As the world around you evolves, so do the rules with new scenarios and requirements being added in response to political tensions rising between the two countries. Efficient work will be rewarded at the end of the day with a supply of credits with which you can purchase food and shelter for your family, while breaking protocol will bring penalties. Each day is timed, and it’s up to you to process as many travellers as possible, allowing certain immigrants through and detaining others for further assessment, interrogation, or arrest. Working at a checkpoint on the border of two politically hostile countries, it’s your job to allow or deny passengers entry into the fictional country of Arstotzka. Papers, Please may be set in 1982 but it’s as relevant today as it ever could be. What could be worse than the Devil himself? I’m sure we’ll find out soon enough. With new DLC launching soon it seems Cuphead’s frantic mix platforming and shooting mechanics will once again invade our lives. At the time, the game made numerous headlines challenging its extreme difficulty curve as unreasonable and unnecessary.ĭespite this Cuphead went on to sell millions of copies worldwide across multiple platforms and went down in video game history as not only one of the most channelling games but also one of the prettiest. Albeit no longer associated with Cuphead. Although praised for its painstakingly recreated visuals Cuphead started a debate in the video game community about the difficulty in games that continues to rage on to this day.