Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Game
Game2019
Border Officer
Developer Cheesecake Dev
Usually everyone is unemployed here. But by chance you got a job. You'il work for the state.Everyone in your family is sick or unemployed, only you can help them. You're an immigrant officer. From the Steam store page
150 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Aug 4, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
53
Mixed
80 positive · 70 negative
95% range 45–61%
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Steam's own rating
Mixed
780 of 1,377 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 150 · most liked first>Joined Server name "Company BIyat" >All Russians >Tried not to speak so they don't know I'm not Russian >A lot of "davai" and "cyk4" >Admin called my name >Panic >He said some crazy long Russian sentences >Replied with "Da" >Got away with it >Later on a player approached me >Whispered quietly in local voice >"Hey, i don't know Russian too" >Instantly became friends
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game has a nice concept and theme going but it seems like the devs did abandon this game leaving bugs behind and no real storyline
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a depressing life... I dropped my scanner just out of my reach and found no way to correct this so I kept getting failures for being unable to scan people. My wife and uncle ran away. My cow and chicken died. My engine oil ran out at home and I had no money for the bus, I refused to spend like 10 mins irl to walk to work so I quit. A gravestone appeared in my yard and I've no idea who it belonged to but by that point I kind of wished it was mine. I grabbed the axe to see if I could put…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I recommend Papers, Please! if you enjoy this kind of games. Border Officer is way buggier and more difficult to play. It's cool that it's 3D but still not worth it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →my experience in 40 minutes >Start New Game >Accidentally sell everything in my house >Accidentally drink 5 beers in an attempt to give one to my alcoholic uncle >Get in car >Fail to realize that the handbrake is on by default and search for gas for 10 minutes >Finally turn off my handbrake >Crash into 3 different cars and 2 pedestrians on the way to the border >Lose all my money at the Casino >Get to my job >Proceed to rack up 7 citations, only getting one visitor right and letting a bomber…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is the most accurate simulation of a struggling dad in soviet union russia. This game also includes stip club, alcohol, ciggarettes, realistic car physics, gambling, and naughty work with the wife. These are the reasons the game is peak.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just buy Contraband Police instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I came upon this game via a video by BigFryTV and while he bashed it without remorse I didn't think it entirely deserved that. Moving the grim, dystopian world of Papers, Please! into a 3D environment isn't the worst idea in the world and since I liked the original game I decided to give it a try. I bought it when it was offered at great discount - the current asking price is a bit steep, that much can be safely said. The game begins without much fanfare. Your unnamed character awakes to a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Border Officer is an immersive and thought-provoking simulation game that puts players in the role of a border control officer, making impactful decisions in a politically charged environment. With its realistic gameplay mechanics, moral dilemmas, and multiple story paths, the game offers a unique and intense experience. As an officer, you must carefully screen and interrogate travelers, making judgment calls that can have far-reaching consequences. The game's atmospheric graphics, branching…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →in order to complete the game, i had to drink more than protagonist's family
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game has many bugs and the devs are not releasing any patches or updates
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →terrible broken game cheesecake dev seem to have a pattern of releasing broken games patching a few bugs out then abandoning them and releasing new titles avoid this game and developer.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Grimly Hilarious Bureaucratic Survival Sim with Surprising Depth Border Officer is a rough-edged, darkly comedic simulation that plunges players into the bleak world of life under a fictional authoritarian regime. It’s not a game about glory or heroism — it’s about scraping by, making hard choices, and occasionally laughing at the absurdity of it all. And for those who connect with its offbeat tone and unforgiving mechanics, it’s a strangely compelling experience. You take on the role of a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A poorly made simulation game Its like they just chucked this together in a week max in unity after wanting a 3d papers please. It has half decent mechanics with having to manage your car maintenance, food and coal for the family and not stressing out the family aswell but its really bare bones and like it just got abandoned Its fits the eastern european setting decently but it just feels empty with the npcs not even really having any voice lines Very repetitive and clunky 4/10 wouldn't buy,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Decided to give this a try. Its basically "Papers, Please" but where you have to drive to and from work and give food/medicine in person. Very glitchy and I experienced being unable to put things down after picking them up almost constantly. I do not recommend this game, it feels very poorly cobbled together. 0/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a fun game, similar to "papers please". With a few lovable bugs.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another Abandonware cash grab. Stay away.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Border Officer has become unplayable, i cant give back the things to the people who comes, i can only get them arrested so dev´s fix the game or remove it from the store so people dont waste money on somtings that dont work, and if dont do any of it then your a scammer
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →if your expecting a AAA sequel to papers please youre a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ idiot the game is exactly what the trailer has you expect this is a silly clunky ass game and i love it for that if youre looking for polish and quality go elsewhere this game is fun only if you take its objectively "bad" aspects as part of the games charm - Viva Stavronska! edit: i lost the gamble for all my money this game ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sucks
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dreadful Papers, Please ripoff. Game is jank, controls feel awful, game has no meaningful atmosphere of any sort or a driven theme besides crude design. If it had atmosphere, enjoyment, and didn't make me drive 10 minutes just to get to the actual gameplay, it could be more enjoyable and make a better first impression. It lacks enjoyment in it's gameplay, not understanding what makes games like Papers, Please, Booth, and Not Tonight extremely enjoyable games. Highly do not recommend.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is thoughtfully designed, featuring a compelling theme and engaging elements. While the mechanics aren’t flawless, the game’s lack of heavy demands ensures that these imperfections don’t significantly impact the experience. Some additional upgrades or polish would certainly enhance the overall quality, but as it stands, it’s an enjoyable experience. I’d recommend it for a few hours of casual fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its really quite terrible ha. i enjoy the idea of it, but its buggy, no settings other than volume and resolution. the audio is bad and the talking noises they use instead of talking, kinda annoyed me. but if you play low standard games, like free online Newgrounds type of game, it might be for you
