Featuring a very distinct art style, developer Space Lizard Studios and publisher Thunderful have unveiled their new roguelike horror titled Paper Cut Mansion, planned for release later this year on the PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. Offering a “unique handcrafted world made of cardboard”, players can explore the titular mansion floor by floor, solving puzzles, battling enemies, unlocking abilities and completing requests as you seek to solve the mystery behind it.
In Paper Cut Mansion you play as Toby, a police detective arriving at the road leading to the eponymous old mansion. You will put those detective skills to the test as you seek to unravel the story behind this bizarre place, with each run giving you the opportunity to collect another piece of evidence to be tacked on the Evidence Board. The cast of characters you will meet as you explore may help or hinder you: some will offer quests that can earn you helpful rewards, some will try to hide and some are out to get you.
Run by run, players will have the opportunity to define their playstyle, discover new equipment and encounter new challenges that the procedurally generated layout throws at you. According to the developers, “Intrigue is further added through a dimension-hopping mechanic that lets you leap between alternate versions of the same location that switch up the aesthetics and gameplay”.
In terms of the game’s aesthetic design, each item is rendered using traditional and digital means. According to the developer, “each texture is hand-drawn on paper, then scanned into a computer, to be modeled into 3D paper crafts”.
I’m really excited to give people a first look at this intricate paper world we’ve been crafting. We wanted to create something unique, but that draws inspiration from the classic 80s and 90s works of Tim Burton and Jim Henson.
The team has worked really hard to create a mysterious and visually appealing world that’s going to draw players in, and provide them with a compelling roguelite loop that’s going to keep them coming back. I can’t wait to tell you more about the game as we get closer to release!
Gabriele Caruso – Space Lizard Studios
Expect to hear more about Paper Cut Mansion in the coming months, leading to launch.
