Similar games to Papers, Please?

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I've been falling in love with indie games latetly, especially games like Papers, Please or Gone Home. I even enjoyed The Stanley Parable quite a lot. I'm trying to google and search up more games like these on Steam, but I can't really find any that looks as interesting.

Do you guys have any recommendations on indie games like Papers, Please or the other ones I mentioned? Thanks a lot.

I see the creator of Papers, Please also have a couple other games, but they're unfortunately not on Steam..

[TonkatsuRamen]

Antichamber

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It looks a lot like portal though. Is it worth it? I was thinking about something with a story, not sure if this is it.

[Rhonda]

Check out Lukas Pope's website, some of his games are playable in browser.

If you're looking for other document related games i suggest
Presumed Guilty (proove your innocence and solve a murder case with what gamedevs thought in 1988 the internet will be)
Floor 13 (you're a mix of a spindoctor and secret agency director solving generic political problems, keep public quiet and prevent government from negative press)

Both games are considered abandonware afaik and can be dl'ed for free. Use of DosBox is required.

[Diergato]

Phoenix Wrigtht games to some extent, they are for Nintendo DS sadly.

[dyck5ter.]

Try out "Cart Life", it is out in steam http://store.steampowered.com/app/233390/

[Masala]

So the other two games you mentioned in the OP are more like Myst-style games, and the two I'm going suggest are not explorable-y games like that. I wouldn't say they're exactly like Paper, Please either. Except that they're enjoyable, easy-to-play games with more of a focus on story than action. I group them together, so maybe you'll enjoy them. I have a feeling they'll both end up on sale again too.

Anyways, after I finally tugged myself away from my Papers, Please addiction. I just got horribly addicted to Long Live The Queen. Don't let the princessy-ness fool you, she dies some horrific deaths. You pretty much HAVE to replay the game. Only masterminds or someone with a guide will actually have her stay alive on the first playthrough lol.

The other suggestion I have is a lot darker, and another Zombie game (I'm a little tired of Zombies, honestly). But Zafehouse:Diaries I found addicting too. I had a lot more fun than I should have loading my family members into the game (turns off achievements but still amusing), and reading that my brother in law had to saw the arm off my father because he was bitten by a zombie...

Of course Zafehouse is randomized, so story-wise there's nothing but a rough premise. There are random story events, etc that keep it interesting. Long Live The Queen however has a storyline I feel is similar to Papers, Please- in that your choices will reveal certain chains of events that you would miss completely if you chose a different option earlier on.

I'll be checking out the other options in this thread though. :)

[Tormentoso]

I enjoyed "To the moon" for it's story. It is short, and not so much a game as a story you unfold. Rather deep, psychological, and elaborate for sprites that look stolen from Final Fantasy VI.

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Thank you so much for responses. I think I'll check out Long Live The Queen, it seems pretty cool. Keep this thread up, a lot of interesting games mentioned :)

[Oddbrother]

Originally posted by Diergato:

Phoenix Wrigtht games to some extent, they are for Nintendo DS sadly.

Unless of course you buy the Japanese version from Capcom's web store. I heard the iOS and Android versions come in HD, too.

[WillyBonez]

papers, please is an incredible game

[D13]

Paper Please is unique in its own genre, literally you can't find any game that shares similar characteristics.

The only game that requires fast reaction and comparing skills that I'd like to suggest you is 'Uplink', I'd say all Introversion games are all awesome, grab Prison Architect too, it's a great game.

[Jonrlax]

Phoenix Wright its very similar.

[Abyssal]

I agree to Phoenix Wright being very similar with cross-referencing being a major part of the game solving. Plus, there's music, a story, and interesting animations. I recommend Phoenix Wright!

[SmithDoc]

the republia times, a short game by lucas pope, is vaguely related to papers please and is available for free on his website. it's pretty great itself!

[Kinzo]

Recettear is a game that also turns a "boring thing into a fun game". It involves you being a shopkeeper who haggles prices to customers. Not sure if that's what you're looking for since it isn't very story heavy.

Phoenix Wright is a good recommendation for having gameplay that makes you spot out contradictions.