Engaging story with two paths
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Very good and well detailed story, infinite mode isn't just a stripped down story but actually fully fleshed out”
Steam review · 66.3 h played ↗
Contraband Police
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 95%Crazy Rocks2023FPS · Simulation · Action
−63%$29.99$11.09
US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A first-person 3D take on Papers, Please with satisfying inspections plus driving, shooting and base upgrades. Skip it if you dislike repetition, clunky driving/gunplay, or bugs.
Great for
Papers, Please fans who enjoy detail-oriented inspection loops, border-post atmosphere and upgrading an outpost
Main risk
Repetitive loop with clunky driving and shooting, plus unclear inspection rules and bugs
What players love
Papers, Please in 3D with more to do
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Do you like Paper's please? What if it were in first person and you could walk around the station? That's Contraband Police.”
Steam review · 46 h played ↗
Addictive inspection loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Checking documents, searching vehicles, catching smugglers and slowly getting better at spotting tiny inconsistencies is far more satisfying than it has any right to be.”
Steam review · 13.8 h played ↗
Varied activities beyond the checkpoint
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“The mix of inspection work, upgrades, driving and occasional action keeps things from becoming too repetitive”
Steam review · 13.8 h played ↗
Endless mode and outpost upgrades
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“endless mode has 10x more upgrades and things to fix up than campaign mode.”
Steam review · 40.3 h played ↗
Atmospheric Soviet-style setting
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“A superb game with a wonderful atmosphere.”
Steam review · translated · 67.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive and gets boring fast
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Fun at first, but quickly becomes repetitive.”
Steam review · 13.1 h played ↗
Weak, janky shooting and raids
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the raids run on a timer and you just have to kill as many people as possible in 30 seconds but the enemies all come from the same place each time”
Steam review · 5.6 h played ↗
Clunky driving
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the car doesn't actually follow what buttons you press, its a whole minute of delayed reaction”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs and soft locks
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“game breaking bug with the Unstoppable mission. Car just stops at the same spot and won't continue on”
Steam review · 11.6 h played ↗
Unfair or buggy inspection verdicts
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“vaccination cards were totally fine, cargo was within tolerance, and vehicle defects didn't pass the threshold, but the game still tells me I was wrong”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
Save system and achievements frustrate
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“there is NO manual save and there is only ONE autosave slot that saves once a day!”
Steam review · 70.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support12 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64-bit versions only)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-6600 @ 3.3 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.2 GHz or equivalent
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 or AMD RX 560 (3GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
Storage12 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (64-bit versions only)
ProcessorIntel Core i7-9700 @ 3.6 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 3.6 GHz or equivalent
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 5700 (6GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
Storage12 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (64-bit versions only)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-6600 @ 3.3 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.2 GHz or equivalent
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 or AMD RX 560 (3GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
Storage12 GB available space
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