Roguelite twist on the sim genre
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“This new approach of a roguelike + 'checkpoint simulator' is amazing!”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
Airport Contraband
Worth buying? What 44 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 44 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 75%Mostly Positive · 75%DRAGO entertainment2026Investigation · Simulation · Casual
−10%$19.99$17.99
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The verdict
A Papers Please-style airport security sim with a roguelite twist where you die or flee and restart with upgrades. Skip it if you dislike timers, progress resets or repetitive tasks.
Great for
Fans of Contraband Police or Papers Please-style loops who enjoy roguelite restarts and juggling many tasks
Main risk
Roguelite resets and time pressure feel punishing, repetitive and bug-prone
What players love
Varied tasks, omens and cartel requests
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I like having such a variety of tasks to complete and challenges of the omens and cartel requests.”
Steam review · 13.1 h played ↗
Charming capybaras and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Love the game and beautiful scenery. Very entertaining. Love the capybara's.”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
Responsive, caring developers
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“good to see the developers listen to the crowd”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗
Casual mode and upgrades ease time pressure
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“there are upgrade you can get to extend time and make minigames easier.”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Progress resets on death or fleeing
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“the fact that after jumping in the well completely resets your progress is a no for me”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Tedious, repetitive busywork
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“It's the same rinse and repeat jobs over and over again, with every new employee.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Bugs and soft-locks
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“i've had the end of day summary just freeze.”
Steam review · 6.9 h played ↗
Harsh time limits and confusing cartel tasks
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The artificial time limit of like three in game hours to complete check in boarding and departures is not a good idea.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Empty airport and thin content
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the airport has no other employees to help out.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
Frustrating taser and escape tasks
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the taser takes time to CHARGE UP(Seriously??) a few seconds, making zapping the escapees impossible.”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3 3.0 GHz or Ryzen 3xxx
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 960 4GB VRAM
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5 (recent generation)
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 1070 or better 6GB VRAM
Storage15 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3 3.0 GHz or Ryzen 3xxx
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 960 4GB VRAM
Storage10 GB available space
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