Papers, Please
himmatsj Dec 22, 2014 @ 12:04pm
What kind of game is this?
Which genre is this most similar to? Any similar games?

Is there a campaign? If yes, how long?

Why should I get this game in n your opinion?

Thanks!
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Goldmind Dec 22, 2014 @ 12:18pm 
Have you ever played those "Find the differences between these 2 pictures" type of game?

This is similar to that experience except it has smart twists and turns each level (in this case, each Day) you beat.

I don't know what genre I would label it. If anything, I guess you can call it a Board game genre.

There is a Campaign. I have gone really far but didn't beat it yet, and it took me a good 2-3. Do not fret over that amount, though. It's worth it for it's replayibility.

This game allows a unique experience that you won't find now a days.

I also made a review about this game. It's short, so you could give it a read.
Verbal B Dec 22, 2014 @ 12:35pm 
I would say phoenix wright: ace attorney is closest example.
you are the border inspector. you examine the documents and the person and see if there is any discrepancies. you can accept/deny the person based on evidences.
himmatsj Dec 22, 2014 @ 12:37pm 
Can you say it is a unique experience? A must play one at that?
Tired Cliche Dec 22, 2014 @ 12:45pm 
Absolutely. It was the best game of last year. The gameplay and the tension surrounding it transforms you, so that you no longer treat the freezing immigrants as people, but as numbers to be checked.
This game teaches you how people become evil. Highly recommended.
Zauberblümele Dec 22, 2014 @ 3:06pm 
i just bought the game and reached end 1, the worst end.
But its ok for the first try.
This game is completely different to other games, after each working day you get a payment, regular you upgrade your character and expand abilities, in this game you can buy medicine for your son or radiation against freezing for your family.
Sometimes you can choose between hunger and freezing.
Actually its a quite interesting game expierence, remembers a good dos game, pretty simple but you have to watch many details and you can get only a limited ammount of warnings in your career, so may the most first time games end up in end 1 lol.
gekco Dec 22, 2014 @ 8:00pm 
Same here, I believe I got up to day 6 then I hit ending #1, lol I lost the game already in 1hr xD. But overall it's a fun game.
John Hadley Dec 22, 2014 @ 8:18pm 
I would say its a unique experience and a game that will get you thinking about social issues. The game is thought-provoking so if you view games as art then it is something you want to play, but if you view a game as a manual entertainment exercise only then the gameplay of this one is not any better than many other options. Its like when one of those puzzles where they show you a picture and ask you what is out of place. You have to think about all the things you see in the picture and make sure they are all "normal". You do this repeatedly to analyze peoples documents and see if they are allowed to enter. You get more and more rules as you go that you have to check against and if you fail and let in someone you shouldn't or not let in someone you should you are penalized progressively more by docking of your pay.

People start to come to you with sob stories about how they miss their wife or they will be killed if they can't get through and you can help them by making a violation on purpose yourself to let them through. When you let someone in that you shouldn't, then you get money taken away from your pay, so you can decide to take the hit yourself to do a good deed for them. Who you decide to let in and how fast you do it can lead to different endings. If you can't do your job fast your family members will die from lack of food or medical treatment because you can't earn enough to pay for it, so you have to memorize some lists of countries and cities and rules to be able to perform your job as fast as possible and this gets progressively harder as more rules are implemented.
Last edited by John Hadley; Dec 22, 2014 @ 8:20pm
It's a bureaucracy turn based action game.
Last edited by Wattson's Gap (Emp); Dec 22, 2014 @ 8:24pm
Lulu Ptilu Dec 23, 2014 @ 6:15am 
its very unique game i think! why you should get it? its very interressant experience, its not expensive and its an intelligent indie game :)
himmatsj Dec 23, 2014 @ 6:16am 
Sup dudes, I got it. God willing, I will come to like, maybe love, it.
Originally posted by Guppy (Emp):
It's a bureaucracy turn based action game.

turn based is not a good descriptor. You are racing against the clock every day to process enough passports properly to pay rent.
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