Game Studies - Glory to Arstotzka: Morality, Rationality, and the Iron Cage of Bureaucracy in Papers, Please

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gamestudies.orgby several moral quandariesSubmitted September 22, 2026

by Jess MorrissetteAbstract Papers, Please casts the player as an immigration inspector, processing paperwork at the border of the fictional dystopia of Arstotzka. During gameplay, these duties are...

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