# Games like Papers, Please

> The closest matches to Papers, Please: Beholder, Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You, Not For Broadcast, Suzerain, and Disco Elysium - The Final Cut. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Beholder](https://imho.run/games/475550/beholder) — Shares time pressure and resource management with Papers, Please. 3,028 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/475550/)
2. [Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You](https://imho.run/games/491950/orwell-keeping-an-eye-on-you) — Also Political and Dystopian, like Papers, Please. 4,802 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/491950/)
3. [Not For Broadcast](https://imho.run/games/1147550/not-for-broadcast) — A frequent pick in Papers, Please players' libraries, and another Indie. 5,212 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147550/)
4. [Suzerain](https://imho.run/games/1207650/suzerain) — Also Political, like Papers, Please. 6,933 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1207650/)
5. [Disco Elysium - The Final Cut](https://imho.run/games/632470/disco-elysium-the-final-cut) — A frequent pick in Papers, Please players' libraries, and another RPG. 55,782 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/)
6. [Contraband Police](https://imho.run/games/756800/contraband-police) — Same stressful mood as Papers, Please. 10,242 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/756800/)
7. [Do Not Feed the Monkeys](https://imho.run/games/658850/do-not-feed-the-monkeys) — Shares resource management with Papers, Please. 2,202 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/658850/)
8. [The Westport Independent](https://imho.run/games/352240/the-westport-independent) — Also Political and Dystopian, like Papers, Please. 275 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/352240/)
9. [Lil' Guardsman](https://imho.run/games/1924360/lil-guardsman) — Also Political, like Papers, Please. 827 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1924360/)
10. [Mind Scanners](https://imho.run/games/1389550/mind-scanners) — Shares moral decision making and time pressure with Papers, Please. 553 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1389550/)
11. [Not Tonight](https://imho.run/games/733790/not-tonight) — Also Political and Dystopian, like Papers, Please. 1,400 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/733790/)
12. [Ministry of Broadcast](https://imho.run/games/874040/ministry-of-broadcast) — Also Political and Dystopian, like Papers, Please. 95 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/874040/)
13. [Organs Please](https://imho.run/games/1593780/organs-please) — Shares moral decision making and resource management with Papers, Please. 104 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1593780/)
14. [Silicon Dreams  |  cyberpunk interrogation](https://imho.run/games/1272070/silicon-dreams-cyberpunk-interrogation) — Shares moral decision making with Papers, Please. 196 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272070/)
15. [Orwell: Ignorance is Strength](https://imho.run/games/633060/orwell-ignorance-is-strength) — Shares moral decision making with Papers, Please. 1,068 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/633060/)
16. [CorpoNation: The Sorting Process](https://imho.run/games/2159960/corponation-the-sorting-process) — Shares resource management with Papers, Please. 95 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2159960/)
17. [NORCO](https://imho.run/games/1221250/norco) — Also Dystopian, like Papers, Please. 1,675 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1221250/)
18. [Frostpunk](https://imho.run/games/323190/frostpunk) — A frequent pick in Papers, Please players' libraries, and another Strategy. 38,272 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/323190/)
19. [Border Officer](https://imho.run/games/1057180/border-officer) — A frequent pick in Papers, Please players' libraries, and another Action. 309 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1057180/)
20. [Booth: A Dystopian Adventure](https://imho.run/games/761350/booth-a-dystopian-adventure) — Shares resource management with Papers, Please. 138 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761350/)
21. [Death and Taxes](https://imho.run/games/1166290/death-and-taxes) — Shares moral decision making and resource management with Papers, Please. 3,973 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1166290/)
22. [That's not my Neighbor](https://imho.run/games/3431040/that-s-not-my-neighbor) — Shares document verification with Papers, Please. 1,891 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3431040/)
23. [JudgeSim](https://imho.run/games/2919660/judgesim) — Shares resource management with Papers, Please. 504 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2919660/)
24. [Beat Cop](https://imho.run/games/461950/beat-cop) — Same atmospheric mood as Papers, Please. 1,211 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/461950/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=239030&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=239030&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=239030&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=239030
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/239030
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Papers, Please

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 239030
- **Developer:** Lucas Pope
- **Publisher:** 3909
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 8, 2013
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 85
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/239030/papers-please)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=239030&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239030/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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