"papers, please" won the seumas mcnally grand prize, "excellence in narrative", and "excellence in design" awards at the 2014 independent games festival awards and was nominated for the nuovo award. the title also won the "innovation award" and "best downloadable game" at the 2014 game developers choice awards. the game won "best simulation game" and was nominated in the categories of "best game", "game design", and "game innovation" at the 2014 bafta video games awards.