1 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁released ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁Pap ers , ▁Please , ▁the ▁player ▁takes ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁a ▁border - cross ing ▁imm igration ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁fict ional ▁d yst op ian ▁Eastern ▁B loc - like ▁country ▁of ▁Ar st ot z ka , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁political ▁host ilities ▁with ▁its ▁neighbor ing ▁countries . ▁The ▁game ▁takes ▁place ▁at ▁a ▁migration ▁check point . ▁As ▁the ▁imm igration ▁officer , ▁the ▁player ▁must ▁review ▁each ▁imm igr ant ▁and ▁return ▁citiz en ' s ▁pass ports ▁and ▁other ▁supporting ▁paper work ▁against ▁an ▁ever - g row ing ▁list ▁of ▁rules ▁using ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁tools ▁and ▁gu ides , ▁allowing ▁in ▁only ▁those ▁with ▁the ▁proper ▁paper work ▁while ▁reject ing ▁those ▁without ▁all ▁proper ▁forms , ▁and ▁at ▁times ▁det aining ▁those ▁with ▁f als ified ▁information , ▁while ▁also ▁bal ancing ▁personal ▁fin ances . ▁ ▁Pap ers , ▁Please ▁was ▁posit ively ▁received ▁on ▁its ▁release , ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁come ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁an ▁em path y ▁game ▁and ▁a ▁demonstr ation ▁of ▁video ▁games ▁as ▁an ▁art ▁form . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁recognized ▁with ▁various ▁awards ▁and ▁nomin ations ▁from ▁the ▁Independent ▁Games ▁Festival , ▁Game ▁Develop ers ▁Cho ice ▁Awards , ▁and ▁B AF TA ▁Video ▁Games ▁Awards , ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁W ired ▁and ▁The