Papetura

Papetura

May 7, 2021

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Papetura is a handcrafted puzzle adventure game made entirely out of paper. Along with atmospheric music made by Floex, it creates a mysterious and unique paper world, shrouded in shadow and light. The Story Papetura tells a story about lonely paper creature Pape, trapped in a flowery prison. One day …

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80.1

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Critic Reviews (14)

Alex Varankou New Game Network May 2021
73.0 /100

"Papetura is a charming but very brief puzzle adventure, and one that will most strongly appeal to fans of unique art and abstract worlds."

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Amirmehdi Namjoo Gamefa May 2021
95.0 /100

Graphics

92.0

Gameplay

93.0

Story

97.0

"Papetura is a beautiful art game inspired by Amanita Design titles like Machinarium and Botanicula. This game takes place in an exquisite paper world. It has a minimalistic story that tries to convey some essential concepts and succeeds in that …"

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Beto Ferreira Nintendo Blast May 2021
100.0 /100

Graphics

95.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

30.0

"The word that defines Papetura for me is experience. The images are stunning, the story unfolds in an extremely inviting way, and knowing that so much of it is handcrafted from paper just made my jaw drop. Looking forward to …"

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Chiara Roscini Indie Games Devel May 2021
85.0 /100

Graphics

92.0

Gameplay

78.0

Story

84.0

"Papetura is an incredible visual and auditory experience, crafted with care and devotion, using paper as a material to create beautiful sculptures that serve as the backdrop and embellishments for this fabulous and bizarre world. The gameplay is simple yet …"

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Danielle Winter GameGrin May 2021
80.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

75.0

"An absolutely amazing feat of crafted creativity, and accompanied by a stunning and complimentary score. For those looking for a quirky and methodical movie-length point &a; click adventure, Papetura is definitely one for the wishlist!"

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Gaming Professors Gaming Professors May 2021
80.0 /100

Graphics

88.0

Gameplay

73.0

Story

68.0

"Papetura is a wonderfully relaxing game for a single evening. It features beautifully designed scenery and several unique characters you’ll encounter along the way. You can really take in the beautifully crafted environment. Unfortunately, it’s a shame that the environment …"

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Justin Nation Nindie Spotlight May 2021
64.0 /100

Graphics

90.0

Gameplay

55.0

Story

20.0

"While visually distinct, a relatively short and sometimes aggravatingly uneven puzzle adventure holds it back"

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Mina Smith LadiesGamers.com May 2021
75.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

70.0

"Making a monochromatic minimalist puzzle game isn’t easy. It’s not something I would recommend most people try, and Papetura is a good example of why. I love so much about this game that I wanted to love it. I wanted …"

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Quinn Hiers But Why Tho? May 2021
80.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

65.0

Story

70.0

"While I wish there were more to the story and a few puzzles don’t quite hit the mark, Papetura absolutely achieves what it was made to be: an atmospheric experience."

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Roland Ingram Nintendo Life May 2021
70.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

60.0

"Papetura is a million miles away from being a blockbuster movie, yet it shares the same sense of intense energy and craft, which it distils into each second of its game time. Every crease and scrunch of its scenery and …"

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Sean Smith God is a Geek May 2021
70.0 /100

"Papetura is short and undemanding, and with controls that have made the leap well to the Switch from its point and click Steam origins."

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Stylianos Almpanidis Enternity.gr May 2021
80.0 /100

Graphics

35.0

Gameplay

35.0

Story

35.0

"On the occasion of the release of a physical edition (Craft Edition) of Papetura, it&s;s time to take a look at Petums&s; vision by travelling to a magical, paper world."

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Trevor Gould Pure Nintendo May 2021
80.0 /100

Graphics

76.0

Gameplay

82.0

Story

79.0

"I see Papetura having a broad appeal to both fans of cinematic puzzle platformers and graphic adventures. It doesn&s;t overstay its welcome, yet it feels fully realized. It grew on me, and I suspect I&s;m not alone. With attractive visuals, …"

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Victor Vitório GameBlast May 2021
90.0 /100

Graphics

95.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

30.0

"Papetura is one of the most beautiful video games I&s;ve ever had the privilege of seeing. It&s;s unique and passionate, but it&s;s somewhat melancholic when I think of it as a reminder of something that was good while it lasted, …"

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