Games like Papers, Please

4.5average player rating•5 games

Papers, Please’s pull is the desk-bound gatekeeping: rules that mutate daily, timed lines, and choices that cost you at home. These five keep that rulebook-and-consequence loop, with meticulous checks, moral friction, and wages on the line.

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Games5

Avg. Metacritic77

Avg. player rating4.5/5

Main genreAdventure

Released2016–2023

What these games share

The genres these 5 picks have in common, straight from their store data.

Adventure4 of 5
Simulation4 of 5
Indie2 of 5
Strategy2 of 5

The picks

Ranked by player rating, Metacritic breaks ties.

1
Hypnospace Outlaw
Simulation
Policy enforcement by hand: trawl pages for violations, cross-check evidence, and choose how hard to toe the line.
4.8/5Player ratingMC83View game
2
Contraband Police
ActionAdventureSimulation
Border duty under a rulebook: inspect papers, search vehicles, spot forgeries, and weigh bribes against penalties and pay.
4.8/5Player ratingMC77View game
3
Beholder
AdventureIndieStrategy
State orders versus conscience: surveil tenants, file reports or blackmail, and ration wages to keep your family afloat.
4.6/5Player ratingMC75View game
4
Death and Taxes
AdventureCasualIndie
A stamping desk with quotas: decide fates from dossiers, follow shifting rules, and live with the pay cut slip.
4.3/5Player ratingView game
5
Not Tonight
AdventureRPGSimulation
Door work as triage: check IDs fast, enforce nightly edicts, juggle fines against rent and risking your job.
4.1/5Player ratingMC71View game