Разработчик: Lucas Pope
Описание
The Short Film
Watch the official short film based on the game.
By KINODOM PRODUCTIONS. Starring Igor Savochkin.
Об игре
Поздравляем!Подведены итоги октябрьской лотереи рабочих мест! Вы - победитель!
Немедленно обратитесь в Министерство въезда на пропускном пункте Грештин, чтобы вступить в должность.
Вашей семье будет предоставлена квартира в Восточном Грештине, в жилом доме 8 класса.
Слава Арстотцке!
Война между коммунистической Астотцкой и соседней Колечией, длившаяся шесть лет, только что закончилась, и в результате Арстотцка сумела вернуть себе принадлежащую ей по праву половину пограничного города Грештина.
Вы - инспектор иммиграционной службы, ваша задача - контролировать поток лиц, въезжающих в Арстотцку из Колечии через Грештин. Среди толп иммигрантов, надеющихся найти в стране работу, и прочих визитеров скрываются контрабандисты, шпионы и террористы.
В вашем распоряжении есть только документы, предоставляемые въезжающими, и незатейливые системы проверки, досмотра и снятия отпечатков пальцев, установленные Министерством въезда. С этим небогатым арсеналом вам предстоит решать, кого можно впустить в Арстотцку, кому следует отказать, а кто подлежит аресту.
Поддерживаемые языки: english, french, german, spanish - spain, portuguese - brazil, russian, italian, japanese, polish, ukrainian, czech, simplified chinese, turkish, basque, korean
Системные требования
Windows
- 64-разрядные процессор и операционная система
- ОС *: Windows XP or later
- Процессор: 1.5 GHz Core2Duo
- Оперативная память: 2 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: OpenGL 1.4 or better
- Место на диске: 100 MB
- Дополнительно: Minimum 1280x720 screen resolution
- 64-разрядные процессор и операционная система
Mac
- ОС: OSX Mountain Lion (10.8)
- Процессор: 1.5 GHz Core2Duo
- Оперативная память: 2 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: OpenGL 1.4 or better
- Место на диске: 100 MB
- Дополнительно: Minimum 1280x720 screen resolution
Linux
- Процессор: 1.5 GHz Core2Duo
- Оперативная память: 2 GB ОЗУ
- Место на диске: 100 MB
- Дополнительно: Minimum 1280x720 screen resolution
Отзывы пользователей
This is an awesome game that often makes you choose between rules and morals. Immersive, challenging, and very fun. You can tell good effort was put into this game and its many endings.
Also, if you have issues with low FPS/a jittery mouse, try lowering your monitor's refresh rate!
perhaps the best way to train your eyes to spot errors, as well as a peek into the history of the world. a great concept supported by the world building and characters surrounding the inspector.
for kolechia.
En iyi 2d oyun.Kabataslak incelediğimizde oyun çok basit ve sıkıcı duruyor.Ancak oyunun insanın içine işleyen hikayesiyle,zaman zaman oyuncuya sunduğu ama etkili ama etkisiz oyun içi gidişatla ilgili verdiği seçeneklerle,oyuncuyu kendisine bağlayan çok iyi düşünülmüş bir yapım.Belki tekrar tekrar bitirilip oynanmaz ancak ilk oynayıştaki tadı kendisinden sonra gelen çoğu oyundan alınmayacağını düşünüyorum
It's genuinely heartbreaking that Lucas no longer creates games. I first played this game when it was released 12 years ago, and revisiting it now with a fresh perspective has made me appreciate it even more. Every aspect of the game feels extremely well crafted.
Cool game. Storytelling is well-done for such a simple game and it does a good job of making the Cold War (specifically an analogue of the real-life split city of Berlin) feel "real" to those of us who weren't around to experience it firsthand.
Glory to Arstotzka.
Incredible game - the different endings, the plot and the mechanics are brilliant. Highly recommend :)
I highly recommend this great game. It has a surprisingly captivating story-line, motivating game replay to get the different endings, stimulating on the way reflection on peoples condition in these fictive (but oh so realistic) totalitarian states. This games simple gameplay quickly becomes interestingly challenging, and keeping up the tedious paperwork never gets boring, quite the contrary!
The game touches on the right themes.
Pros
- Sound: Good audio effects and voice acting; it's really nice to hear that.
