Satisfying Papers, Please-style loop
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“It satisfies the itch I know most puzzle players have whilst keeping the challenges fresh and new.”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 81%Very Positive · 81%IceLemonTea Studio2026Point & Click · RPG · Simulation
−30%$19.99$13.99
US Steam price, checked 3 h ago
The verdict
A Papers, Please-style dystopian HR sim with a strong theme, music and pixel art, but short, easy and weak on story consequences. Skip it if you want Papers, Please depth or lasting replay value.
Great for
Papers, Please fans who want a quick, stylish, relatable dystopian job-market document-checking game
Main risk
Only about 4-6 hours, with little replay value and a story where choices barely matter, for roughly $20
What players love
Engaging lore and story
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The story is very rich and hopefully the dev team can develop the game lore a deep more.”
Steam review · 8.6 h played ↗
Great music and pixel art
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Peak music. Peak vibe.”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗
Relatable dystopian job-market theme
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“After countless rejections, I finally landed a job where I reject everyone else.”
Steam review · 13.3 h played ↗
Multiple endings and replay routes
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“There are so many possible routes, so many outcomes, and so many ways to win or lose.”
Steam review · 11.8 h played ↗
Easy difficulty options, accessible
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“the game offers an easier mode with a higher income and more lax penalties”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Weak story, choices barely matter
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The story isnt particularly engaging, well structured, or anything really.”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
Repetitive, especially late game
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“the latter half of the game gets pretty repetitive and I felt like very little was happening beyond the core loop”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗
Too easy, weaker than Papers, Please
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“even on the hardest mode the game is pretty easy”
Steam review · 2.7 h played ↗
Too short for the price
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“17 euros for 5 hours gameplay? Thievery.”
Steam review · 9.8 h played ↗
Bugs block progress
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Cant mark lines or mark a graph. Cant request documents. Cant end my shift.”
Steam review · 2.8 h played ↗
Replaying for endings is tedious
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“I think this means I'll need to spend another few hours just to see a slightly different ending.”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 or Higher (64bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i3, 2.5GHz or AMD Athlon equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® 700 series or AMD Radeon™ equivalent
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorHigh-range Intel Core i5
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® Geforce GTX 1060 / equivalent or higher
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows 10 or Higher (64bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i3, 2.5GHz or AMD Athlon equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® 700 series or AMD Radeon™ equivalent
Storage2 GB available space
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