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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.
Papers, Please is a indie, simulation and point & click game
developed by Lucas Pope
and published by 3909.
Released on August 08th 2013 is available on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.
It has received 74,187 reviews of which 72,168 were positive and 2,019 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.6 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam, but you can find it for 8.34€ on K4G.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows XP or later
- Processor: 1.5 GHz Core2Duo
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 1.4 or better
- Storage: 100 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Minimum 1280x720 screen resolution
MacOS
- OS: OSX Mountain Lion (10.8)
- Processor: 1.5 GHz Core2Duo
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 1.4 or better
- Storage: 100 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Minimum 1280x720 screen resolution
Linux
- Processor: 1.5 GHz Core2Duo
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Storage: 100 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Minimum 1280x720 screen resolution
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---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☑ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks/achievements ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☑ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☑ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☑ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☑ 9 ☐ 10
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Frequently Asked Questions
Papers, Please is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam.
No, Papers, Please is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.75€ on Steam.
Yes, Papers, Please received 72,168 positive votes out of a total of 74,187 achieving an impressive rating of 9.57.
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Papers, Please was developed by Lucas Pope and published by 3909.
Yes, Papers, Please is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Papers, Please is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, Papers, Please is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Yes, Papers, Please is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.
Yes, Papers, Please is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, Papers, Please does not support VR.
Papers, Please is a single-player game.
No, Papers, Please does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Papers, Please does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Yes, Papers, Please supports Remote Play on Phone and Remote Play on Tablet. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Papers, Please is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Game modes
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Online players
310
Developer
Lucas Pope
Publisher
3909
Release
08 Aug 2013
Platforms
Remote Play
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