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Papers, Please

Original title: Papers, Please - August 8, 2013
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Director:Lucas Pope
Studio:3909
Stars:Ilya Shubochkin
Soundtrack:Music by Lucas Pope — the brutalist Arstotzka theme is one of indie gaming's most recognizable earworms
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2014
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Game Details
DeveloperSteam
Lucas Pope
PublisherSteam
3909
Studio
3909
GenresIGDB
Simulator, Puzzle, Indie, Point-and-click
PlatformsWikipedia
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, PlayStation Vita
Release DateWikipedia
August 8, 2013
Metacritic ScoreMetacritic
85
Game Engine
OpenFL

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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Data aggregated from 6 sources: IGDB, RAWG, HowLongToBeat, Steam, Wikipedia, Metacritic
Last updated: 18.09.2026
Business
Budget
Not disclosed
RevenueReported
1.8 million copies by August 2016; 5 million by its 10th anniversary in August 2023 (dev-disclosed)
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Self-funded from Pope's Naughty Dog savings; he expected 'a few weeks' of work.

Time to Beat
Main Story5h
Main + Extras8h
Completionist16h

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Language Support
Language
AudioSubUI
Japanese
German
English
Spanish (Spain)
French
Italian
Portuguese (Portugal)
Russian
Polish
Portuguese (Brazil)
Ukrainian
Czech
Simplified Chinese
Turkish
Basque
Korean
Content Rating
Violence
Strong Language
Nudity
Drug Reference
Sexual Themes
Blood
Bad Language
ESRB M
PEGI 16
ACB M
System Requirements
Minimum
OS:Windows XP or later
CPU:1.5 GHz Core2Duo
RAM:2 GB RAM
GPU:OpenGL 1.4 or better
Storage:100 MB available space Minimum 1280x720 screen resolution
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Data aggregated from 6 sources: IGDB, RAWG, HowLongToBeat, Steam, Wikipedia, Metacritic
Last updated: 18.09.2026