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.
- Released
- 2013
- Developer
- Lucas Pope
- Platforms
- 5 systems
- Critics
- 85
- Steam Deck
- verified
- Download
- 0.1 GB
What is 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.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 8 August 2013 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Lucas Pope |
| Publisher | 3909 |
| Platforms | iOS, iPad, PlayStation Vita, PC, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Simulation |
| Languages | 15 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q14565978, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Papers, Please received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | Not stated |
| Cloud saves | Yes |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | verified |
| Download size | 0.1 GB |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | None |
Content descriptors
- Some nudity or sexual content
- General mature content
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Papers, Please on 30 August 2026 looking for recurring complaints. Nothing came up often enough to report: no theme was mentioned by more than 3% of them. That is not a claim that the game is bug-free, only that the people who disliked it were not agreeing about why.
Games like Papers, Please
24 games overlap with Papers, Please on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Mini Metro, World of Goo and Braid.
Common questions about Papers, Please
What platforms is Papers, Please on?
Papers, Please is available on iOS, iPad, PlayStation Vita, PC, Steam Deck. It first released in 2013.
How much does Papers, Please cost?
$9.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend Papers, Please?
97% of 80,337 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Overwhelmingly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Papers, Please?
85 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Papers, Please work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Papers, Please as verified on the Steam Deck, from its own testing. That means it works out of the box with no configuration.
How big is the Papers, Please download?
0.1 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.