Paperbound
Dissident Logic · March 31, 2015 · Indie, Action, Local Multiplayer, 2D
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Paperbound price by region
Paperbound costs £3.62 in the United Kingdom, €4.12 in Europe (EUR), $5.10 in the United States, $5.10 in Georgia (USD), CA$10.99 in Canada, NZ$11.99 in New Zealand, A$13.49 in Australia, R$19.99 in Brazil and zł22.79 in Poland right now.
| Region | Best price | Official store | Key shop | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 United Kingdom | £3.62 −48% | £6.99 | £3.62 | 6 |
 Europe (EUR) | €4.12 −54% | €8.99 | €4.12 | 6 |
 United Statesyour region | $5.10 −49% | $9.99 | $5.10 | 6 |
 Georgia (USD) | $5.10 −24% | $6.69 | $5.10 | 5 |
 Canada | CA$10.99 | CA$10.99 | — | 3 |
 New Zealand | NZ$11.99 | NZ$11.99 | — | 2 |
 Australia | A$13.49 | A$13.49 | — | 3 |
 Brazil | R$19.99 | R$19.99 | — | 3 |
 Poland | zł22.79 −37% | zł35.99 | zł22.79 | 3 |
Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.
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About Paperbound
"It’s a gorgeous and fast-paced game" - Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Paperbound is a smash-up brawler that combines platforming, twitchy combat, and gravity redirection. Run with scissors, walk on walls, and lob ink bombs in whimsical-yet-intense battles within the pages of old books. In addition to the 360 degrees of gravitational freedom, several other twists add to the tension and drama of a match, such as the "escape through the page tear" victory mechanic which brings a second phase to the combat and causes players to momentarily team up with their adversaries. Using a gamepad is highly recommended in this local-multiplayer party game.
Play as one of Paperbound's 11 original characters or as characters from Guacamelee, Monaco, VVVVVV, Cards and Castles, and Tumblestone.
When your friends aren't around, Paperbound features challenging AI bots. Each character has his or her own personality. Some are aggressive, some are more cautious. Some are even vindictive. Some make adept use of all weapons, while others prefer to get in close for melee combat. The bots are great for solo players, for when you want to even out the teams, or for when you simply want some extra chaos.
Battle within the pages of old classics including…
A Journey to the Center of the Earth
Skull Kingdom
A Book of Five Rings
The Book of the Dead
Dante's Inferno
Compete in team or solo battles in a variety of game modes that will keep you laughing and screaming for hours:
Classic Versus
Capture the Quill
Last Man Standing
Long Live the King
Paperbound. Smashy, smashy fun for up to four friends in the same room.
Using a gamepad is highly recommended. Keyboard is not ideal.
Note: Paperbound does NOT support online multiplayer. It supports local multiplayer by connecting multiple controllers to your PC, so invite your friends over, plug in some controllers, and have a great time. Currently, only Xbox 360/One controllers are officially supported. PlayStation 4 controllers have been confirmed to work using DS4 Tool. Other controllers may work using XInput wrappers, but compatibility is not guaranteed.
Paperbound — game info
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Player modes
- Single-player, Split screen
- Controller
- Full controller support
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
DLC & expansions
🎁 Complete the collection
Base game + 1 of 2 DLC at today's best prices (some DLC unpriced).
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Paperbound is a polished, fast-paced party game with fluid controls and engaging mechanics like gravity-switching that works well with a controller, earning praise for fun visuals and chaotic gameplay that entertains both solo and multiplayer. However, players criticize the single-player AI as underwhelming, argue the doodle-styled aesthetic feels bland, and note that the game's real appeal shines only when playing with friends rather than against computer opponents.
This review is to counter Obey the Fist!'s negative review. EDIT: I guess they took down their review. What a coward.10 found this helpful
[h1] fart [/h1]4 found this helpful
Interesting, but if you have it, use a controller. Keyboard controls are not that good3 found this helpful
Suprisingly fun. Paperbound is quite a polished title. It is a party game or party-styled, because I've been playing single player and still having fun, there are a variety of modes but the core gameplay is throwing scissors and ink bombs at your opponent while running around doing the objective. There is also a satisfying melee attack that you can use to block scissors at the right time. The game is just very fluid, easy to grasp, and chaotic. You have the ability to switch gravity like in the game VVVVVV which can lead to some confusion and adds another aspect of crazyness to this fast-paced game. The graphics are quite nice in motion, there is a 3d element to the stages, and the main menus are presented as 3D books. The whole presentation is really good, especially in motion. Another suprise is the music. It's a lot more epic than you'd expect, but it fits the game. Worth playing for sure. Grab it if you find it for a dollar or two.2 found this helpful
Tags: Combat Arena & Smashbroesque Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library (1 gig) Note: Playtime from farming cards overnight - played about 15 mins of campaign. TLDR: AI is not enough. Too embarassing to ask any real live human being to play this bland 2D doodle themed smashbro clone with you. Its a Lose. Lose. Extremely bland - offers no real entertainment in single player mode against the A.I. - Too embarassing to ask any real live human being to play this bland 2D doodle themed smashbro clone with you. The abilities are like... wack someone with a pencil, throw scissors, sniff glue... whatever man. Sound design is just little flute notes going around in loops and its really hard to keep track of your guy because the movements are fast paced and everything is so flat and one dimension. Seriously this has no character, I would rather play gun monkeys. And I dont WANT to play gun monkeys1 found this helpful
great party game lots of fragging and inverting gravity to get kills, very fun with friends and by yourself
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