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Papers, Please

Papers, Please

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.

Released Aug 8, 2013 Developer Lucas Pope Publisher 3909 Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux IndiePoliticalSimulationPoint & ClickSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

97.3%positive74,187 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 102 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 22 found this helpful

“[h1]8.5/10 [/h1] The story keeps you playing, game loop is very good. Looks easy gets difficult towards the end. Really good game that doesn't need perfect graphics to be good. The game doesn't overstay.”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 21 found this helpful

“As a Mexican, I am a Mexican. Anyways this game is pretty fun so uh. Yeah”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“First you think it's a dystopian thriller. Then you remember that you also live in a dystopia. This game shows you how easily the system can ruin your life - there is a myriad of reasons why it can happen.”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:14 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

451playing at last check
66724-hour peak
6,038all-time peak
0 500 1k 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 948 avg · Aug 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

13achievements
15.0%median completion
7.3%rarest: Snowier Pastures
57.5% of players 39.5% of players 36.6% of players 22.0% of players 17.1% of players 16.8% of players 15.0% of players 14.6% of players 10.2% of players 8.8% of players 8.4% of players 8.1% of players 7.3% of players 57.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
57.5%Obristan Token — Collect the hidden Obristan Token
39.5%Antegria Token — Collect the hidden Antegria Token
36.6%Arstotzka Token — Collect the hidden Arstotzka Token
Rarest badges of honor
7.3%Snowier Pastures — Hidden achievement
8.1%Republia Token — Collect the hidden Republia Token
8.4%Worker's Best — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US9.99 USD
EU9.75 EUR
UK8.50 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada12.99 CAD
Japan1,200 JPY
Brazil32.99 BRL
China42.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$6.2 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 09, 2023
10 Years!

Papers, Please is 10 years old! Hard to believe! I owe a sincere thanks to everyone that's supported me and my games over the last decade. A few things to celebrate the anniversary: Set up a $1.99 sal

Mar 21, 2023
Update 1.4.11

Taking care of a few more issues. Mainly, super slow animations when running at insane framerates, and muted sounds. Changelist Reworked frame sync logic, again, to fix slow animations. Tries 60fps vs

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Political · Simulation · Point & Click · Singleplayer · Pixel Graphics · Dystopian · Multiple Endings · Puzzle · Story Rich · Retro · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Stats · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Ukrainian, Czech, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Basque, Korean
Achievements13
Estimated owners2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://papersplea.se
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows XP or later Processor: 1.5 GHz Core2Duo Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 1.4 or better Storage: 100 MB available space Additional Notes: Minimum 1280x720 screen resolution