- Endings: Many endings with unpredictable conclusions; the game has about 20 different endings.
- Choices: You have to make moral choices throughout the whole game. You can choose a side in this game.
- Gameplay Curve: The difficulty curve increases as you progress through the game. New features and gameplay changes are introduced.
Cons
- Difficulty: If you are a newbie, you might struggle with it. You should select easy mode.
[*]Boredom: Sometimes, it can be boring to play for a long time.
In conclusion:
Papers, Please
is a good game with an advanced lore (consider referencing the short film). It is highly recommended to play if you have never played it before.Probably one of the most unique games I've ever tried. It's a very exciting concept that they make the most of. Lucas Pope is a genius. I'll be playing it many, many times because it's absolutely captivating and like nothing else. Several developers have tried similar themes after 2013, but none can match it. The only negative is that it is very tiring. When they push a pile of papers in front of you and you have to go through everything perfectly in the shortest time possible, it can be a bit mind numbing. All in all 10/10
A very good game, I like that it has a simple design, and the game teaches you to use the features it has.
Admittedly late to the party to this indie gem, but better late then never or so they say... I would not say this is a "fun" game but that would be missing the point. The geniality of Papers Please is the perfect match of its topic, being an immigration officer with dubious moral standards and the presentation, a 2D layout of your workspace. So while you are likely sitting on a desk, looking at a monitor when playing the game you are sitting at a desk looking at the travellers who want to pass by your suspecting eyes. The game can feel tedious, a lot of manual steps are involved in processing a person, more and more rules for immigration are added which you have to keep track of and then there is your family at home, your poor living conditions, who would not understand if you did not want to make a little extra money on the side to buy medicine for your sick child. The game throws you into this dilemma where moral standards quickly get crushed under the wheels of a bleak reality. I am on my second run right now and I don't expect a happy ending anywhere. At the end of my first game my whole family was dead and this time only my wife is still alive. I am already crooked as hell just to make ends meet and its only a matter of time until the ministry inspector will discover my treacherous acts...
Fun game with a strong story, I thought I'd give it a go after seeing loads of youtubers playing it.
A game that really makes you feel like a civil servant in a fascist nation. You feel the pressure to follow the rules of the regime but, at the same time, you feel tempted to disobey because you have a family at home to take care of. You really feel like you're in that position. My rating isn't higher because, for me, it's more of an experience than a game. It can take 10 minutes or it can take 5 hours, it all depends on your decisions. I'm marking it as complete because I reached one of the 20 endings the game has. But maybe I'll revisit the game in the future to have the experience again and see what other endings I can get.
Papers, Please!, though at first seemingly mundane, is not only a calming and fun gaming experience but captures true beauty in gaming as an art medium in the beautiful allegories and humanity it weaves in its story. Truly, I recommend this game to anyone, and thank you Lucas Pope!
The Order of the EZIC has no longer require your services as an inspector.
I really like this game even though I have seen videos of people playing it and kinda spoiled most of the surprises and endings for me but the closest thing to a complaint I have is checking all the papers gets a tad boring after a bit except it is still enjoyable enough to keep me playing while having a interesting story and setting without a lot of exposition and history being told I seriously recommend a blind play through
a fantastic experience taking a simple concept and exploring lots of interesting little stories with in!
Game good. My stamp like iron fist. They pay us like dogs, but is no matter. My stamp works tirelessly for the good of Arstotzka. Glory to Arstotzka.
Great game love the story of it and all the different endings. It can get difficult later into the game once you get more restrictions.
This game has fascinating memories. At the surface the games seems generally ok, the further you progress and the characters you meet gets you feeling deep with unique characters you won't forget. (PS love Jorji and the reunification of Border Guard and his love is the most heart worming thing I ever felt from a video game.) BUY AND PLAY THE GAME
This game is really fun and it really put your mind to work about remembering stuff in the game.
Glory to Arstotzka.
Papers, Please is a simulation game where you assume the role of an document inspector, checking for passport entries into your country. Set in the midst of political instability, the game will get progressively harder and many more rules will be included in your rulebook as you progress and deal with the uncertainty of daily life in the game. Managing your money in food and rent is crucial to surviving with the limited budget you get. Highly recommended game.
