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Games like Papers, Please

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Loved Papers, Please? These 12 games play and feel the most similar, based on what Steam players say about them. Every pick shows today's price, and 3 are on sale right now.

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  1. Wait! Life is beautiful! cover art #1
    95%match

    Wait! Life is beautiful!

    Like Papers, Please: simulation, point & click and pixel graphics

    Mostly positive: 74% of 230 players recommend it.

    Solo2020
  2. No Umbrellas Allowed cover art #2
    72%match

    No Umbrellas Allowed

    Like Papers, Please: simulation, pixel graphics and dystopian

    Mostly positive: 80% of 1,405 players recommend it.

    Solo2021Deck playable
  3. Beholder: Conductor cover art #3
    69%match

    Beholder: Conductor

    Like Papers, Please: simulation, dystopian and point & click

    Very well reviewed: 91% of 4,802 players recommend it.

    Solo2025Steam Deck ✓
  4. Do Not Feed the Monkeys cover art #4
    67%match

    Do Not Feed the Monkeys

    Like Papers, Please: point & click, simulation and pixel graphics

    Very well reviewed: 93% of 10,489 players recommend it.

    Solo2018Deck playable
  5. Not Tonight cover art #5 -85%
    64%match

    Not Tonight

    Like Papers, Please: simulation, pixel graphics and dystopian

    Mostly positive: 84% of 2,235 players recommend it.

    Solo2018Deck playable
    $19.99$2.99
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  6. Please, Don’t Touch Anything cover art #6
    64%match

    Please, Don’t Touch Anything

    Like Papers, Please: pixel graphics, point & click and puzzle

    Very well reviewed: 88% of 5,014 players recommend it.

    Solo2015Steam Deck ✓
  7. Beholder cover art #7
    63%match

    Beholder

    Like Papers, Please: simulation, dystopian and point & click

    Very well reviewed: 91% of 23,370 players recommend it.

    Solo2016Steam Deck ✓
  8. Thimbleweed Park cover art #8
    63%match

    Thimbleweed Park

    Like Papers, Please: point & click, pixel graphics and puzzle

    Very well reviewed: 92% of 3,647 players recommend it.

    Solo2017Steam Deck ✓
  9. Unreal Life cover art #9
    58%match

    Unreal Life

    Like Papers, Please: pixel graphics, story rich and point & click

    Overwhelmingly loved: 95% of 1,879 Steam reviews are positive.

    Solo2020Steam Deck ✓
  10. Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive cover art #10
    57%match

    Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive

    Like Papers, Please: point & click, pixel graphics and story rich

    Overwhelmingly loved: 98% of 2,221 Steam reviews are positive.

    Solo2019Deck playable
  11. There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension cover art #11 -20%
    57%match

    There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

    Like Papers, Please: point & click, pixel graphics and puzzle

    Overwhelmingly loved: 97% of 24,306 Steam reviews are positive.

    Solo2020Steam Deck ✓
    $12.99$10.39
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  12. OneShot cover art #12 -40%
    53%match

    OneShot

    Like Papers, Please: pixel graphics, story rich and puzzle

    Overwhelmingly loved: 98% of 59,886 Steam reviews are positive.

    $9.99$5.99
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Questions about games like Papers, Please

What games are like Papers, Please?

The closest matches are Wait! Life is beautiful!, No Umbrellas Allowed and Beholder: Conductor. They share what players love about Papers, Please: simulation, point & click and pixel graphics.

Which games like Papers, Please are on sale right now?

3 of the 12 games on this page are discounted today, including Not Tonight (85% off), OneShot (40% off) and There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension (20% off).

Are there co-op games like Papers, Please?

The closest matches are mostly single-player. Try our co-op list for games to play together.

How we match games

Steam players tag every game with what it's like: "Souls-like", "Story Rich", "Co-op" and so on. We compare Papers, Please's tags with every game on our list and rank them by how much they overlap, with a small boost for games players review well. The percentage shows how close each match is.

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