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24 alternatives to Papers, Please

Play as an immigration inspector

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Papers, Please launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   StudyQuest▲69

   Turn your notes into games

   21d ago · studyquest.app · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Splice▲60

   An experimental and artistic puzzler

   2015 · cipherprime.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Streetmix▲67

   DIY urban planning

   2016 · streetmix.net · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Playtest▲89

   Be the first to play tomorrow's games.

   2014 · playte.st · its alternatives →

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   Untap▲61

   The ultimate playtester!

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   1q▲70

   1w

   2016 · brandingmag.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Radical▲72

   Press play. Dodge walls. Get radical.

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Cracking Tiles▲53

   Compete with your friends on a cracking floor

   2015 · crackingtiles.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   UberDRIVE▲82

   Put your city streets knowledge to the test

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Letterpress▲90

    Find words, steal tiles, color the board!

    2015 · atebits.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Play Sleuth▲54

    A series of open-ended, detective role playing games

    2015 · playsleuth.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Game About Squares▲178

    Sorry in advance for the lost productivity…

    2014 · gameaboutsquares.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Logic Traces▲59

    If puzzles are your thing, then Logic Traces is your game!

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Twenty▲84

    Match tiles. Get to Twenty.

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Splix▲62

    Conquer as much as possible

    2016 · splix.io · its alternatives →

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    Blanks▲64

    A Card Game for Dirty Minds

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Languinis▲53

    Hybrid match-3 and word game - Bejeweled meets Scrabble

    2015 · languinisgame.com · its alternatives →

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    Hitman▲69

    Agent 47 strikes back

    2015 · ioi.dk · its alternatives →

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    Diced▲70

    Casual puzzle game from Drafts app creator

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Oh Hi▲79

    A logic game

    2014 · 0hh1.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Pitch Deck▲63

    A game about ridiculous pitches for bad startup ideas

    2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    Happy Mitten - 29: Board Games, Business, and Tox from Crits Happen▲51

    Tox gives a reviewer's take on making an exceptional game

    2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    JobFlare▲73

    Brain games for job seekers

    2017 · jobflare.io · its alternatives →

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    Game of Bombs▲83

    Browser-based multiplayer Bomberman

    2015 · gameofbombs.com · its alternatives →

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