Paper War: Sketch Demo
Paper War is a fast-paced rogue-lite shooter set on a living sheet of paper. Play as Little Blue, battle hordes of rejected sketches, collect powerful upgrades, create unique builds, and survive chaotic enemy waves and brutal bosses determined to erase you from the canvas.

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About This Demo

About This Game

Paper War is a fast-paced rogue-lite shooter set inside a living sketchbook, where unfinished ideas refuse to stay forgotten.

You play as Little Blue, the artist's favorite creation — the one sketch that finally felt complete.

But when the artist falls asleep, the abandoned drawings awaken.

Jealous of the masterpiece that replaced them, waves of rejected sketches crawl out from the pages with one goal: erase Little Blue and reclaim the canvas.

And so, the Paper War begins.

Survive the Living Canvas

Fight through relentless waves of hand-drawn enemies as the page fills with bullets, hazards, and increasingly chaotic attacks.

Move quickly, dodge incoming fire, and find openings before the battlefield becomes completely overwhelmed.

Every run challenges you to survive just a little longer.

Build Your Own Fighting Style

Collect upgrades throughout each run and transform Little Blue into a completely different fighter every time.

Strengthen your weapons, improve your abilities, and combine upgrades to create powerful builds capable of handling increasingly dangerous enemies.

Adapt to what the canvas gives you — because no two runs need to play the same way.

Face the Failed Sketches

The enemies of Paper War are the artist's abandoned ideas brought to life.

Each failed sketch has its own attacks and behaviors, turning the canvas into an unpredictable battlefield as more enemies appear at once.

Survive long enough, and you'll come face-to-face with powerful bosses and increasingly brutal attack patterns.

Enter Nightmare Mode

Looking for more chaos?

Nightmare Mode pushes Little Blue beyond the limits of a normal run with overwhelming enemy swarms, relentless attacks, deadlier encounters, and brutal boss patterns.

Build quickly. Keep moving. And don't expect the canvas to give you room to breathe.

Key Features

  • Fast-paced rogue-lite combat focused on movement, dodging, and survival

  • Hand-drawn paper world where sketches come alive

  • Weapon and ability upgrades that let you shape your build during each run

  • Large enemy swarms that continuously pressure the player

  • Boss fights featuring dangerous bullet patterns and unique attacks

  • Nightmare Mode for players looking for a much more intense challenge

  • Replayable runs with different upgrade combinations and combat situations

  • A playful world built around the clash between creativity and discarded ideas

Will You Survive the Paper War?

Little Blue may be the artist's masterpiece, but the rejected sketches aren't willing to disappear quietly.

Fight back, grow stronger, and prove that you deserve your place on the page.

The canvas is alive.
The sketches are angry.
And the Paper War has only just begun.

System Requirements

Windows
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: window 10
    • Processor: Quad-core processor
    • Memory: 6 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GTX 750 Ti or equivalent
    • Storage: 500 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: window
    • Processor: Octa-core processor
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GTX 1050 Ti or better
    • Storage: 500 MB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS
    • Processor: Quad-core processor
    • Memory: 6 GB RAM
    Recommended:
    • OS: Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS
    • Processor: Octa-core processor
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
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