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Papers, Please/Similar games
Games like Papers, Please
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like Papers, Please” means here
PoliticalDystopianPoint & ClickMultiple EndingsPixel GraphicsSimulation
Matches come from the tags Steam players vote on each game, weighted so a rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store. A game's popularity never moves it up this list.
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Beholder: Conductor
Political · Dystopian · Point & Click · Multiple Endings
91% of 5,287 reviews positive
88%
match
2
87%
match
4
86%
match
5
The Last Hope: Trump vs Mafia - North Korea
Political · Addictive · Simulation · Casual
54% of 532 reviews positive
83%
match
7
Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
Political · Dystopian · Simulation · Point & Click
76% of 1,917 reviews positive
81%
match
8
80%
match
9
RIOT: Civil Unrest
Political · Pixel Graphics · Simulation · Strategy
68% of 1,944 reviews positive · 4 playing now
79%
match
10
Headliner: NoviNews
Political · Dystopian · Point & Click · Multiple Endings
89% of 816 reviews positive
79%
match
13
Not For Broadcast
Political · Dystopian · Point & Click · Multiple Endings
94% of 12,668 reviews positive
76%
match
17
I Am Your President: Prologue
Political · Multiple Endings · Replay Value · Difficult
78% of 573 reviews positive
74%
match
18
No Umbrellas Allowed
Dystopian · Pixel Graphics · Simulation · Multiple Endings
81% of 1,478 reviews positive · 9 playing now
73%
match
19
73%
match
20
73%
match
21
72%
match
22
Divinity: Dragon Commander
Political · Strategy · Story Rich · Great Soundtrack
74% of 2,542 reviews positive
70%
match
24
Do Not Feed the Monkeys
Dystopian · Point & Click · Multiple Endings · Pixel Graphics
94% of 12,709 reviews positive
70%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Papers, Please?
The closest matches to Papers, Please on Steam are Beholder: Conductor, Not Tonight, Beholder 2, Beholder, The Last Hope: Trump vs Mafia - North Korea. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Papers, Please's, and shared tags include Political, Dystopian, Point & Click.
How are games like Papers, Please chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Political, Dystopian, Point & Click count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Papers, Please's. Popularity never affects the ranking.