"So fuck you, fuck this country, fuck this job."

Super Bunnyhop speak negative of wonderful Arstotzka Government. Without glorious Arstotzka he make no money. Arstotzka give him opportunity. yet still he criticizes. Maybe Super Bunnyhop prefer Gulag? We soon find out, yes?

It's interesting how a game with DOS era graphics and practically no production value made by one guy can be waaaay more immersive and fun than AAA blockbusters with budgets in the $ millions made by hundreds of of industry specialists.I was sweating from the concentration to check as many papers as I could, and got friggin angry for real at an imaginary country for practically holding my family hostage to make me process paperwork.I was actually exited to see where the story of all those people will lead. Was that one guy reunited with his wife, who are these shady people leaving me coded messages, will my letting that one guy with fake documents through make the front page in next days's paper, etc. This tiny little game with ancient visuals and not much else, could make me care for a nameless, faceless worker dude and the wellbeing of his family way more than I ever cared about any AAA protagonist, ever.

This is one of the most interesting and pressing cases of games as art IMO. Other "Art" games try to do some weird visual stuff, but Papers, please gives you a true interactive experience and somehow its 16 bit graphics manage to perfectly immerse you in the world.

ill never forget handing the code over to the officer when he asked if the rebels had contacted me. only to be shot minutes later for acts of treason. i was trying to help :(

Yes omfg that noise of the fucking pink paper slip lol

Lol it says it's genre right up front. "A Dystopian Document Thriller"

Actually, the city the game takes place in is called "east grestin", and there's a "west grestin" in a neighboring country (presumably on the other side of the border). This means that it's likely meant to be Berlin pre-wall-fall.

i feel like George's rant at

i love this game. i get to catch a glimpse on what life really was like in the soviet union. also seeing jorji constantly get himself in trouble with drug trafficing to the point that he knows many of the guards is hilarious. i even got to let sergio, one of the boarder guards reunite with his love.

Once I reached the end of that timeline and started experimenting with multiple endings, I was at the edge of my seat, breathless with suspense for tens of minutes at a time. It's an almost feverish level of anxiety when you know how perfectly you have to play just to get the one "best" ending. The sheer rage of knowing that I messed up (cue that horrible fax noise) would make my ears ring. A game that manages to get me THAT invested has to be doing something right.

I feel like this is one of those games that is more of an experience than it is fun, which is good, because not every game should be required to be fun.

I like this game a lot due to how much I can relate to the people standing in line, I never understood why immigration office/border patrol lines went on for so long, but now I kind of do.

Glory to Arstotzka!

Brace yourself. This is the first review copy we've gotten before release <3

Jorji is best character of this game

Lmao at super bunnies mental breakdown xD

This reminds me of the original Oregon Trail. You made decision in that game, which had consequences such as forgetting to hunt causing someone to go hungry, or not resting enough killing a member of your family who contracts a disease. All you did was watch your little wagon, but the overall experience was pretty fun.

I love this game so much. I can't really explain why though. It's just awesome.

Dat Music... it's been 2 years since i played the game and the sound still gives me the creeps