Papers, Please is a game in which learners play the role of the immigration officer of Arstostka. As immigration officers, players decide who goes into the country and who goes out. Players are drilled on making the best decisions, which determine different outcomes in the game. The plot unfolds and reveals a lot of challenging activities for players to complete.

Website: https://store.steampowered.com/app/239030/Papers_Please/

What Users Love About the App

“There are two types of games: fun games and good games. This game is both. It has a very exciting story that’s also quite deep at the same time. One thing that’s really great about this game is that it actually triggers emotions within the players.”

“As you progress in the games story mode it becomes more and more suspenseful. If you have to many failures you get fired and your family might die due to lack of money. The game is challenging and exciting. I would highly recommend it is worth the ten dollars.”

“I love Papers Please, and I loved this game since the PC and playing it on the iPad is alright and good fun. You still get the same story and the same characters. Overall, this is a fantastic must have for the iPad.”

“Papers please is one of the best Mobile games i have ever played. and some people say its too expensive, yes it can be expensive but save up your money and you will not be disappointed whatsoever. this game is an improvement in gaming history and should be remembered, it has gotten me through some tough times and I will never forget all the hard work put into this game.”

“Papers Please is a fun game with alternative endings. I’ve be waiting for years for a game like this to come out on the App Store great game keep up the good work. Oh by the way way worth the money.”

What Users Dislike About the App

“I have 1 concern first is the expiration dates. Some times the documents (excluding passports because they can expire anytime.) stuff like the entry permit expire before they were even a thing in the game which is weird.”

“The interface is alright, but it just makes me wish this was in landscape like the original game. The portrait mode feels forced and I think they’d have more usage of screen real estate by giving a landscape option.”

“Needs an update for landscape mode, at the bare minimum. Portrait mode on an iPad is doable, but not very comfortable for long sessions, especially with a keyboard case and Apple Pencil holder. It also repositions things so it’s completely different from the PC version, making it jarring to switch between the two.”

“I feel it won’t be supported on newer versions of iOS soon or possibly on newer, bigger, higher resolution iPads, as has happened to other games I’ve purchased in the past – needs a compatibility update! An iPhone version would totally complete the package as well, but I can see how that would be difficult on such a small screen.”

“Boring and repetitive game, structuring himself by a vague critique of authority and morally anti-communist. The world is a disgusting distortion of the creator’s view on past soviet countries borders. It’s appealing visually at least, although racist and transphobic on its representation of people.”