Paper Beast Reviews

Paper Beast is ranked in the 83rd percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Joe Apsey
Top Critic
Mar 23, 2020

Whilst a little tricky at times, Paper Beast is an experience every PSVR owner should play at some point as it is quite simply a one-of-a-kind experience.

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9.5 / 10.0
Mar 23, 2020

Paper Beast took me on a journey filled with magical moments and fantastical creatures – I didn’t want to come home. The puzzles are all well thought out, the environments are beautiful, and the beasts are simply amazing, when combined you get an experience which is unlike any other, especially when you factor in the terrain manipulation and realistic physics. The sandbox mode was a fun addition, allowing you to mould and sculpt your own mini-island, playing God has never felt so good!

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8 / 10.0
Mar 23, 2020

Paper Beast is a tranquil meditative walking sim that requires problem solving to move forward. You don’t learn about the world by scanning objects, but more live in the world by interacting with its paper inhabitants. It overcomes some awkward mechanics to slowly take you from curiosity and wonder to truly sensing and even caring for the life of the world.

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8 / 10
Mar 24, 2020

My time with Paper Beast left me in awe. While I cannot claim to fully understand what it is that I experienced while playing this game, I’m glad that I did experience it. I would encourage others to experience it as well.

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9 / 10.0
Mar 23, 2020

Paper Beast is a must play for any owner of PSVR, young or old. In many ways it fulfills the early promise of the medium by creating a level of player immersion that blurs the line between the world behind the screen, and the one outside it.

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7 / 10.0
Apr 14, 2020

Paper Beast is an artistic and ambitious title bogged down by trying to explain something more than needed.

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Lee Mehr
Top Critic
6 / 10
Apr 25, 2020

Pixel Reef's origami-filled adventure consistently maintains its audio-visual splendor, but often folds under closer scrutiny of its gameplay.

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8 / 10
Mar 23, 2020

Elegante, intelligent and imaginative, in Paper Beast one can see Eric Chahi's past, the present of a new technology like virtual reality and also its future and its potential.

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3.5 / 5.0
Apr 2, 2020

If you’re looking for a VR experience that defies categorization, Paper Beast will not disappoint. While occasionally a bit too cryptic at times, it’s a fascinating fusion of the simulation and adventure genres that will keep you glued to your PSVR from start to finish. With a surreal and often melancholy main story to experience and bonus sandbox mode that allows you to craft your dynamic ecosystems and watch them come to life, it’s one of the more robust offerings for Sony’s headset in recent months. If the lack of handholding doesn’t bother you and you’re in the mood for something totally unique, give Paper Beast a try.

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Unscored
Mar 26, 2020

In approximately 4-5 hours, we have the opportunity to star in an interactive documentary, where we will coexist among many living beings that, of course, we will not find in real life. How much we should thank video games for being able to live experiences like this.

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Apr 6, 2020

Playing Paper Beast is like experiencing a Tim Burton style fever dream that'll keep you perplexed and intrigued throughout.

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Chris Mc
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Mar 23, 2020

Paper Beast isn’t perfect; like a dream, the game just ends without warning. But the trip is such a joyous, meditative experience it’s worth this parting burst of confusion. If you’ve got a PSVR, Paper Beast should be high on your to-play list.

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7 / 10.0
Apr 22, 2020

A mixture of first person puzzle adventure and surreal wildlife simulation is breathtaking at first sight, but shallow at second.

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Ben Sellwood
Top Critic
8.5 / 10.0
Apr 16, 2020

Every inch of Paper Beast is engineered to perfection. From the sprawling mouldable environments to the diverse and unique ecosystem, everything is interactive and engaging. I had an absolute blast with this title, and I think the majority of PSVR players need to play this at least once in their lifetime.

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7.8 / 10.0
Apr 30, 2020

Paper Beast is short, but its a truly distinct and engaging experience that lingers with you long after you play.

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The Digital Fix
Posted by Seb Hawden
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Mar 23, 2020

Paper Beast blew me away. It was not what I was expecting at all and it challenged me, not too much but just enough to get my brain working. Its beautiful, it sounds amazing and its a game like no other on PlayStation VR. If you want to play something a bit different, just go and buy it. It will not be everyone's cup of tea but I can see a lot of people really enjoying it. I did.

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9 / 10.0
Mar 24, 2020

Forget lockdown and hoarding, you'll have all the freedom and paper you need in this utterly entrancing world. PlayStation VR has another killer app

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4 / 5.0
Mar 24, 2020

Paper Beast is a unique adventure/puzzler set in a simulated world that reacts however you tell it to, once you figure out its rules.

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8 / 10.0
Apr 7, 2020

Paper Beast is a peculiar experience that will give VR veterans a reason to go back to Playstation VR.

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7 / 10
Mar 25, 2020

Wilfully frenetic, Paper Beast is by turns highly detailed and oddly lacking. Despite this unevenness, this is a game with plenty to show off.

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