Papers, Please

5.00
Healthy
Price: $4.99
Ads: Unknown
In App Purchases: Unknown

iOS App Store

Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 0 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 28 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

5

4 votes
Playing by Appointment -
0 / 4 votes
Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.

4 votes
Daily Rewards -
0 / 4 votes
Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

4 votes
Grinding -
0 / 4 votes
Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

4 votes
Advertisements -
0 / 4 votes
Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

4 votes
Infinite Treadmill -
0 / 4 votes
Impossible to win or complete the game.

4 votes
Can't Pause or Save -
0 / 4 votes
The game does not allow you to stop playing whenever you want.

4 votes
Wait To Play -
0 / 4 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 0 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 44 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

5

4 votes
Premium Currency -
0 / 4 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

4 votes
Pay to Win -
0 / 4 votes
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

4 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
0 / 4 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

4 votes
Pay to Skip -
0 / 4 votes
Spend money to avoid waiting for a timer to expire.

4 votes
Accidental Purchases -
0 / 4 votes
Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.

4 votes
Recurring Fee -
0 / 4 votes
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.

4 votes
Gambling / Loot Boxes -
0 / 4 votes
Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

4 votes
Power Creep -
0 / 4 votes
A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

4 votes
Pay Wall -
0 / 4 votes
The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

4 votes
Waste Aversion -
0 / 4 votes
Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.

4 votes
Anchoring Tricks -
0 / 4 votes
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.

Social Dark PatternsSocial Dark Patterns

This game has 0 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 28 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

5

4 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme -
0 / 4 votes
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

4 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
0 / 4 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

4 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
0 / 4 votes
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

4 votes
Reciprocity -
0 / 4 votes
Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

4 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
0 / 4 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

4 votes
Fear of Missing Out -
0 / 4 votes
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.

4 votes
Competition -
0 / 4 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 0 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 27 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

5

4 votes
Invested / Endowed Value -
0 / 4 votes
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

3 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
0 / 3 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

4 votes
Complete the Collection -
0 / 4 votes
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.

4 votes
Illusion of Control -
0 / 4 votes
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.

4 votes
Variable Rewards -
0 / 4 votes
Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.

4 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations -
0 / 4 votes
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.

4 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases -
0 / 4 votes
Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.

App Store Ratings

iOS:  (4.78) with 494 votes.



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Screenshot A dystopian document thriller.
The award-winning, critically-acclaimed border inspector game.

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"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."
"Glory to Arstotzka."

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Awards

◉ Best Game of 2013 - The New Yorker
◉ Best Game of 2013 - Wired Magazine
◉ Top Indie Game 2013 - Forbes Magazine
◉ Best Strategy & Simulation Game 2014 - BAFTA
◉ Grand Prize Winner 2014 - Independent Games Festival
◉ Excellence in Design Winner - IGF 2014
◉ Excellence in Narrative Winner - IGF 2014
◉ GameCity Prize Winner 2014 - GameCity
◉ Cultural Innovation Award 2013 - SXSW
◉ Best PC Game 2014 - LARA Game Awards
◉ Innovation Award - GDCA 2014
◉ Most Innovative 2014 - Games For Change
◉ Best Gameplay 2014 - Games For Change
◉ Best Game of 2013 - Ars Technica
◉ Best Game of 2013 - PC World
◉ Best PC Game of 2013 - Destructoid
◉ Best Story of 2013 - Destructoid
... and more

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Story

The communist state of Arstotzka has just ended a 6-year war with neighboring Kolechia and reclaimed its rightful half of the border town, Grestin.

Your job as immigration inspector is to control the flow of people entering the Arstotzkan side of Grestin from Kolechia. Among the throngs of immigrants and visitors looking for work are hidden smugglers, spies, and terrorists.

Using only the documents provided by travelers and the Ministry of Admission's primitive inspect, search, and fingerprint systems you must decide who can enter Arstotzka and who will be turned away or arrested.

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Features

Includes the complete original game with all 31 days and 20 endings. Also adds unlockable multitouch support for faster paperwork, an enhanced inspection mode, Game Center achievements, leaderboards, mid-day resume, and more.

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Warning

This game contains mature themes, non-photographic nudity, and brief moments of pixelated violence.