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Papers, Please

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App ID 239030
App Type Game
Developer
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 ()
🤩 95.70%
76k reviews
270
In-Game
🗳️ Political 🖥️ Simulation 🔎 Point & Click 👾 Pixel Graphics ⛓ Dystopian

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 85
NoServers No
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 64
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)
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library_heroen
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review_score 9
review_percentage 97
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_inputother
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
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

Tags

🌱 Indie 🗳️ Political 🖥️ Simulation 🔎 Point & Click 👤 Singleplayer 👾 Pixel Graphics ⛓ Dystopian 🔚 Multiple Endings 🧩 Puzzle 📚 Story Rich 👾 Retro 🌫 Atmospheric 🏽 2D 🫦 Addictive 🎶 Great Soundtrack 💡 Strategy 🔄 Replay Value 😌 Casual 😓 Difficult 🗺️ Adventure

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Stats Steam Leaderboards Remote Play on Phone Remote Play on Tablet Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Assets

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library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
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image2x/englishlogo_2x.png
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Assets
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timestamp8 March 2023 – 09:07:08 UTC

Trailer 12493 ↴

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trailer_category 0
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timestamp 12 November 2015 – 19:59:38 UTC

User File System

Key Value
quota 9.54 MiB (10000000)
maxnumfiles 1000
savefiles
0 ↴
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Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
Windows %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Roaming/3909/PapersPlease *.sav
macos (Override) This appears to be broken because there is no configuration for [All OSes] and WinAppDataRoaming.
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