Papers, Please

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• PlayStation Vita

• Linux
• Android

Genres

• simulation video game

• adventure video game

• puzzle video game^*

• adventure game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · PlayStation Vita^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

Localized titles

• Papers, please

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Adventure^*
• Indie^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Stats^*
• Steam Leaderboards^*
• Remote Play on Phone^*
• Remote Play on Tablet^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Russian^*
• Italian^*
• Japanese^*
• Polish^*
• Ukrainian^*
• Czech^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Turkish^*
• Basque^*
• Korean^*

Community tags · historical

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  2,073^*

• Political^*

  Votes · historical

  1,596^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  1,363^*

• Point & Click^*

  Votes · historical

  1,159^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  1,157^*

• Pixel Graphics^*

  Votes · historical

  1,140^*

• Dystopian ^*

  Votes · historical

  1,090^*

• Multiple Endings^*

  Votes · historical

  791^*

• Puzzle^*

  Votes · historical

  713^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  673^*

• Retro^*

  Votes · historical

  619^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  569^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  548^*

• Addictive^*

  Votes · historical

  462^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  450^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  439^*

• Replay Value^*

  Votes · historical

  434^*

• Casual^*

  Votes · historical

  404^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  365^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  356^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows XP or later^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.5 GHz Core2Duo^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  OpenGL 1.4 or better^*

  Storage

  100 MB available space^*

  Conditions

  Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · Minimum 1280x720 screen resolution^*

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.5 GHz Core2Duo^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Storage

  100 MB available space^*

  Conditions

  Minimum 1280x720 screen resolution^*

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  OSX Mountain Lion (10.8)^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.5 GHz Core2Duo^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  OpenGL 1.4 or better^*

  Storage

  100 MB available space^*

  Conditions

  Minimum 1280x720 screen resolution^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  77^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

Developers

• Lucas Pope

• 3909^*

Publishers

• 3909

• 2013-08-08

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

  Market

  worldwide

• 2013-08-08

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  macOS

  Market

  worldwide

• 2014-02-12

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Linux

  Market

  worldwide

• 2014-12-12

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Market

  worldwide

• 2017-12-12

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  PlayStation Vita

  Market

  worldwide

• 2013-08-07 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2013-08-07^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

• 2017-12-12 · PlayStation Vita^*

  Release date

  2017-12-12^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation Vita^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Aug 8, 2013^*

Detailed specifications