Papers, Please
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Developers | |
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Lucas Pope | |
Publishers | |
3909 | |
Engines | |
OpenFL | |
Beta | Unity 2020[1][2] |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 8, 2013 |
macOS (OS X) | August 8, 2013 |
Linux | February 12, 2014 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 85 |
IGDB | 82 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Top-down view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Puzzle, Simulation |
Art styles | Stylized |
Themes | Cold War, Eastern Europe |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Official website | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Steam DRM can be bypassed by removing/renaming steam_api.dll in the game's install folder. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\3909\PapersPlease\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/PapersPlease/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/3909/PapersPlease/ |
- The settings file is binary and can't be easily edited.
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\3909\PapersPlease\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/PapersPlease/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/3909/PapersPlease/ |
- In the Unity 2020 build, one can use the command-line argument
savedir <directory>
to override.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | 16:9; other aspect ratios are letterboxed. All resolutions have black borders around the game. |
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Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Window is fully re-sizable. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page). |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | In the Unity 2020 build, use the command-line argument nosync . |
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60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
Keyboard and mouse, touch | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Touchscreen optimised | Windowed mode only as of February 2014, no multi-touch support.[3] | |
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music and sound. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | Fan translation. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Issues fixed
Runtime error (Windows)
Start the game directly[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL | 1.4 | |
Software renderer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | The last 32-bit executable (1.1.65) is available on Steam in a separate branch, and so is a beta build (1.4.5) that upgrades the game's engine to Unity 2020. | ||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 1.5 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 100 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 1.4 compatible | |
Other | 1280x720 screen resolution |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 1.5 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 100 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 1.4 compatible | |
Other | 1280x720 screen resolution |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint 17 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 1.5 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 100 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 1.4 compatible | |
Other | 1280x720 screen resolution |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
References
- ↑ Version Changelist - 3909 - Support - last accessed on 2022-02-05
- ↑ Papers, Please - Invisible Update Incoming - Steam News - last accessed on 2022-02-05
- ↑ Touch no longer works in full screen. :: Papers, Please General Discussion