You there! Citizen! You have been selected to be the new border agent for this glorious country, Arstotska! This is a great honor. Your family will be accommodated for in our luxurious apartments, so no worries there. Report to your desk tomorrow morning at 0600 sharp. Glory to Arstotzka. 

P is for Papers, Please, a dystopian themed management game in which you are the lucky winner of the labor lottery, and are the new gate agent at the newly reopened Grestin Border Checkpoint. Every day, you are expected to process incoming travelers against a constantly changing list of criteria, to ensure the safety of glorious Arstotska. What’s this about a press pass? That’s not a valid form of ID, get out of here. Your wife has expired papers? I’m sorry, but she can’t come, even if that means her death. And don’t forget the terrorist attacks!  It’s almost like people don’t like our glorious country Artstotska, how can that be?

This game offers a variety of endings, depending on how closely you want to toe the line of the laws in game. Do you follow the letter of the law, ensuring comfort and security for you and your family? Do you risk arrest for the chance of a better, free-er future, at the hands of the mysterious EZIC group? Or maybe somewhere in the middle, allowing as much compassion as you can muster, helping the common person, the doctor trying to smuggle medicine, families at their wits end. The choice is yours. 

Do you APPROVE, or DENY? Please make sure all your documents are in order before you reach the front of the line.

Papers, Please can be found here: https://papersplea.se/
As of writing this, it’s available to play on PC, Mac, Linux, the App Store, and the PlayStation Store for the PS Vita.