Paper Animal RPG: Kickstarter campaign now live

First announced for Nintendo Switch a few months ago, Paper Animal RPG is a roguelite RPG with a real-time tile-based battle system developed by Azurexis. It’s expected to be released sometime next year.

But before that, the game is getting a Kickstarter campaign, which is now live: click here to check out the page for lots of details. The base goal has been set at 40 000€ (to be reached by October 6th), and as of writing, over 9 000€ have already been pledged.

The Stretch Goals are as follows:

Here’s the Kickstarter trailer for the game:

And here’s some details and the list of key features:

Once upon a time, there was a small village, which was inhabited by many animals of all colors and sizes. The village was ruled by a kind king, who reigned with grace and maintained the order between the animals. 

One day, the king suddenly disappeared!

A few days later, the village fell into despair and the once so cheerful days seemed gone forever. In the midst of chaos a group of brave adventurers emerged, determined to find the whereabouts of the king! 

In Paper Animal RPG you’ll explore the land, moving from dungeon to dungeon in search of the kind king. Each world and map is procedurally generated, which means that no playthrough will be the same, since the map’ll look different each time! This includes the available items, skills and stickers you can find, as well as the events and NPCs you’ll be able to encounter.

During your explorations you’ll also face a great variety of enemies – ranging from cute ones to cute… and mildly scary ones. While tile-based and real-time battle systems are nothing new in themselves, Paper Animal RPG offers a fresh approach by combining them both into one unique experience.

In between dungeon floors, camp floors are spread about. These peaceful camps offer a great opportunity to cozy up, catch your breath, and take in the surroundings, but the more important thing is that you can manage your team and inventory there! 

• Procedurally generated maps!
• 6 adorable characters, specializing in power, utility and defense!
• A bunch of consumable items. Once you stea- ahem, “borrow”, a cookpot from an enemy camp you can combine them and experiment with the results!
• Equip and upgrade skills suited to a character’s role and customize your playstyle!
• Find stickers that grant passive abilities – if you get lucky you can even find more powerful, holographic ones!
• Defeat mean bosses, which have each an even stronger version when you start a Rewind Run!
• Classic Mode is too hard? Try Casual Mode, which features tweaked gameplay settings for an easier experience!
• Compete against other players for a global online highscore who played with the same generation seed as you in Tournament Mode!
•  Numerous unlockable achievements, which guide you to explore all aspects of the game!

Make sure to check out the Kickstarter page for a lot more details about the game, including the campaign rewards, physical editions, and more!

Paper Animal RPG (Switch – eShop) does not have a release date, but is expected to launch sometime next year.