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.