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The Paper Trials

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50%Game Brain Score
graphics, music
monetization, gameplay
68% User Score Based on 25 reviews

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The Paper Trials is a single player casual action adventure game. It was developed by Tyler L and was released on September 27, 2023. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

A first-person horror maze game. Hiding & Standing still is Death. Run or you are DEAD. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with your only hope of survival is to find all of the pages to the mysterious book and ESCAPE! This is the first chapter in The Paper Trials. survive the first maze. You are not alone. The doctors in there and they are looking for you. Will you survive? Arcade Ho…

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68%
Audience ScoreBased on 25 reviews
graphics5 positive mentions
monetization10 negative mentions
  • The game features a unique hand-drawn art style that enhances the horror atmosphere and sets it apart from other titles.
  • Gameplay is intense and thrilling, providing a challenging maze experience that encourages replayability.
  • Despite being free to play, the game offers a nostalgic feel reminiscent of classic Pac-Man, combined with a horror twist.
  • The game is essentially a demo with limited content, requiring additional payment for full access, which feels deceptive.
  • Gameplay can be repetitive and frustrating due to slow interface and loading times, detracting from the overall experience.
  • The first-person perspective makes it difficult to navigate and avoid enemies, leading to a reliance on the minimap rather than engaging with the game world.
  • graphics
    17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics are highlighted for their unique hand-drawn art style, which significantly enhances the eerie atmosphere and overall horror experience. Players appreciate the fantastic visuals and the tension created by the unsettling environments, making it a standout feature that adds depth to the gameplay. Overall, the art style is both visually appealing and integral to the game's thematic elements.

    • “This game has fantastic art, great visuals, and just an overall great atmosphere.”
    • “The game's hand-drawn art style adds to the eerie atmosphere, making every corner turn a potential threat.”
    • “This is just dark deception with a different art style.”
    • “The eerie environments, combined with the unsettling art style, create a tense atmosphere that keeps players on edge throughout their journey.”
    • “The hand-drawn graphics add a unique touch, making it a must-play for horror enthusiasts.”
  • monetization
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization strategy of this game has been criticized for being deceptive, as it presents itself as a full game while actually functioning as an advertisement or demo that requires additional payments for essential content through DLC. Reviewers express frustration over the unethical marketing practices that mislead players and occupy space that could be better utilized by complete games, ultimately deeming the experience unworthy of gamers' time and money.

    • “It's an advertisement/demo, and you have to pay more money through DLC to actually unlock the game.”
    • “The purpose of this advertisement is to get you to shell out $2 USD to unlock content needed for the full game, and I don't recommend you do that either.”
    • “While it might seem like an innocuous mistake, publishing demos and advertisements as if they are full games is misleading and in some ways harmful.”
  • gameplay
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Gameplay is primarily focused on evading enemies, but it suffers from repetitiveness and reliance on the minimap, detracting from the overall experience. Players express disappointment with the quality, noting that the design forces them to prioritize the minimap over engaging with the game world. While there are elements of intensity and a unique approach to the horror genre, the execution leaves much to be desired.

    • “The Paper Trials offers a unique take on the horror genre with its maze-like gameplay.”
    • “Intense and thrilling gameplay.”
    • “I think that the idea itself could merit some decent gameplay; however, the problem is, you're spending the entire time looking at your minimap and not the actual game since there's no reason to look at the actual game, as the minimap has all the information you need.”
    • “Gameplay centers around running from enemies to avoid death.”
    • “The gameplay feels repetitive and you only have to stick to the minimap.”
    • “I think that the idea itself could merit some decent gameplay, however the problem is, you're spending the entire time looking at your minimap and not the actual game since there's no reason to look at the actual game, as the minimap has all the information you need.”
  • atmosphere
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its fantastic hand-drawn art style, which significantly enhances the horror elements and creates an intense, eerie environment. Players feel a constant sense of tension and unease, as every decision and corner turned heightens the potential for threat. Overall, the visuals contribute to a captivating and immersive experience that keeps players on edge.

    • “To start off, this game has fantastic art, great visuals, and just an overall great atmosphere.”
    • “The game's hand-drawn art style adds to the eerie atmosphere, making every corner turn a potential threat.”
    • “The eerie environments, combined with the unsettling art style, create a tense atmosphere that keeps players on edge throughout their journey.”
    • “The unique hand-drawn art style adds to the horror atmosphere.”
  • replayability
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features a single map that surprisingly offers high replayability due to its engaging maze design and unique art style, making it addictive for players. However, some users express skepticism about the extent of its replay value, suggesting that opinions on this aspect may vary.

    • “An engaging maze game with charmingly unique art and a single map offering great replay value.”
    • “A great game that is incredibly replayable considering that there's only a single map, but even in regular mode.”
    • “Re-playable and addictive.”
    • “I don't get people who admire the game's replayability.”
    • “Once you've completed the game, there's little incentive to play it again.”
    • “The lack of meaningful choices makes replaying the game feel pointless.”
  • story
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story centers around the player being ensnared in a nightmarish maze, where the only chance for escape lies in locating all the pages of a mysterious book. This premise sets a tense and intriguing atmosphere, driving the narrative forward.

    • “The story involves you being trapped in a nightmarish maze, with your sole hope for escape being to find all the pages of a mysterious book.”
  • music
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is praised for enhancing the overall experience, contributing to the thrill of gameplay, while the visual design is also noted as decent.

    • “The music and sound effects add to the thrill of playing.”
    • “What is cool is the music, and the visual design is decent too.”
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The Paper Trials is a casual action adventure game.

The Paper Trials is available on PC and Windows.

The Paper Trials was released on September 27, 2023.

The Paper Trials was developed by Tyler L.

The Paper Trials has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its monetization.

The Paper Trials is a single player game.

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