Games like Papers, Please
Looking for games like Papers, Please? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Papers, Please is a adventure game from 2013; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Beholder: Conductor with 4,757 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.
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Beholder: Conductor
2025 · Adventure
4,757 reviews · 91% positive
Dystopian SingleplayerIndie
Same: shares Dystopian and Singleplayer. Different: leans more into choices matter.
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Beholder
2016 · Adventure
23,357 reviews · 92% positive
Dystopian StrategyAtmospheric
Same: shares Dystopian and Strategy. Different: leans more into choices matter.
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Death and Taxes
2020 · Adventure
7,902 reviews · 86% positive
Story RichSimulationPoint & Click
Same: shares Story Rich and Simulation. Different: leans more into choices matter.
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Beholder 2
2018 · Adventure
6,901 reviews · 87% positive
Dystopian StrategySimulation
Same: shares Dystopian and Strategy. Different: leans more into choices matter.
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OneShot
2016 · Adventure
59,812 reviews · 98% positive
Story RichPixel GraphicsIndie
Same: shares Story Rich and Pixel Graphics. Different: leans more into cute.
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OneShot: World Machine Edition
2024 · Adventure
5,464 reviews · 99% positive
PuzzleIndieStory Rich
Same: shares Puzzle and Indie. Different: leans more into exploration.
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There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
2020 · Adventure
24,282 reviews · 98% positive
IndieAdventurePoint & Click
Same: shares Indie and Adventure. Different: leans more into funny.
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Return of the Obra Dinn
2018 · Adventure
32,723 reviews · 97% positive
PuzzleStory RichAtmospheric
Same: shares Puzzle and Story Rich. Different: leans more into detective.
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Gorogoa
2017 · Adventure
19,323 reviews · 97% positive
PuzzleIndieAtmospheric
Same: shares Puzzle and Indie. Different: leans more into hand-drawn.
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Machinarium
2009 · Adventure
18,082 reviews · 95% positive
Point & ClickPuzzle2D
Same: shares Point & Click and Puzzle. Different: leans more into hand-drawn.
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Little Misfortune
2019 · Adventure
11,917 reviews · 92% positive
Point & ClickIndieStory Rich
Same: shares Point & Click and Indie. Different: leans more into psychological horror.
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Not For Broadcast
2022 · Adventure
10,377 reviews · 94% positive
AdventureDystopian Simulation
Same: shares Adventure and Dystopian . Different: leans more into 1980s.
Frequently asked questions
- What games are like Papers, Please?
- indielist matches 12 indie games to Papers, Please by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Beholder: Conductor (4,757 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
- How are "games like Papers, Please" chosen?
- By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Papers, Please, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.