Forget Target: Apple is still the biggest company censoring games

Apple does not restrict the music or books that you can buy through its digital stores. But for games and apps must live up to a different standard.

Developer Lucas Pope revealed today that he will release his mundane political game Papers, Please for iPad for $6 on Dec. 12. The port of this PC release has players controlling a border agent guarding an entrance to the fictitious nation of Arstotzka. The crux of the gameplay is all about deciding who you will let in and who you will refuse. If that sounds uncomfortable, that’s because it’s supposed to. But Apple is not OK with uncomfortable games, and it forced Pope to change Papers, Please to get approval for release on iOS.