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Paper Beast

Pixel Reef · 2020-07-24

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AdventureCasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Virtual Reality

Releases: Mar 24, 2020 (PlayStation VR), Jul 24, 2020 (SteamVR), Jul 24, 2020 (Oculus Rift), Aug 19, 2021 (Oculus Quest)

An exploration and adventure game about wildlife sprung from the depths of the internet. An unknown power seems to upset its balance. Join forces with exotic creatures to unravel the mysteries of this universe.

Paper Beast is an Adventure, Casual, Indie, and Simulation game released in 2020, priced at $1.99, with Very Positive (94% of 712 reviews) sentiment and an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000.

0
playing now
94%
positive of 712 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
4.25★
PlayStation Store rating (2,821 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$1.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Paper Beast is a 2020 virtual reality adventure game developed and published by Pixel Reef for PlayStation 4, Windows, and PlayStation 5. The game was created by Éric Chahi, who previously worked on Another World. In the game, players are tasked to navigate a world inhabited by various digital life-forms. It received generally positive reviews upon release. Paper Beast: Folded Edition, a non-VR version of the game, was released on October 20, 2020.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 34 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 14k–32k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 712 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$1.99-90%
Steam$1.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.59 at Fanatical (2025-05-19) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 88 of 107 observed days · $0.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
707020202026Week of 2020-07-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
131Jul 2020Jun 2024Jul 2020 — avg 13 · peak 34Aug 2020 — avg 3 · peak 19Sep 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Nov 2020 — avg 2 · peak 15Dec 2020 — avg 2 · peak 10Jan 2021 — avg 3 · peak 10Feb 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Mar 2021 — avg 3 · peak 19Apr 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6May 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Jun 2021 — avg 2 · peak 9Jul 2021 — avg 1 · peak 6Aug 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Sep 2021 — avg 8 · peak 29Oct 2021 — avg 5 · peak 21Nov 2021 — avg 3 · peak 14Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Jan 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2022 — avg 2 · peak 12Mar 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Apr 2022 — avg 2 · peak 11May 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Jun 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5May 2024 — avg 2 · peak 5Jun 2024 — avg 1 · peak 5

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Jun 2024

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$1.342020-07-242026-10-122020-07-24 — best price $16.782020-12-11 — best price $19.992021-01-18 — best price $19.992021-02-15 — best price $11.992021-04-11 — best price $16.882021-05-11 — best price $16.882021-06-18 — best price $9.992021-10-05 — best price $16.882021-12-01 — best price $19.992022-01-18 — best price $16.882022-04-21 — best price $17.112022-07-19 — best price $16.662022-09-26 — best price $8.992022-11-28 — best price $5.992023-02-01 — best price $6.362023-04-11 — best price $4.992023-06-16 — best price $19.992023-08-01 — best price $5.242023-10-02 — best price $5.242023-12-13 — best price $4.242024-02-08 — best price $3.752024-04-01 — best price $4.502024-06-25 — best price $15.742024-08-19 — best price $3.202024-11-04 — best price $19.992025-01-18 — best price $2.992025-03-24 — best price $19.992025-05-30 — best price $19.992025-08-04 — best price $1.592025-10-01 — best price $13.942025-12-12 — best price $1.692026-02-18 — best price $19.992026-04-13 — best price $1.692026-06-16 — best price $15.892026-08-12 — best price $1.992026-10-12 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

113182026-06-01 — 34 pageviews2026-06-05 — 37 pageviews2026-06-09 — 38 pageviews2026-06-13 — 52 pageviews2026-06-17 — 47 pageviews2026-06-21 — 31 pageviews2026-06-25 — 26 pageviews2026-06-29 — 38 pageviews2026-07-03 — 33 pageviews2026-07-07 — 38 pageviews2026-07-11 — 22 pageviews2026-07-15 — 34 pageviews2026-07-19 — 27 pageviews2026-07-23 — 25 pageviews2026-07-27 — 42 pageviews2026-07-31 — 38 pageviews2026-08-04 — 25 pageviews2026-08-08 — 43 pageviews2026-08-12 — 33 pageviews2026-08-16 — 26 pageviews2026-08-20 — 26 pageviews2026-08-24 — 31 pageviews2026-08-28 — 24 pageviews2026-09-01 — 28 pageviews2026-09-05 — 57 pageviews2026-09-09 — 30 pageviews2026-09-13 — 31 pageviews2026-09-17 — 26 pageviews2026-09-21 — 31 pageviews2026-09-25 — 35 pageviews2026-09-29 — 35 pageviews2026-10-03 — 81 pageviews2026-10-07 — 34 pageviews2026-10-11 — 28 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

21
achievements tracked
76.6%
earned "Another World"
7.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsTracked Controller SupportVR OnlyFamily Sharing1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-07-24 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4, PS VR (PlayStation)2,65717%22
PS4, PS VR (PlayStation)1,29815%22
Steam (Steam)1,1642%21
PS5, PS VR2 (PlayStation)35023%22

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

VRNaturePuzzleMysteryPhysicsSandboxSurrealColorfulStylizedAdventure

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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