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Papers, Please

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App ID 239030
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher 3909
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 39184726
Last Record Update 25 September 2026 – 03:39:34 UTC ()
Release Date 8 August 2013 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
🤩 95.73%
80k reviews
182
In-Game
🖥️ Simulation 🔎 Point & Click 👾 Pixel Graphics ⛓ Dystopian 🔚 Multiple Endings

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.

Additional Information

Developer Lucas Pope
gamedir ValveTestApp239030
metacritic_name Papers, Please
icon empty string
metacritic_score 85
NoServers No
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/papers-please?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
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VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed Yes
community_visible_stats Yes
sourcegame Yes
checkpkgstate Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher 3909
Store Release Date 8 August 2013 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 8 August 2013 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 15 June 2019 – 14:25:40 UTC () (1560608740)
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Detected Technologies Unity Engine, UnityIL2CPP SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • steam_machine_compatibility: 3
  • test_timestamp: 1 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8338468
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    hdr_support0
    requires_proton_soundfonts0
Content Descriptors Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 9 May 2013 – 19:35:33 UTC (), in changelist #217534
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

15 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
French Yes
German Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes
Russian Yes
Italian Yes
Japanese Yes
Polish Yes
Ukrainian Yes
Czech Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes
Turkish Yes
Basque Yes
Korean Yes

Tags

🌱 Indie 🖥️ Simulation 🔎 Point & Click 👾 Pixel Graphics 👤 Singleplayer ⛓ Dystopian 🔚 Multiple Endings 🧩 Puzzle 📚 Story Rich 👾 Retro 🌫 Atmospheric 🖼️ 2D 🫦 Addictive 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🔄 Replay Value 💡 Strategy 😌 Casual 😓 Difficult 🗺️ Adventure 🧞 Choices Matter

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Stats Steam Leaderboards Remote Play on Phone Remote Play on Tablet Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Assets

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last_modified8 March 2023 – 09:07:08 UTC
timestamp8 March 2023 – 09:07:08 UTC

Trailer 12493 ↴

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Steam charts

  • 182 players right now
  • 349 24-hour peak
  • 6,129 all-time peak 21 June 2014
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  • 3 viewers right now
  • 42 24-hour peak
  • 89,236 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 🤩 Overwhelmingly Positive
  • 95.73% SteamDB Rating
  • 78,491 97.3% positive reviews
  • 2,176 2.7% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Papers, Please right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 182 players live playing Papers, Please on Steam.

Papers, Please had an all-time peak of 6129 concurrent players on 21 June 2014.

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