Papers, Please Free Download

Have you ever had to process paperwork? To put it mildly, it is not a fast process. In Papers, Please you take on the role of an inspector handling documents for immigrants. It is up to you to allow or deny each person entry into the country, based on the documents they hand over.

The game was inspired by real events happening in the world, though it tells a different story, which does not change the essence. A war between two states has just ended, the flood of immigrants is enormous, and among them may be not only ordinary people but also terrorists, spies and other shady characters. That is why Papers, Please is worth a try for everyone, and you can download it for free.

Game Features

• To decide whether a migrant may enter your country, the immigration officer (that is, you) relies on the documents provided and a computer.
• In essence it is the same paperwork as in real life, except the game puts you on the other side of the desk, where you have to spot every inconsistency or error in the documents and grant or refuse entry.
• The human factor of sympathy for the applicants plays its part too. You might take pity on an elderly migrant whose documents are clearly in trouble, but nobody can tell you whether he will later turn out to be a terrorist. Or you may face a different kind of dilemma, such as separating a married couple because one of the spouses is missing some paperwork...
• The game has an interesting story with several possible paths. Most endings end in failure, only three bring victory and one gives a partial victory.
• Inspectors and criminals, provocateurs and terrorists will try to get through the checkpoint, and at some point they may even blow it up.
• If the hero manages to hold out long enough under these conditions, he will be given a rifle during the game, and with some luck he may even get to use it on an intruder.

It is a fascinating project that partly reflects the situation with migrants around the world, along with the whole job of immigration services.

How the story unfolds depends on your actions and on who you allow to enter, because one person may turn out to be a harmless ordinary resident with problematic documents, while another is a criminal with perfect papers.