Papers, Please
by 3909
- Games
- Paid
- Zombie
- Small & simple · 89
- Rating
- 4.7
- 1.2K ratings · US storefront
- Top 77%among 165 Games apps
- Last update
- Jul 17, 2023
- Version 1.4.12
- Size
- 65 MB
- Category
- Games
- Tracked since
- Oct 10, 2026
Estimated revenue
A model estimate with a likely range, not a reported figure.
No estimate. Apps outside the grossing charts, and some countries, have no reliable rank-to-revenue curve, so we show nothing rather than a guess.
How this estimate is made
Rank: we take the app's best Top Grossing rank on the latest chart day. Category ranks are converted into an equivalent overall rank, because a #10 in Finance earns far less than a #10 overall.
Curve: that equivalent rank is read off a rank-to-revenue curve anchored on public company revenue and market-data reports for the US iPhone App Store.
Country: the curve is scaled per country (Japan is roughly a third of the US, Türkiye under 1%). Where we have no scale, such as China, there is no estimate.
Range: the likely range widens with country, category and chart depth. It is a plausible span, not a statistical confidence interval.
Not included: ads, payments outside the App Store, and any difference between gross sales and what the developer keeps. Low confidence means indirect data; medium means several independent sources agree.
Full methodScreenshots
As shown on the App Store listing.
About this app
Text from the App Store listing.
A dystopian document thriller.
The award-winning, critically-acclaimed border inspector game.
__________
"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."
"Glory to Arstotzka."
__________
Awards
◉ Best Game of 2013 - The New Yorker
◉ Best Game of 2013 - Wired Magazine
◉ Top Indie Game 2013 - Forbes Magazine
◉ Best Strategy & Simulation Game 2014 - BAFTA
◉ Grand Prize Winner 2014 - Independent Games Festival
◉ Excellence in Design Winner - IGF 2014
◉ Excellence in Narrative Winner - IGF 2014
◉ GameCity Prize Winner 2014 - GameCity
◉ Cultural Innovation Award 2013 - SXSW
◉ Best PC Game 2014 - LARA Game Awards
◉ Innovation Award - GDCA 2014
◉ Most Innovative 2014 - Games For Change
◉ Best Gameplay 2014 - Games For Change
◉ Best Game of 2013 - Ars Technica
◉ Best Game of 2013 - PC World
◉ Best PC Game of 2013 - Destructoid
◉ Best Story of 2013 - Destructoid
... and more
__________
Story
The communist state of Arstotzka has just ended a 6-year war with neighboring Kolechia and reclaimed its rightful half of the border town, Grestin.
Your job as immigration inspector is to control the flow of people entering the Arstotzkan side of Grestin from Kolechia. Among the throngs of immigrants and visitors looking for work are hidden smugglers, spies, and terrorists.
Using only the documents provided by travelers and the Ministry of Admission's primitive inspect, search, and fingerprint systems you must decide who can enter Arstotzka and who will be turned away or arrested.
__________
Features
Includes the complete original game with all 31 days and 20 endings. Also adds unlockable multitouch support for faster paperwork, an enhanced inspection mode, Game Center achievements, leaderboards, mid-day resume, and more.
__________
Warning
This game contains mature themes, non-photographic nudity, and brief moments of pixelated violence.
What’s new
Release notes for the latest version, as written by the developer.
Various small fixes
Rank history
Daily position in the Taiwan charts. #1 is at the top.
- Best rank
- #14
- Current rank
- #17
- Days charting
- 7 of 7
On the charts today
Small & simple score
How realistic it is for a small team to build something like this.
89/100
Small & simple
- Developer size70% · 25
Developer: 2 apps on the charts
- Audience size80% · 20
Ratings: 1,220
- App size100% · 10
Size: 65 MB
- Price model100% · 15
Price model: paid
- Demand proof100% · 30
Best rank #1, 98 countries
An indicator, not a fact. We can't see team size. Calculated Oct 24, 2026 · method i2
How the score worksVersion history
- 1.4.12LatestReleased Jul 17, 2023