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 is a jaw-dropping science fiction tale that immerses the player in a unique, visionary world. Though its puzzles can feel abstract at times, the rewards for completing them are great. Paper Beast is a benchmark in VR game design. This is a game that people will be talking about in thirty years.

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9.5 / 10.0
Oct 3, 2023

Despite being a port of a nearly four year old release, Paper Beast remains a roundly effective showcase for the capabilities of PSVR 2. A ponderous flight of fancy into an alien world filled with exotic flora and fauna, Paper Beast Enhanced Edition invites players to play a key role in the development of its engaging ecosystem, all the while taking them on a stirring adventure through a realm that will remain long in the memory. If you previously owned a PlayStation VR and didn't buy Paper Beast, now is the time to correct that mistake.

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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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9 / 10
Mar 30, 2020

Paper Beast is a beautiful experience that's only really possible in VR.

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Apr 27, 2020

A surreal yet memorable experience.

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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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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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8.5 / 10.0
Apr 13, 2020

Eric Chahi's latest creation is a worthwhile PlayStation VR experience, especially if you like your worlds to be mysterious and interesting to explore. The game never holds your hand, instead leaving it up to you to discover its secrets. The puzzles can feel confusing at first until you get used to the game's unexplained mechanics, although the simple controls help things along. Even though the story is short, the sandbox mode will keep players coming back to this unique environment until your imagination runs out.

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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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Metro GameCentral
Top Critic
8 / 10
Mar 23, 2020

A whimsical and engrossing VR puzzle adventure, who's lack of hand-holding and gentle discoveries prove consistently engaging and relaxing.

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8 / 10.0
Sep 27, 2023

Paper Beast Enhanced Edition, through the fascinating design of its ecosystem, offers us a puzzle title that will make us think and wonder in a different way.

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8 / 10.0
Apr 1, 2020

Paper Beast is a wonderful puzzle game that features a stunning sondtrack, a poignant story, and some tender moments that leave you breathless.

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80 / 100
Apr 8, 2020

Playing Paper Beast is very akin to kicking back, chilling out, and listening to a Pink Floyd album — you are left in a contemplative state of mind.

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8 / 10.0
Mar 23, 2020

It is, in short, a work that we recommend to all fans of the legendary French developer, as well as to puzzle game fans and anyone who wants to try the fanciful Sandbox mode, which will allow the most imaginative players to create and destroy somewhat whimsical biosystems.

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8 / 10.0
Mar 30, 2020

Paper Beast is a unique look at a reactive living world. It's a game that makes you feel like you're exploring an alien habitat through the lens of an interactive nature documentary. It's filled with (occasionally obtuse) natural, organic environmental puzzles. A personal and contemplative experience, Paper Beast could only be better if it were narrated by Sir David Attenborough.

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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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GameSpew
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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