![]() ![]() Your job is simple, at least in concept: examine the documents of people who are trying to get into the country, and determine whether they're eligible for entry or should be turned away.Īt first it's as easy as checking criteria like passport expiry dates, and rejecting paperwork that's invalid or forged. ![]() It's been dubbed a "paperwork simulator" - and that's not entirely inaccurate - but it's truly a game about freedom, power and how fleeting and illusory each can be.Īn independent game designed by former Naughty Dog programmer Lucas Pope and available through Papers, Please casts players as a border checkpoint officer in the fictional communist country of Arstotzka. Ideal subject matter for a video game, no?Īnd yet Papers, Please is an unforgettable experience. Now imagine doing that in an Eastern Bloc country during the height of the Cold War, with low pay, bleak conditions and the constant threat of being fired - or worse - if you screw up. ![]() Few jobs are more soul-sucking than sitting at a cramped desk and shuffling paperwork for hours on end. ![]()
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