Papetura
Worth it · Narrative · 2021
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $4.07.
- Length
- 1.5h
- Value
- $2.71/hr
- Reviews
- 92% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, GeForce 610 1GB RAM or equivalent, 2 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
September 2026 is where it bottomed out, at $4.07. 52 discounts in the 5 years on record. They run about 45 percent off, roughly 6 weeks apart.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 2 percent on value. It is pricier than 73 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 93 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Landlord of the Woods ($0.99, scores 95) beats it on value, while it beats Botanicula ($14.99, scores 68).
83 from critics against 92 percent from players, and the player number comes from people who own the game.
1 of the 387 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written May 2021 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 91 percent of the 674 reviews written there were positive, against 92 percent overall, and those are 59 percent of everything written about it.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 1.5 hours it is short enough to finish on one.
The drop-off
94% start to 52% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
1 players online when we last checked, on Sep 26, 11:49 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
The effort put into this game is truly terrific This kind of artistry can never be replaced by AI
This isnt a game, more an amazingly crafted and beautiful work of art. It looks absolutly gorgeous. I understood bugger all about its meaning, and the gameplay is non existent, so the "not a game" part is not for everyone. But the process the game was created, and the result, are worth it.
Cool game. Beautifully made. A bit short at 2 hours and there's very little replay value: No alternate ending, no hidden achievements, absolutely no dialogue and a very simple story that doesn't offer any new insights on a 2nd playthrough. The price is VERY CHEAP though. Not even a fraction of what you pay for a ticket to a 2 hour movie these days. Also, it's made by only one guy, which is impressive.
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
Papetura scores 77/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/593640/papeturaReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 27, price as of Oct 1.
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