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its just a fun game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its really sad that this game has been abandoned, because it really could have been something cool. The world is rather stale with a few nice things and the border control is sadly not done which you can see by the two uninteractable things on the desk. Its pretty ok but sadly not really well done. Its ok to play
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So far my entire playtime of this game has been: > Start a new game. > Immediately drive to the gambling place. > Bet it all on tails. > Lose it all. > Repeat. I have not played through a single in game day.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very fun for 3 dollers you should get it now
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →funny and great game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game feels like if someone wanted to make papers please but gave up half way in development. This game needs a lot more polish to be worth 10$. If you liked papers please and wanted a open world twist, wait for this game on sale.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game give the aesthetics of a "old game". I recommend this game it's overall just fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game has some bugs that needed to be fixed. Sometimes the game tends to be laggy and even with correct perceptions about the characters having false or dangerous items with them it will sometimes demerit you. This game has a lot of potential though. Just need a lot of updates.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the game crash and it's not woking
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →cuz it makes me go backwards and left the most annoying thing driving the cars the hardest thing to do
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recommend 8/10 I spent the first 20 hours trying to figure out how to feed your family. Once that was figured out I sailed through the game. I kept a piece of paper for all the changes and rules at work so I didnt have to scramble with every single person with papers. There were some typo's on some of the documents that the system passed that I was dinged for. I love how one of the characters looks like a fat Justin Timberlake and then there is one than looks like Robert Downey Jr. in a striped…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Difficult but strangely addicting game. Hope there will be more updates on this. I recommend trying the game when it is on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hell, this game is a bore. After leaving this game on once and letting my brother play it, I decided to play it. The driving in this game is such a bore, it is so clunky and buggy. This game runs so terrible, around 20 frames. To compare, Monster hunter world ran 60 FPS on high. The game itself is difficult, but the game is so un-enjoyable that I barely noticed. The game itself is so slow, everyday you have to drive 1.7k meters to your job and back, each day spending $9 on gas. This…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wouldn't recommend it, it's fun at first but get's more boring as time passes. Not only that but it has recieved little to no updates the past year, but do correct me if i'm wrong on this because i haven't played this game in a long time
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it is an outstanding cheesy papers please nothing pleases me more
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It describes how it is to be a poor father, and its realistic.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Papers, Please or Contraband Police is way better than this game. At least papers, please tells you how much your rent is.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its simply a worse version of Contraband Police. If your looking for the game you've probably seen in shorts or tiktoks its Contraband Police. Did not enjoy the fact that when you just want a chill inspection sort of game the only mode requires you to deal with a very flawed family and as others mentioned looks to be much more of a simulation type game as the dev's seem to be familiar making but themed to attract people looking for Contraband Police.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, Fun and like the difficulty aspect of it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Graphics & controls could’ve been better. Tbh they are better off letting other simulator dev take over from here cause with some improvements and better quality this would’ve been a decent game. 🌵 / 🚔 \ / 🚔 \ / 🚔 🚔 \ 🌵 / 🚘 \
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is well designed, with a good theme and interesting elements. It's not perfect in terms of mechanics, but it's not demanding enough for that to be a major issue. A few upgrades would definitely be welcome, but overall, I recommend it for a few hours of enjoyment.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really boring, about 30 minutes of game play maybe. If you like bad games give this a try
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i always dieeeeee :(
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Guys, don't buy the game. Everytime I lauch it my GPU goes haywire. That's very suprising due to the face my GPU is top of the line. I suspect it's mining crypto or something like that, but just dont buy this game. Not worth the money.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun to play. Although The drive to the border is pretty long for such a short shift.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Buggy but addictive. Started off by stealing from neighbor, best decision.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't bother with this game, it's riddled with bugs that make it painfully hard to make money, The balancing is close to nil and it's very poorly made. If you like painful games with rng that makes you restart then go for it I guess.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not worth trying. I found a more interesting experience in Contraband Police.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ripoff papers please. Would not reccomend. Just get contraband police if you want a 3D papers plesae :(
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →genuinely a terrible game, just get papers, please.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →terrible, this is my first negative review. it crashes alot the game isnt fun at all. would not reccomend. thank god their is a refund option.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'd recommend this game if there were goth girls
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i died because my family starved even though i had 3 food and 3 coal in the fridge and stove, that i had just put there, and i had died from depression even though my happiness was almost full.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →driving is a torture
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It sorta sucks, but in a good way.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good game but is very hard to get money u must concetrate
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game plays a lot like papers please but with a lot more features, the game could use some polish on a few things and balance in some others, but all in all it kind of adds to the impoverished eastern bloc feel. 7/10 would buy a sequel, keep up the good work Cheesecake
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