New Simulation Game on Steam Applies Papers, Please–Style Gameplay to Life-or-Death Medicine

Steam is full of detailed, yet realistic, management simulators. Games like Death and Taxes, No Umbrellas Allowed, and the Orwell series clearly borrow ideas from Papers, Please. This makes sense, as Papers, Please excels at telling compelling stories through everyday tasks and bureaucratic processes – a formula that works well with themes like death, social inequality, and constant monitoring. It seems this approach could even work for a surprisingly complex and confusing topic: the healthcare system.



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