Award-winning dystopian document thriller game Papers, Please is now available on smartphones 9 years after its preliminary launch. You may obtain the game on the Apple App Retailer and Google Play Retailer for $4.99 beginning immediately.

Papers, Please takes place within the fictional communist state of Arstotzka, the place you play as a border management agent who is confronted with quite a few ethical dilemmas. The game challenges gamers to confront their very own notion bias whereas touching on real-world points surrounding immigration.

“Your job as immigration inspector is to regulate the stream of individuals coming into the Arstotzkan aspect of Grestin from Kolechia,” the game’s description reads. “Among the many throngs of immigrants and guests on the lookout for work are hidden smugglers, spies, and terrorists. Utilizing solely the paperwork offered by vacationers and the Ministry of Admission’s primitive examine, search, and fingerprint techniques you need to determine who can enter Arstotzka and who can be turned away or arrested.”

Papers, Please was created by indie game developer Lucas Pope and printed by his manufacturing firm 3909 LLC. The game was launched in August 2013 for Microsoft Home windows and OS X, for Linux in February 2014, for iOS on iPad in December 2014 and the PlayStation Vita in December 2017.

The game was acquired positively on its launch and is seen as an illustration of video video games as an artwork type. Papers, Please has acquired BAFTA game awards for the Technique and Simulation classes, and most lately received the Peabody Award for Digital Storytelling.

Pope tweeted that the smartphone model of the game consists of an up to date consumer interface and minor tweaks designed to make the game playable on cell. Should you already personal the iPad app, you’ll entry to the iPhone app without spending a dime, he says.