Choose Papers, Please
Choose Papers, Please if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 38,957 Steam reviews back the pick.
Papers, Please vs Kill the Dictator
Papers, Please and Kill the Dictator both land in Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Indie games on Steam. Papers, Please (2013) is 5 years older than Kill the Dictator (2018). Kill the Dictator is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Papers, Please (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Kill the Dictator
Choose Kill the Dictator if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Kill the Dictator launched in 2018.
Both Papers, Please and Kill the Dictator sit in Indie on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Papers, Please |  Kill the Dictator | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2018 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97.3% positive (38,957 reviews) | 8 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Lucas Pope | Afeel inc, Magic Cube |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Papers, Please (2013) is 5 years older than Kill the Dictator (2018).
- Kill the Dictator is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Papers, Please (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Papers, Please is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Kill the Dictator has no Deck rating yet.
Papers, Please vs Kill the Dictator — FAQ
- Should I play Papers, Please or Kill the Dictator first?
- If you want chronology, Papers, Please (2013) came out before Kill the Dictator (2018). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Papers, Please and Kill the Dictator similar?
- They overlap on Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Papers, Please run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Papers, Please is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Kill the Dictator doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.