![]() ![]() ![]() A huge line of people is waiting outside to pass through your checkpoint, but you have only a limited amount of time each day to process them one by one. ![]() You spend your in-game time in a border checkpoint. There's no need to go through an installation process, and you don't need to worry about any system requirements. It comes in a ZIP archive, and you only need to unpack it and launch it. A free Beta version is available, which you can play up to a certain point in the story, which is enough to see what the game has to offer. Papers, Please is available for purchase for Windows, Mac, Linux, as well as mobile platforms, like Apple's iPad or Sony's PlayStation Vita. It sounds simple on paper, but there's nothing simple about Eastern European-like bureaucracy, especially when you have a family to care for. Your role is to check people's passports, make sure everything is in order, and allow them to pass or deny them entry. It places you in the role of a customs office, in the fictional Republic of Arstotzka, a totalitarian state, which recently ended a war and reopened a border checkpoint. You can call this multi-award-winning indie game a customs officer simulator or, better yet, a bureaucracy simulator. Papers, Please is one of those games that manages to impress not with graphics and special effects, but with the unique idea behind it. ![]()
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