Definitely one of the best games I've ever played. Lots of replayability, amazing game mechanics, amazing writting. Can't recommend it enough and I'm hungry for more like this
really fun challenging game for gamers who are looking for an actual challenge and way to pass the time fast.The story is set up very fairly and the small details are great.
A great (and bleak) game. A great example on how to use a simple and addictive gameplay loop to tell a very compelling store.
how the hell they made this gameplay premise fun is a testament to what good writing and atmosphere can do for a game
After watching YouTubers play this I can say this is definitely worth your time and money, in the first 5 days I've arrested 2 people got bombed once and got a woman killed so this game is a 10/10.
As a Type A personality, I really enjoy the methodical routine of scanning documents and finding discrepancies. The Cold War-era historical backdrop, Eastern European setting spliced with pixel art, and the overall aesthetic of the whole game really brings a surprisingly human element to an epoch and region of the world that is heavily overlooked in modern society: the gritty, grim reality of the day-to-day life that Soviet satellites endured for decades. Would highly recommend.
One of the best and fun games i have ever played. it test your brain and can be really funny at times.
Strangely relaxing after you get the hang of it. Very systematic. Would recommend for great balance of variation and known mechanics. Has great replayability to reach the ending too! Love the commentary on border control and the influence of politics and governmental pressures. And finally balancing that with your own family.
Incredible game. The story line is heart-wrenching, and the gameplay is enough to have me mindlessly play in endless mode. I think everyone should take the time to play this game.
Rare moment where I got lost in the game. Very fun and different.
This game has a unique premise and gameplay which helps set it apart. It doesn't sound that fun but it is strangely satisfying. My only complaint would be that getting 100% is a bit too time-consuming due to having to replay the majority of the game for the two routes, which can become tedious if you're playing for an extended period of time.
It's not a bad game, just not good enough to recommend. It's a unique game for sure, but reading and checking hundreds of paper are not my preference. At the end of the day, immigration inspector is still a boring job.
I've often felt I was naturally predisposed to be a cog in a totalitarian bureaucratic machine. This game gave me the proof I needed. Glory to Arstotzka.
This is such a good game. It starts out boring but then it gets exciting! I would 100% recommend this to people
Fun game, get it when it's on discount. It does what it intends to very well and keeps you engaged. Also it's a game you can play only a few hours and have fun, there's no grind, no bullshit you need to collect or anything else. You get straight to the point and play what the game was meant to be. For the price, 8/10.
Great game however there is a potato man that keeps giving me a Cobrostan passport, pls fix
This game kept surprising me with the rules, the story bits, the UI, the endings- everything. You shall proudly become part of Arstotzka!
Love this game, easily lost countless hours playing it so far and haven't gotten bored yet.
the game overall seems repeative but its not, its really enjoyingable. loved playing it.
You know that one album, that every band you likes adores, and always cites as the greatest album of all time, but when you actually listen to it, it just feels kinda... underwhelming?
This is that game for me.
This is not to say the game is not good. It is GOOD. I think it does a very good job at exploring how empathy is engendered and more importantly. eliminated to serve political purposes. It knows exactly what kind of experience it wants to create for the player, and is masterful at using the right gameplay elements to achieve it.
That being said, I feel like this game has almost become a textbook for other games. Its lessons have been incorporated and polished in so many narrative-driven games by now, that if you play it in 202X, it can definitely feel outdated. What was once innovative and novel has now become somewhat of an industry standard. If you play a lot of games in this "genre", there will definitely be moments where you are like "ah, so THAT'S where they learned it from". Which, to be sure, can be a fun exercse in itself, but the other side of the same coin is to go "oh yea, I've seen this so many times before already!"
With all the caveats out of the way, most of the good things you've heard about this game are true, and I don't think it will ever be a waste of time to play a classic like this.
This game is such a great game with an amazing story. I loved the simplicity of moving around passports, papers and checking things. It wasn't too complicated even when new items started getting introduced and that's a good thing. It wasn't supposed to be extremely difficult. It told a great story with great music and I had an amazing time with this game. You should experience it for yourself when you have the time.
[quote]Cause no trouble.[/quote]
I didn't expect to spend an entire Sunday doing clerical work... but I also didn't expect Papers, Please to be a tight management game with (20) possible endings and plenty of min/max-ing potential. At time of writing, I'm a few endings and one achievement shy of 100%, and can't believe I waited 11 years to play this.
