Papers, Please as an object of analysis: borders, identity and the ethical and moral discussion of players on the Reddit forum.

Video games are cultural artifacts with engaged communities that come together in online spaces to discuss these products. The game Papers, Please addresses the theme of political systems, border and immigration, raising questions about ethical and moral choices. Through the concept of persuasion in games discussed by Bogost, de La Hera, et al.; of the elements that constitute the borders, of Albuquerque, Cardin e Paiva and Haesbaert; and how identities are formed, by Hall; this article uses content analysis to categorize and analyze the materials discussed regarding ethics and morals by the game's community on the Reddit forum.