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About the Game Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete.

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Developer:
Lucas Pope
Publisher:
3909
Engine:
OpenFL
Release date:
08 August 2013
Recent Steam reviews:
Overwhelmingly Positive (360)
All Steam reviews:
Overwhelmingly Positive (39089)

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About the Game

Congratulations.
The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled.
For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint.
An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Glory to Arstotzka


The communist state of Arstotzka has just ended a 6-year war with neighboring Kolechia and reclaimed its rightful half of the border town, Grestin.

Your job as immigration inspector is to control the flow of people entering the Arstotzkan side of Grestin from Kolechia. Among the throngs of immigrants and visitors looking for work are hidden smugglers, spies, and terrorists.

Using only the documents provided by travelers and the Ministry of Admission's primitive inspect, search, and fingerprint systems you must decide who can enter Arstotzka and who will be turned away or arrested.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *:
Windows XP or later
Processor:
1.5 GHz Core2Duo
Memory:
2 GB RAM
Graphics:
OpenGL 1.4 or better
Storage:
100 MB available space
Additional Notes:
Minimum 1280x720 screen resolution

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

User reviews

Nightrider
Recommended | 30 May 2026
32.4h played

Are you a fan of authoritarianism, bureaucracy or economic hardship? If so, then this game is perfect for you! With progression comes more rules that really starts to complicate things and test your ability to

Helpful: 2
Afonso
Recommended | 27 May 2026
33.0h played

At first I saw this game and thought, "Hmm, Imma ply it to chill.". Five min later I'm making the hardest choices I've ever made in my life, whether it's to maitain my job, or it's to deny someone for the most insane

Helpful: 0
The Guy In The Black Hat
Recommended | 27 May 2026
8.6h played

I have taught this game almost every year for the last decade, and it never fails to leave a lasting impression. What are borders? What is authority? How do I support my family? Lucas Pope has backed us into a corner

Helpful: 0
callmeamys
Recommended | 28 May 2026
49.7h played

I don't know what else I can say that hasn't been said a million times by now, but, my god, how I love this game. I had no idea when I bought this that this was the same guy/dev as The Return of the Obra Dinn. What a

Helpful: 0
The Captain 024
Recommended | 28 May 2026
23.9h played

All the checkpoint/inspection games that are now on Steam owe their origins to this masterpiece. What I find truly crazy about this game, is it's ability to map my mental degradation as our world became more

Helpful: 0
QuetschKuh
Recommended | 29 May 2026
17.5h played

Great game with a good premise, atmosphere, and a somewhat fun gameplay loop. However the Story really should be like 20 days instead of 30. There are a few times in the game where the rules don't change for a few days

Helpful: 0