Paper Trail (video game)

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Paper Trail
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Developer(s) Newfangled Games
Publisher(s) Newfangled Games
Platform(s)
Release
  • 21 May 2024
Genre(s) Puzzle video game
Mode(s)

Paper Trail is a puzzle video game developed and published by Newfangled Games and released on 21 May 2024. [1] [2] It has been nominated for the 2025 British Academy Games Award for British Game, [3] along with a nomination for the D.I.C.E. Award for Mobile Game of the Year at the 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. [4]

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Gameplay

Paper Trail is a single-player [5] point-and-click game with a top-down perspective. [6] The game world is presented as sheets of paper; the puzzles involve folding these sheets, origami-style, in order to move a character across obstacles.

Release

Paper Trail was released on 21 May 2024 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Windows, macOS, and mobile devices via Netflix. [7]

Reception

The PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X versions of Paper Trail all received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [8] [9] [10] [11]

References

  1. ↑ Reuben, Nic (14 May 2024). "Paper Trail review: a beautiful puzzler I had a (mostly) miserable time with". Rock Paper Shotgun . Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Nolan, Liam (14 May 2024). "Paper Trail Is a Delightful Little Puzzle Game [Review]". The Escapist . Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ↑ DeSena, Gabby (11 December 2024). "The 2025 BAFTA Games Awards: All Nominations". Esports Illustrated . Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ↑ Welsh, Oli (10 January 2025). "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a GOTY front-runner at the DICE Awards". Polygon . Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Paper Trail on Steam". Steam . Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Hobbs, Brian (27 November 2024). "Paper Trail review". Adventure Game Hotspot. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  7. ↑ Colantonio, Giovanni (14 May 2024). "Check out This Charming New Game Included in Your Netflix Subscription". Digital Trends. Archived from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Paper Trail PC Critic Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Paper Trail Nintendo Switch Critic Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Paper Trail PlayStation 5 Critic Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Paper Trail Xbox Series X Critic Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 23 August 2025.
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