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Papers, Please

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.
Review97.24%  66938  1902
GenresAdventure, Indie
DeveloperLucas Pope
Publisher3909
DemoNot available
Category
  • Single-player
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stats
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Family Sharing
Release dateAug 8, 2013
Supported OSWindowsmacOSLinux
Steam Deck Compatibility
Verified

All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration

This game shows Steam Deck controller icons

In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck

This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck

LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Ukrainian, Czech, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Basque, Korean
Required age

0

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    Game tags
    Indie2004Political1523Simulation1278Singleplayer1096Point & Click1083Pixel Graphics1059Dystopian 1019Multiple Endings740Puzzle680Story Rich636Retro600Atmospheric5372D513Great Soundtrack434Addictive428Strategy421Replay Value410Casual382Difficult348Adventure345

    Last update: 2024-06-29 (General data), 2024-06-29 (Steam Deck compat.), 2024-06-28 (Review data)

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