Papers Please

6.3

8 ratings

1.142

Plays

E13+

Age Rating

Developer:

3909 LLC

Published:

10 April 2025

Categories:

Logic Simulator Strategy

Wiki:

Wikipedia

Platforms:

Browser (desktop,mobile,tablet) and AppStores

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Papers, Please is a puzzle simulator game. Become an immigration officer in the dystopian and fictional country of Arstotzka. Let's show you how!

How to play Papers, Please Online

Use the mouse to interact with the people wanting to cross over the border, their documents, and your own tools of administration. Drag the documents onto the right side of the screen to read them. Check up on permits and visas, as well as identification documents. If you approve their visa and their stay, click on the stamping tool, drag it over the part of the document that needs to be stamped, and click on it to stamp.

If the documents are not correct, or there are suspicions of illegal activities, continue checking up with actions such as:

interrogating the applicant
demanding the missing documents;
comparing fingertips;
even doing full body scans;

You can deny applicants, and if they are found to be criminals, you can order their arrest. Of course, you can become a criminal as well. For example, you can take on bribes to allow applicants passage despite their problems and earn more money for yourselves.

The game works in real time, representing the time duration of a shift in this position. At the end of the day, try to earn as much money as possible. If you were bribed, try not to get caught by the higher authorities since you might end up in the can instead!

There are quick-time events that will happen, as well as scripted encounters that will test your loyalty to your country. By the end of the game, you might even betray your nation and run away into the neighbouring one where you will be alone, leaving your family behind.

This makes the game one with multiple endings, and you will reach them based on your previous actions, just like it would be with real life.

Conclusion

Play Papers Please Online to become a border officer, and whether you make the right decisions for your country or become a disident, take responsibility, and try to not end up empty-handed!