Papers, Please

WARNING: This is a 32 bit game. It will not work on a 64 bit only OS (Catalina). I know that developers like to just put a product out and rake in the money while never thinking about it again. But your customers like their products to keep working. And since all OS will eventually follow Apple and be 64 bit only, it should be a priority to update when possible. I would rate the current version of the game if I could, but it won't open. So I guess 1 star is the best it can do.

If you want people to focus on the (not really existent) "story", maybe give a little bit more time. It's the indie-pendant to a facebook/browser-clicking-game. There are no consequences to your deeds, only that you get a game-over, if you run out of money. And that's basically everything there is about your work: Either you get (enough) money or not, this is it. Not a particular interesting mechanic. Plus the graphics and UI is just hideous, especially when the game wants you to compare pixels... Reviews are mostly made by hipsters, just celebrating things, that are different instead of good.

Does this differ from the free version at all?

This game, like others of its type, makes use of a cliche that life in communist states was brutal and oppressive. This is largely a work of fiction. Where this kind of behavior IS carried out is by US Government agents. The opportunity for social criticism is there, especially since this game mirrors the very real DOD game "Cyber Security Awareness Challenge," but instead the creators of this game chose to use a debunked cold war cliche instead. One star, zero if I could assign it.