Story
Welcome to Arstotzka, November 1982: in the aftermath of a Six-Year War against the neighboring state of Kolechia, a new checkpoint has been established in a contested border city and you were randomly selected as the document inspector. Your family is relocated from your rural village to a class-8 apartment (not subsidized) in East Grestin, and you're compensated based on how many passports and visas you can accurately process per day... which becomes fewer and fewer as new rules are introduced in response to civil unrest and terrorist attacks.
Gameplay
Most gameplay is point-and-click: you're shuffling through rules, maps, wanted persons lists, papers, etc. to identify, highlight, and resolve discrepancies. At the same time, you have to stay on top of ever-changing requirements and earn enough money to survive -- whether by doing your job well or by taking bribes. It sounds a bit dreadful, and you're meant to struggle at first, but it's a strangely addictive and immersive puzzle; I kept restarting days to try and earn more or receive fewer citations.
Meanwhile, there's intense political drama and smaller personal stories unfolding around you, and your choices directly impact how characters interact with you. After finishing a day, you can create a "branching timeline" by replaying it and making different decisions, which makes it easier to see the different endings. When you unlock Ending 20, you also unlock the code for "Endless Mode."
If you struggle with dyslexia, you're in for a challenge. Many of the "errors" are subtle; a swapped vowel here, a consonant there, a single number difference in the State ID. The pixellated font can be hard to read, and I made a few mistakes because I couldn't distinguish letters from each other.
Final Thoughts
I can't say what specifically compelled me to play for 10 hours straight and then immediately draft a review, but I suspect it comes down to the tense atmosphere, the high-stakes race against the clock while terrorists open fire, the variety of emerging stories (Jorji for the win), and the dopamine rush of getting everything right... only to realize that you still can't afford your uncle's medicine.
For a simple pixel-art game with open source sound effects, Papers, Please has a ton of style. Every gameplay mechanic and every design choice -- the limited color palette, severe music, finally finding your rhythm only for the government to rewrite the rules -- adds to the sense of trying to stay afloat in a terrible Orwellian dystopia. But it's also fun. It's just -- it's so good.
MAJOR SPOILER! I was completely caught off-guard by the realization that the game never rewards you for protecting more than one family member, and you're better off letting everyone die early. I kept my wife and son alive for roleplay purposes, but doing so made it harder to progress, and I kind of love that.
Recommendation
If you enjoy logic games, thought-provoking stories, and some good ol' high-stress time pressure, then this is absolutely phenomenal. If you enjoyed Ravenous Devils or Beholder, I think you'll be particularly impressed by this classic game.
very well made game, the pixel art, the music, the story, it is all great, especially great that working a boring desk job was made to be fun!
Simple and lightweight graphics, and yet it has a MAGNIFICENT lore.
Papers, Please really goes deep and makes you ponder your empathy. Will you defy the rules and put your job at risk for a stranger?
Controls and overall gameplay are pretty easy to learn, although it may take a while to get used to the mechanics. The rules and papers change a couple of times throughout the session and that may confuse some. Also, not only the game forces you to pay attention to the documents' tiny details, it also makes you administer your savings, earnings and expenses everyday, since you're the only one in the family that works and has to pay for food and heat for your wife, son, uncle and mother-in-law.
Don't get fooled by the repeating gameplay, because every single migrant has a different personality and some will probably try to bribe and trick you in many different ways so they can get in the country. The storytelling absolutely compensate it.
Coming from a person who doesn't care that much about lore, I have no clue on how to put in words the way this game caught my attention for almost 3 hours. This is a masterpiece.
Classic, iconic, and unique game.
Came back to 100% the achievements, and it was just as enjoyable as when I played it first a decade ago.
---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☑ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☑ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Game Size }---
☑ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☑ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☑ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
---{ ? / 10 }---
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Its easy to laugh at streamer playing this... but the game is really enjoyable.
After a couple hours you get used to "the job" so everything goes smoothly... I really enjoy it!
Glory to Arstotzka!
grew up watching one of my favourite youtubers play this game and i'm so glad i got to experience it for myself as well :) the soundtrack and voice lines bring me back- this is such a great game.
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Lucas Pope |
| Платформы | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 17.01.2025 |
| Metacritic | 85 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 97% положительных (36195) |