Papers, Please
Shares rank 63 of 78 video games by recommenders
People recommend it for its many balanced factors, steady stream of new situations, and its stories and moral choices.
People recommend it for its many balanced factors, steady stream of new situations, and its stories and moral choices.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Balances many factors with surprises
“makes the player balance a lot of different factors while offering a steady stream of surprises and new situations to consider”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “Game design is simple” More engaging than Assassin's Creed
“engages me in a way Assassin's Creed never could”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “Game design is simple” Stories and moral choices
“It's about the stories and moral choices.”
Comment from 29 Oct 2026 in “Requests, Please”
Other video games people recommend
The four most recommended other video games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helldivers 2 | 50 | 34 | 60% | 10 | 1.9 yrs3 owners | — |
| GPU building game | 49 | 16 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| Triple-A Minesweeper | 40 | 25 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
| Quake II | 33 | 8 | 80% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Papers, PleaseThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's about the stories and moral choices.”
“makes the player balance a lot of different factors while offering a steady stream of surprises and new situations to consider”
“engages me in a way Assassin's Creed never could”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.