Games like Papers, Please
by Lucas Pope
Papers, Please is a top-down 2D dystopian simulation puzzle: inspect documents, search travelers and fingerprint entrants. That's not my Neighbor and Death and Taxes play most like Papers, Please. Of the 11 closest games below, most share its dystopian .
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Closest matches
That's not my Neighbor
Mar 11, 2025 · Nachosama Games
Both: Point & Click · Multiple Endings
2D sci-fi horror job simulator, eerie cartoonish. Verifying documents, identifying doppelgangers and deciding entry.
CasualAdventurePoint & ClickChoices MatterHorrorIndieSimulationMultiple EndingsSingleplayer2D👍 4,518Death and Taxes
Feb 20, 2020 · Placeholder Gameworks
Both: Multiple Endings · Point & Click · Puzzle
2D fantasy narrative-based indie simulation, watercolour graphics. Decide who lives or dies, do paperwork and make choices.
Choices MatterStory RichSimulationPsychological HorrorMultiple EndingsStrategyPoint & ClickPuzzleChoose Your Own AdventureCasual👍 7,868Mind Scanners
May 20, 2021 · The Outer Zone
Both: Retro · Dystopian · Multiple Endings
2D sci-fi psychiatry simulation, retro-futuristic pixel art. Diagnose patients, operate treatment devices and manage resources.
Choose Your Own AdventureSimulationRetroMedical SimManagementTime ManagementDystopian Multiple Endings2DRPG👍 1,098Get In Get Out
Dec 18, 2025 · Wessi
Both: Point & Click
First-person 2D post-apocalyptic point & click horror, atmospheric pixel art. Investigating visitors, making moral decisions and managing district stability.
Choose Your Own AdventurePoint & ClickHidden ObjectPost-apocalypticAlternate HistoryChoices MatterManagementWorld War IIInvestigationInteractive FictionBeholder
Nov 9, 2016 · Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)
Both: Dystopian · Multiple Endings
Isometric 2D sci-fi political simulation strategy, grim dystopian. Surveillance, searching belongings and reporting tenants.
Choices MatterDystopian Political SimStrategyAtmosphericDarkSingleplayerStory RichSimulationMultiple Endings👍 23,271Beholder 3
Mar 3, 2022 · Paintbucket Games
Both: Dystopian · Point & Click
Isometric 2D dystopian political simulation strategy, dark atmospheric 2D. Spying and surveillance, managing tenants, political maneuvering.
Political SimSimulationDystopian StrategyPoint & ClickChoose Your Own Adventure2DAtmosphericDarkIsometric👍 2,281Booth: A Dystopian Adventure
Jul 22, 2020 · Guanpeng Chen
Both: Dystopian · Multiple Endings · Pixel Graphics
2D post-apocalyptic point & click adventure, pixel graphics. Food inspection, branching story and managing wages.
Dystopian Story RichAtmosphericChoices MatterMultiple EndingsPixel GraphicsMysteryPoint & ClickPolitical SimConspiracy👍 354