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Paperama

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Paperama is a game about folding. It's a calmingly paced puzzler that sees you pulling digital pieces of paper into pre-set shapes.

It's not exhilarating, but it offers a sedate array of challenging puzzles. There's a smooth difficulty curve, and the simple controls mean it's remarkably easy to start playing.

Some might find the pace a little too slow, or grumble that you can complete some of the challenges with folded lumps of paper that don't look that much like the intended shapes.

But if you're looking for a puzzler that's not going to make you scream, there's a lot to like here.

Paper cut

The game has a simple interface. Each level is a piece of paper with a white shape traced onto it. It's up to you to fold the paper so it fits within those white lines.

You drag the paper around with swipes, trying to line it up the best you can. It's a little fiddly, but the game is pretty generous at the same time. You can mess up a couple of folds and still get three stars.

There's a limit to the number of folds you can use on each level, so you need to work out the quickest way to get the shape you're aiming for.

The puzzles get tougher as you play through the game. Some of them will have you scratching your head, but there's a pretty generous hint system so you shouldn't get too stuck.

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Paperama isn't the best looking game in the world, but it's easy on the eye all the same. There's a tight enough compulsion loop to keep you playing, and something genuinely pleasing about finishing a puzzle with a perfect score.

If you prefer your puzzlers to have a little more arcade flavour, then this is one to give a miss.

But if you like it when games don't shout at you all the time, you'll find a fun and engaging experience here.

Paperama

A fun and relaxing puzzler, Paperama is a pretty slow game, but it's fun all the same
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Harry Slater
Harry Slater
Harry used to be really good at Snake on the Nokia 5110. Apparently though, digital snake wrangling isn't a proper job, so now he writes words about games instead.