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Papers, Please

by Lucas Pope

2013
97% positive
75,853
$9.99
Steam

About This Game

The Short Film


Watch the official short film based on the game.
By KINODOM PRODUCTIONS. Starring Igor Savochkin.


About the 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.

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Game Details

Release Date: 8/8/2013
Developer: Lucas Pope
Publisher: 3909
Price: $9.99

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