Papers, Please
2013 video game
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| 2023 | Papers, Please reaches its tenth anniversary and has sold more than five million copies. |
| August 8 2023 | On the game's tenth anniversary, Pope releases a free browser-based demake of Papers, Please designed to look like an LCD handheld console game. |
| February 24 2018 | Worldwide debut of 'Papers, Please: The Short Film' on YouTube and Steam, receiving 'Overwhelmingly Positive' reviews. |
| January 27 2018 | Premiere of 'Papers, Please: The Short Film' at the Trekhgorka House of Culture in Moscow, Russia, directed by Liliya Tkach and Nikita Ordynskiy. |
| December 12 2017 | PlayStation Vita port of Papers, Please is released, completing the previously announced platform adaptation. |
| August 2016 | Three years after its release, the game had sold more than 1.8 million copies across all platforms, according to creator Lucas Pope. |
| 2014 | Won Best Gameplay award at the Games for Change Awards |
| December 12 2014 | iPad version of Papers, Please is released after resolving censorship issues with Apple regarding the body scanner feature. |
| December 12 2014 | Papers, Please is released for iOS platform, further extending the game's accessibility. |
| August 2014 | A port for PlayStation Vita is announced. |
| August 2014 | PlayStation Vita port for Papers, Please is officially announced. |
| 2013 | Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw of Zero Punctuation named Papers, Please one of his top five games of the year, highlighting its unique approach to moral choices. |
| 2013 | Papers, Please was released and received positive reviews, being praised for its immersive game mechanics and emotional impact on players. |
| 2013 | Simon Parkin of The New Yorker blog declared Papers, Please the top video game of 2013. |
| 2013 | Wired magazine listed Papers, Please as their top game for 2013, recognizing its representation of life in a police state. |
| August 8 2013 | Lucas Pope releases Papers, Please for Microsoft Windows and OS X through his production company 3909 LLC, marking the game's initial launch. |
| April 2013 | Papers, Please is submitted to Steam Greenlight and quickly approved due to attention from YouTube streamers playing the demo. |
| November 2012 | Pope begins development of Papers, Please, using his personal financial reserves and open-source programming tools. |
| 2010 | Lucas Pope leaves Naughty Dog after Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, moves to Saitama, Japan with his wife Keiko to develop independent games. |
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