Papers Please
Video Game • 2013
ReportThis video game contains 14 potentially triggering events.
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Your Triggers
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Unanswered Triggers
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
12 supporters
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Jadespade
A father stalks the killer of his daughter with the intent to torture/kill him.
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone gaslighted?
22 supporters
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xxeaphyr
There are small attempts of it whenever you point out a discrepancy. The person you're checking will probably say something around the lines of "you must be mistaken" or something else to try and excuse the discrepancy.
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takver
You have a son, and depending on how well you do at the game, he may be cold, sick, or hungry (or even die.) So a child suffers although it's not technically abuse.
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Addiction
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takver
Very mild. A number of people smuggle contraband drugs or medicine across the border. You see some low-pixel drawings of paraphernalia. No one actually uses drugs on screen.
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Is there addiction?
6 supporters
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MyBestIsWhatIOffer
Some characters are drug smugglers, however.
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Animal
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Assault
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Jadespade
A human trafficking ring is mentioned, with a trafficked woman begging you for help. You have the ability to detain the culprit and stop it, though.
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Bodily Harm
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Does a head get squashed?
28 supporters
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MyBestIsWhatIOffer
I believe, during one of the attacks.
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Does someone break a bone?
11 supporters
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MyBestIsWhatIOffer
This is never explicitly shown
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Children
Does a kid die?
24 supporters
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takver
You have a son, and he can die if he gets very sick and you don't have enough money to pay for his medicine.
Also, there is a subplot about a child who was killed. Both her father and her killer come through the line, and her father gives you her photo and asks you to help him get his revenge.
Also, there is a subplot about a child who was killed. Both her father and her killer come through the line, and her father gives you her photo and asks you to help him get his revenge.
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Family
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Does a parent die?
6 supporters
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takver
You have a wife and a mother-in-law, and they can both die if they get very sick and you don't have enough money to pay for their medicine.
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Fear
Are there jumpscares?
27 supporters
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takver
On some days there will be "terror attacks" that suddenly interrupt you as you're checking papers. The visuals are not too startling, but it does happen without warning and in later levels (when you have the gun) you have to react quickly. Also, on one day, someone abruptly deposits a bomb on your desk. It doesn't go off right away but the sight might be startling.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
55 supporters
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MyBestIsWhatIOffer
If the player chooses to obey Ezic on the passport powder mission, vomiting is one of the side effects.
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
8 supporters
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Crockist
One person who refuses to leave gets pistol-whipped, but you only see the silhouettes when this happens. Also, while not depicted in a positive light, it is noteworthy to mention that border patrol will try to bribe you in order for them to make more arrests for money. Whether or not you play into the bribes is entirely up to you.
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
17 supporters
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MyBestIsWhatIOffer
Vaccinations form a plot point, but there is no needles used.
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Mental Health
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
13 supporters
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GoSuperKebab
There are suicide bombers in the game, but nothing other than that
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
14 supporters
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takver
Several suicide bombers.
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Noxious
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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takver
I wouldn't recommend this game for anyone who has trauma around misgendering. One of the discrepancies you're required to look for, as you play the game, is between the visual appearance of the characters and the sex on their IDs. If you don't catch it, you get a citation. If you find the "discrepancy," then you have to search the person, which means they get X-Ray photos taken of them, and you then evaluate their naked bodies. If their chests and genitals don't "match" the ID marker, you have to deny them entry or get a citation. The only option to mitigate any of this is that you can turn nudity off in the settings, which means the photos show underwear instead of genitals. But everything else is a mandatory, recurring part of the game.
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Does the black guy die first?
10 supporters
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MyBestIsWhatIOffer
The skin colour of protagonists is not shown, and the deaths are in the players control
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Is there hate speech?
14 supporters
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anonymousthefiftieth
Characters from two neighbouring countries (namely Arstotzka and Kolechia) are xenophobic towards each other
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
29 supporters
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anonymousthefiftieth
There are strip searches, but they are only used to check for explosive devices and the nudity can be toggled off in the options
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Social
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
21 supporters
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MyBestIsWhatIOffer
Three of twenty endings are happy and the player determines which one happens.
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Vehicular
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
4 supporters
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DottyBlackheart26
There is a brief honking sound on three days when the boss comes to visit the checkpoint. Also, during some of the terrorist attacks, you can hear motorcycle tires screeching.
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Is someone hit by a car?
6 supporters
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Jadespade
Not sure why people are saying no. On day 31, the last day, a jeep runs over one of the guards, presumably killing them.
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
2 supporters
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nyancatspunksibling
No but there are bombs.
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Is there blood/gore?
27 supporters
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anonymousthefiftieth
Pixelated blood of terrorist attackers and security guards is shown
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Is there gun violence?
7 supporters
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MyBestIsWhatIOffer
Within and outside the player's control.
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