally played. Nailbiting dystopian fun. Have unlocked about 6 endings so far. The game is basically perfect, but so challenging especially when you get to 4 documents you have to review. It is timed as well. Great to test your eye for small details. Hard choices abound with so many different narrative outcomes it's kind of mindboggling. Really it's a CYOA type game wrapped up in bureaucratic paperwork. Would be thrilled from more games from Lucas Pope and co. Y'all are insanely talented.

I have NO idea how a game based on this concept could be so addicting but WOW. 100% worth the $4.99. This is definitely a test in detail orientation, with a little bit of morality, politics, risk taking, and financial management mixed in. It's amazing that such a simple game can encompass all those things and make it fun, compelling, and witty. Best mobile game I've played in a very long time.

This game is frustrating, but in a good way. Having to focus on the repetitive daily task of (you guessed it) checking papers while also watching the story unfold and somehow controlling the fate of a nation (or at the very least your family) from behind a desk is a really cool concept. It's harder than you think though. Took me about eight tries before I reached an ending that didn't have me dead or in prison. Will be trying again to get other good endings since there are like 150.

An incredible game ported to mobile and I think it still stands as incredible. I wasn't sure how they would accomplish it but they managed to, the game feels smooth and polished and I feel like I can move just as fast as on PC. Now for the game itself, I personally love it. The game has a great dystopian style, both in story and gameplay. The game is all about checking documents for accurate information and comparing it with other documents at a border checkpoint. Your speed is everything.

This is a great game and they did a very good job making it work on smaller touch screens. This version is much harder than the PC since the desk space is so limited and you have to constantly swipe between the documents and sometimes the documents aren't right next to each other when comparing data. 4 stars because I think adding one more minute for each day would make it more manageable and on par with the difficulty of the incredible PC version.

So happy that this is on the Google Play store! I've seen some of my fav YouTubers play this & I always wanted to try it myself, but don't have a gaming computer. Nor do I have Steam. Now that I've been able to play it, it's fun! A little intense at times, but as I've watched the gameplay b4, this was expected. I really like the characters. Especially the storylines of certain ones. The only change I'd make is probs just to emphasize the 3 bullets in the tranquilizer gun.

Just as addictive here as it is on PC. This mobile port's layout works well without sacrificing much flavor. The original layout is also available through the options menu if you prefer it. For the mobile layout I would like an option to flip the booth horizontally. My reason being that I don't like pulling down on the hoop to stamp the passports with my left thumb. I want the hoop to come down on the right side instead. Petty request but I would prefer that.

This is an outstanding port. The gameplay is faithful to the original desktop version, with enough modifications to make it touch-friendly and suitable for portrait mode. The "kachunck" of the passport stamp is still just as satisfying, as is the frustration of hearing the dot-matrix printer, when you realize you missed something. Highly recommended!

Great game, and as good a mobile port as you could probably have, though I feel like the small space of a phone isn't as nice as a big screen. Going through the various documents you have is a bit clunky. In the desktop port, the player can organize as they see fit, but here we're forced into a certain organization that's intentionally slightly inconvenient. Gripes aside, it is still enjoyable and is great to pick up and play a few minutes anywhere.