97.4%Overwhelmingly Positive

Papers, Please

by Lucas PopeAug 8, 2013$9.99

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.

Indie, Political, Simulation games average 86% — Papers, Please scores 11 points above average

Total Reviews

73,476

71,546 positive / 1,930 negative

Top 44%

Positive %

97.4%

Top 7%

30-Day Trend

↑+0.5%

Dev Response Rate

0%

Top 100%

Monthly Velocity

340

reviews/month

Top 53%

Early Access Ratio

0.0%

of reviews from early access

Developer Activity

slowLast update: 5 months ago

Update Frequency

Averages one update every 124 days

Recent Updates

0 updates in the last 90 days

Review Themes

story31 mentions
difficulty16 mentions
content15 mentions
graphics15 mentions
audio14 mentions
value12 mentions
pricing6 mentions
controls6 mentions
updates6 mentions
accessibility4 mentions
PositiveNegative

Extracted from 500 reviews using keyword analysis

Score based on all 73,476 reviews. Theme analysis based on 500 recent reviews.

How Papers, Please Compares

GameScoreDev ResponseMonthly Reviews
Papers, Please97.4%0%340
INSIDE97.1%0%500
Life is Strange - Episode 197%0%479
Hollow Knight97%0%500
GRIS96.1%0%294
Ori and the Will of the Wisps96.5%0%377

Verdict

Papers, Please earns a Overwhelmingly Positive rating at 97.4% across 73.5K reviews, despite zero developer responses. Engaging with the community could further solidify this positive reputation. With 340 reviews in the last 30 days, sentiment has remained stable.

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