From the messages and the fact that there are armed guards outside you will deduce that it’s actually a dictatorship, not unlike North Korea. You take the role of an immigration officer at a border crossing for the country of Arstotzka. Everyone will find something else interesting with Papers, Please, which is the hallmark of great pieces of art. You can say that this is a puzzle game, although it would be hard to find many similarities with any other genre. Lucas immigrated to Japan and the process of moving there turned out to be a difficult one, which gave him inspiration for this title. It’s hard to believe that such a good title can be the work of only one man, but its success can be traced back to the real world. Papers, Please is a game developed by only one person, Lucas Pope. Who knew that being a customs employee could be fun?
Papers, Please is a game that defies any attempt of classification, and any game that manages to do that must be something interesting.
