Comparison

Papers, Please vs 60 Seconds! Reatomized

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Papers, Please

Step into the shoes of a border inspector in a dystopian communist state. Examine documents, interrogate travelers, and decide who is allowed to enter. Your choices impact your family's survival and the fate of the nation.

Highlights
  • Dystopian border inspector simulation
  • Document examination and verification
  • Interrogation and decision-making
  • Multiple endings based on choices
  • Unlockable multitouch support
  • Game Center achievements and leaderboards
Features
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A dystopian document thriller. The award-winning, critically-acclaimed border inspector 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." ______________________________________ Awards ◉ Best Game of 2013 - The New Yorker ◉ Best Game of 2013 - Wired Magazine ◉ Top Indie Game 2013 - Forbes Magazine ◉ Best Strategy & Simulation Game 2014 - BAFTA ◉ Grand Prize Winner 2014 - Independent Games Festival ◉ Excellence in Design Winner - IGF 2014 ◉ Excellence in Narrative Winner - IGF 2014 ◉ GameCity Prize Winner 2014 - GameCity ◉ Cultural Innovation Award 2013 - SXSW ◉ Best PC Game 2014 - LARA Game Awards ◉ Innovation Award - GDCA 2014 ◉ Most Innovative 2014 - Games For Change ◉ Best Gameplay 2014 - Games For Change ◉ Best Game of 2013 - Ars Technica ◉ Best Game of 2013 - PC World ◉ Best PC Game of 2013 - Destructoid ◉ Best Story of 2013 - Destructoid ... and more ______________________________________ Story 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. ______________________________________ Features Includes the complete original game with all 31 days and 20 endings. Also adds unlockable multitouch support for faster paperwork, an enhanced inspection mode, Game Center achievements, leaderboards, mid-day resume, and more. ______________________________________ Warning This game contains mature themes, non-photographic nudity, and brief moments of pixelated violence.

About

60 Seconds! Reatomized

Survive a nuclear apocalypse by scavenging for supplies and family members within 60 seconds. Each playthrough offers a unique story with new challenges, relationships, and interactive elements to test your survival skills in a post-apocalyptic world.

Highlights
  • Nuclear apocalypse survival
  • 60-second scavenging dash
  • Randomized house layouts
  • Survival challenges mode
  • Branching storylines
  • Family relationship system
  • Wasteland exploration
Features
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Dolores, Ted, Mary Jane and Timmy return to face the nuclear apocalypse in this new, remastered edition of the classic atomic adventure - 60 Seconds! Reatomized, featuring high resolution art support, refreshed 2D graphics and hand-drawn 3D textures, new interactive menu, improved UI system, a technical refresh, and of course... new content! NEW GAMEPLAY MODE Survival Challenges - unique, short storylines which will put your survival skills to the test! NEW OPPORTUNITIES to escape the wasteland in form of a storyline spanning across multiple playthroughs! Can you escape the wasteland in style? NEW RELATIONSHIP SYSTEM more stories and crazy interactions between the McDoodle family members! NEW SOUNDS, ART AND UNLOCKABLE VISUAL CONTENT allowing you to add a little color to your fallout shelter! NEW ACHIEVEMENTS! With only 60 seconds left to impact, go on a mad dash through the house in search of family members and useful supplies. Everything will be against you: time, your very own furniture, a house that's different every time you play, and the fundamental question... what to take with you and who to leave behind? Reaching the fallout shelter in time, alive, is only the beginning. Whatever you scavenged and whoever you saved will play a vital role in your survival. Each survival story will be different, with every day surprising you with unexpected events. Will all of these stories end well? It's up to you. Ration food and water, make best use of your supplies, face difficult choices and even venture into the wasteland. Good luck.

Screenshots

Papers, Please4 screens
60 Seconds! Reatomized4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Papers, Please at weekly against 60 Seconds! Reatomized's every 3 months. 60 Seconds! Reatomized's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Papers, Please costs $4.99 and 60 Seconds! Reatomized $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Papers, Please against 4.8 for 60 Seconds! Reatomized. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Papers, Please's written reviews are positive against 83% of 60 Seconds! Reatomized's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Papers, Please ships an update weekly, 60 Seconds! Reatomized every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Papers, Please versus 60 Seconds! Reatomized: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPapers, Please60 Seconds! Reatomized
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.7 (1.2K ratings)4.8 (2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.6% of reviews83.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K2K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#5 — better#9
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB415 MB
Age rating17+12+
Developer3909Robot Gentleman sp. z o.o.

Customer experience

Papers, Please

All ratings1,202 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews992 reviews
Positive79.6%
Neutral7.6%
Negative12.8%

60 Seconds! Reatomized

All ratings1,954 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews805 reviews
Positive83.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative11.1%

Bugs and requests

Papers, Please

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

60 Seconds! Reatomized

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on certain devices
  • Achievements/progress not tracking correctly
  • Glitches with picking up items during scavenging

Requested features

5 requests
  • More varied scenarios and events
  • Improved scavenging controls and responsiveness
  • Ability to continue with lost family members
  • Controller support for better precision
  • More customization options for characters

In-app purchases

None

Papers, Please

No in-app purchases

None

60 Seconds! Reatomized

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Papers, Please free?
Papers, Please costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 60 Seconds! Reatomized free?
60 Seconds! Reatomized costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Papers, Please or 60 Seconds! Reatomized?
60 Seconds! Reatomized is rated higher. Papers, Please averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while 60 Seconds! Reatomized averages 4.8 from 2K ratings.
Do Papers, Please or 60 Seconds! Reatomized have ads?
Neither Papers, Please nor 60 Seconds! Reatomized shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Papers, Please or 60 Seconds! Reatomized?
Papers, Please ships an update weekly, and 60 Seconds! Reatomized every 3 months. Most recently, Papers, Please was updated on October 19, 2026 and 60 Seconds! Reatomized on October 19, 2026.
Which is more popular, Papers, Please or 60 Seconds! Reatomized?
Papers, Please currently peaks at #5 in the App Store charts, and 60 Seconds! Reatomized at #9. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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