Paper Trail (2024)

Developer: Newfangled Games
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Strategy
Rating: 4.8 of 5, 931 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 7.0 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A gentle, meditative puzzle adventure where you fold the world like paper to solve clever, increasingly tricky puzzles at your own pace.

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What players say

Players praise the origami paper-folding puzzles as clever and relaxing, with a beautiful watercolor art style and a hint system that strikes the right balance. Some find the puzzles too easy or wish the folding went further, and several note the voice acting is annoying. The music splits opinion, some love the chill soundtrack while others find it mismatched.

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