Night in Riverager
Released Feb 2021
A Night In Riverager is a free horror short set in the monochrome world of My Beautiful Paper Smile. It tells the tale of a strange hunter in an even stranger land, on a quest to find medicine for his ailing mother. Strange and powerful forces are stirring. Can he resist them?
82% positive · 236 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Night in Riverager (also titled "A Night In Riverager") launched on February 2, 2021 as a free, self-contained horror short set in the world of My Beautiful Paper Smile. The store description explicitly frames it as a short, standalone prelude — a finished narrative experience designed to introduce players to the broader universe. There are no DLC listings, no announced post-launch content, no developer news posts on record, and no roadmaps or promises of future updates. The game was positioned from the start as a complete, free-to-play entry point, and nothing in the available information suggests the developer ever intended to expand it beyond its original scope. This is a game that launched as a finished product and has remained so.
Evidence
Store description frames the game as a short, self-contained horror prelude with no mention of post-launch content, updates, or expansions.
Short description confirms the game is a free horror short — a complete, bounded experience intended as an introduction to the My Beautiful Paper Smile world.
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Publisher
V Publishing
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Platform
Windows
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
There is more to this world than kings and conspiracies. There are ordinary folk living in an extraordinary world, and this is one of their tales.
You will become the Hunter, a hooded and mysterious figure, just living out their mundane life in the secluded hamlet of Riverager. To find medicine for his sickly mother, the Hunter ventures into the King’s domain, a dangerous place guarded by forces both natural and not.
Will you complete your journey into the dark? Or will you become just another character in another’s story?
Join the Hunter on his journey now, then explore the world further in My Beautiful Paper Smile.
- Developed in Unreal Engine 4
- Unique unsettling atmosphere.
- Deep engrossing story.
- Run and hide from the faceless one.
Story:
A short, new story set in the world of My Beautiful Paper Smile, A Night In Riverager gives players a glance at its strange papercraft world from another perspective, offering a spine-chilling story by itself that is also part of a greater, darker whole.You will become the Hunter, a hooded and mysterious figure, just living out their mundane life in the secluded hamlet of Riverager. To find medicine for his sickly mother, the Hunter ventures into the King’s domain, a dangerous place guarded by forces both natural and not.
Will you complete your journey into the dark? Or will you become just another character in another’s story?
Join the Hunter on his journey now, then explore the world further in My Beautiful Paper Smile.
Gameplay:
A Night In Riverager is a short horror adventure and a prelude to the events of My Beautiful Paper Smile. Players will explore and puzzle their way through a new part of this eerie monochrome world. A free and ideal starting place for newcomers to this world, but also worth exploring for players who already own My Beautiful Paper Smile.Features:
- Stunning hand-drawn graphics.- Developed in Unreal Engine 4
- Unique unsettling atmosphere.
- Deep engrossing story.
- Run and hide from the faceless one.
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Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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