Comparison

Papers, Please vs Yes, Your Grace

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

Yes, Your Grace

Manage a medieval kingdom by advising petitioners and making difficult choices. Balance resource management with the needs of your people and family. Navigate political alliances and prepare for battle in a world inspired by Slavic folklore.

Highlights
  • Kingdom management
  • Petitioner advice
  • Resource management
  • Family support
  • Character stories
  • Battle preparation
  • Political alliances
Features
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*NOTICE* Play the beginning for free. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the full game. No ads. In this kingdom management RPG, petitioners will arrive in the throne room each turn to ask for your advice and assistance. Decide whether to help them with their problems, or to conserve resources for more important matters. Remember: supplies are limited, and not everyone has the kingdom’s best interests at heart... Yes, Your Grace tells a tale of Davern, a medieval kingdom ruled by King Eryk. The game is set in a fictional world where monsters and arcane practices inspired by Slavic folklore are the order of the day. Villagers will ask for your help with various problems, from monsters attacking the village to a lack of places to relax and enjoy themselves. Some will bring humour to your throne room and some will present you with difficult choices. Your family is important too, and throughout your time as King, you will have to support them in their struggles. You will face lords with a variety of personalities; you will need their support in order to win an upcoming battle, but some may ask you to perform dirty deeds to cement the alliance. One thing is clear: It won’t be easy to keep everyone happy... Listen to petitioners each turn and decide who needs your support. Aid your family with their personal problems and decide upon their fate. Hire Generals, Witches and Hunters to aid your efforts. Prepare for battle and make alliances by satisfying the whims of lords and kings. Follow the stories of the quirky and determined characters that visit your halls.

Screenshots

Papers, Please4 screens
Yes, Your Grace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Yes, Your Grace at Free against Papers, Please's $4.99. Yes, Your Grace also leads on ratings volume (6.4K vs 1.2K). Papers, Please's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#6 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence 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

Yes, Your Grace is free to download; Papers, Please costs $4.99 up front. Yes, Your Grace sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Papers, Please asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 Yes, Your Grace. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yes, Your Grace has 6.4K ratings behind it against 1.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Papers, Please's written reviews are positive against 77% of Yes, Your Grace's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Papers, Please ships an update weekly, Yes, Your Grace every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Papers, Please versus Yes, Your Grace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPapers, PleaseYes, Your Grace
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (1.2K ratings)4.8 (6.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.6% of reviews — better76.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K6.4K — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#6 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB764 MB
Age rating17+12+
Developer3909Noodlecake

Customer experience

Papers, Please

All ratings1,202 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews997 reviews
Positive79.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative12.8%

Yes, Your Grace

All ratings6,381 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews656 reviews
Positive76.8%
Neutral6.7%
Negative16.5%

Bugs and requests

Papers, Please

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Yes, Your Grace

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Save data loss or corruption
  • Game freezing or crashing at certain points

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline play mode
  • More branching storylines and outcomes
  • Expanded kingdom management features
  • Sequel or DLC content

In-app purchases

None

Papers, Please

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Yes, Your Grace

One-time2
  • Full Game$1.99
  • Full Game Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Papers, Please free?
Papers, Please costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yes, Your Grace free?
Yes, Your Grace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Papers, Please or Yes, Your Grace?
Yes, Your Grace is rated higher. Papers, Please averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Yes, Your Grace averages 4.8 from 6.4K ratings.
Do Papers, Please or Yes, Your Grace have ads?
Neither Papers, Please nor Yes, Your Grace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Papers, Please or Yes, Your Grace?
Papers, Please ships an update weekly, and Yes, Your Grace every 6 days. Most recently, Papers, Please was updated on October 24, 2026 and Yes, Your Grace on October 25, 2026.

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