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App ID	239030
App Type	Game
Developer	Lucas Pope
Publisher	3909
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	29694001
Last Record Update	22 June 2025 – 22:39:06 UTC ()
Release Date	8 August 2013 – 17:00:00 UTC ()

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In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer

Lucas Pope

gamedir

ValveTestApp239030

metacritic_name

Papers, Please

icon

empty string

metacritic_score

NoServers

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/papers-please?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

state

eStateComingSoonNoPreload

VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed

Yes

community_visible_stats

Yes

sourcegame

Yes

checkpkgstate

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

3909

Store Release Date

8 August 2013 – 17:00:00 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Indie (23)

Store Genres

Adventure (25), Indie (23)

Steam Release Date

8 August 2013 – 17:00:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

15 June 2019 – 14:25:40 UTC () (1560608740)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	50
height_pct	50

osextended

macos64,macosnotarized

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine, UnityIL2CPP SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Verified
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 1 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 8338468

configuration:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	native
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

Content Descriptors

Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), General Mature Content (5)

First seen on SteamDB

9 May 2013 – 19:35:33 UTC (), in changelist #217534

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

15 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes
French	Yes
German	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes
Russian	Yes
Italian	Yes
Japanese	Yes
Polish	Yes
Ukrainian	Yes
Czech	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes
Turkish	Yes
Basque	Yes
Korean	Yes

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

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icon

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logo

eb4c045f73f9a4b1bac708e70fb12f12cd53010f

logo_small

eb4c045f73f9a4b1bac708e70fb12f12cd53010f_thumb

clienticns

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LinuxClientIcon

a1a1c774f35038e3ef9e459b4a0af38bb6ce4298

small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct	50
logo_position/height_pct	50

Assets

main_capsule	capsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
page_background	page_bg_generated_v6b.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
community_icon	102e22fc7e0689cb5a9d8cfdd5a6725d571d1a0f.jpg
page_background_path	app/239030
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	8 March 2023 – 09:07:08 UTC

Trailers

2028977 ↴
trailer_name	Papers, Please Trailer
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	2028977/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	2028977/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	2028977/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	2028977/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	239030/12493/25e308189ca35ef9ac9811b3c9ddc34088016038/1750483398/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	239030/12493/25e308189ca35ef9ac9811b3c9ddc34088016038/1750483398/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	2028977/movie.293x165.jpg
trailer_base_id	12493
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1447358378

Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
239031	Windows Papers, Please Windows	86.52 MiB	34.09 MiB
239032	macOS Papers, Please OSX	116.65 MiB	42.28 MiB
239033	Linux Papers, Please Linux	93.90 MiB	34.11 MiB

Total size on disk is 297.07 MiB and total download size is 110.48 MiB.

Total size on disk is 86.52 MiB and total download size is 34.09 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		10817815	21 March 2023 – 08:15:48 UTC
legacy	Legacy 32-bit build (1.1.65)	239769	9 October 2020 – 02:42:18 UTC
legacy-64	Legacy 64-bit build (1.2.76)	8338468	7 March 2023 – 07:49:15 UTC
preview	Info here: http://papersplea.se/update	10817815	21 March 2023 – 07:46:48 UTC

Other

Name	Value
overridescddb	1
markdlcdepots	1
baselanguages	English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil
privatebranches	1

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