Paper Animal Adventure

Paper Animal Adventure

Early access since Aug 2025

Paper Animal Adventure is a cute roguelike game where you can explore a colorful world, fight scary enemies, and relax with your friends at the campfire! Will you be the one to seal the timelines and find the missing king?

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In early access, content still planned
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Evaluation

Paper Animal Adventure launched into Early Access on August 7, 2025. Two weeks after launch, on August 21, 2025, the developer published a detailed roadmap outlining exactly four major updates planned before the game reaches its full 1.0 release. Three of those four planned updates have since shipped on schedule: - **Plus Update** — released October 23, 2025 (new enemies, 3 characters, items, skills, stickers) - **Rewind Update** — released January 15, 2026 (alternate timeline content, new hero, story continuation) - **Camps & Challenges** — released April 16, 2026 (tournament mode, challenges mode, 2 new characters, traders, camp customization) The fourth and final planned update — **Chaos & Coop** — has not yet been released. The developer explicitly described it as the update that will also transition the game to its full 1.0 release. It is planned to add local co-op, a new endless "Chaos Realm" mode, 3 new characters, Chroma Skins, Evolved Passives, and additional items, skills, and stickers. The developer has followed through on all three previous updates at a steady cadence of roughly every 3 months, and the most recent post was a bug fix on April 20, 2026. There is no sign of any development issues — the studio has been consistent and communicative throughout Early Access. The Chaos & Coop update is the only outstanding commitment remaining before 1.0.
Evidence
Camps & Challenges update released — the 3rd of 4 planned roadmap updates. Included 2 new characters, alternate skins, tournament mode, challenges mode, new traders, fanmails, and camp customization.
news post · Apr 16, 2026 source content shipped
high
Rewind Update released — the 2nd of 4 planned roadmap updates. Added alternate timeline content, a new hero (Rebel), big chests, memory chests, and the Crystal Forge.
news post · Jan 15, 2026 source content shipped
high

Media

Details

Publisher
Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Achievements
220
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

Paper Animal Adventure is a cute roguelike game where you can explore a colorful world, fight scary enemies and relax with your friends at the campfire!

The game is inspired by and pays homage to the Paper Mario, Mario & Luigi as well as the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series.

Procedurally generated maps!

10 adorable characters, specializing in power, utility and defense!

A bunch of consumable items. Once you stole a cookpot from an enemy camp you can combine them and experiment with the results!

Equip and upgrade skills suited to a character's role and customize your playstyle!

Find stickers that grant passive abilities - if you get lucky you can even find more powerful, holographic ones!

Defeat mean bosses, which have each an alterantive stronger version when you start a Rewind Run!

The game is too easy or hard? Try the 6 different difficulty settings to make the game as fun and challenging as you want!

Numerous unlockable achievements, which guide you to explore all aspects of the game!

Once upon a time, there was a small village, which was inhabited by many animals of all colors and sizes. The village was ruled by a kind king, who reigned with grace and maintained the order between the animals. One day, the king suddenly disappeared!

A few days later, the village fell into despair and the once so cheerful days seemed gone forever. In the midst of chaos a group of brave adventurers emerged, determined to find the whereabouts of the king!

Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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