What games are like Papers, Please?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Papers, Please by shared genre and Steam tags, led by OneShot (57,172 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.

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 OneShot with 57,172 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

OneShot

2016 · Adventure

57,172 reviews · 98% positive

Story RichPixel GraphicsIndie

Same: shares Story Rich and Pixel Graphics. Different: leans more into cute.
There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

2020 · Adventure

23,514 reviews · 98% positive

IndieAdventurePoint & Click

Same: shares Indie and Adventure. Different: leans more into funny.
Void Stranger

2023 · Adventure

3,410 reviews · 91% positive

PuzzleAdventureSingleplayer

Same: shares Puzzle and Adventure. Different: leans more into mystery.
Return of the Obra Dinn

2018 · Adventure

31,275 reviews · 97% positive

PuzzleStory RichAtmospheric

Same: shares Puzzle and Story Rich. Different: leans more into detective.
Little Misfortune

2019 · Adventure

13,732 reviews · 92% positive

Point & ClickIndieStory Rich

Same: shares Point & Click and Indie. Different: leans more into psychological horror.
The Roottrees are Dead

2025 · Adventure

8,578 reviews · 97% positive

PuzzlePoint & ClickAtmospheric

Same: shares Puzzle and Point & Click. Different: leans more into mystery.
Mad Father

2016 · Adventure

6,538 reviews · 97% positive

Pixel Graphics2DStory Rich

Same: shares Pixel Graphics and 2D. Different: leans more into rpgmaker.
Game Dev Tycoon

2013 · Casual

40,065 reviews · 95% positive

SimulationIndieStrategy

Same: shares Simulation and Indie. Different: leans more into management.
Baba Is You

2019 · Indie

20,582 reviews · 98% positive

PuzzleIndieDifficult

Same: shares Puzzle and Indie. Different: leans more into logic.
Mini Metro

2015 · Indie

16,498 reviews · 96% positive

StrategyPuzzleSimulation

Same: shares Strategy and Puzzle. Different: leans more into minimalist.
JudgeSim

2024 · Casual

1,361 reviews · 84% positive

SimulationIndie2D

Same: shares Simulation and Indie. Different: leans more into text-based.
GRIS

2018 · Adventure

82,436 reviews · 96% positive

AtmosphericGreat SoundtrackIndie

Same: shares Atmospheric and Great Soundtrack. Different: leans more into beautiful.

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 OneShot (57,172 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.