An auto battler where every combo is an accident waiting to happen.
Draftpaper-cut creatures from the shop
Line upyour team so their abilities link
Watch it chainthe fight plays itself
- Free to play
- No pay-to-win
- One save on every device
- 3,404 paper-cut creatures
- 81 combos to find
- No lobby, no waiting
Meet the cast
3,404 paper-cut creatures in ten families, and every one has a job in a combo. Swipe through a few: right to recruit, left to pass.
3,404 paper-cut creatures · ten families · one arena
Shop. Line up. Watch it chain.
Every run is a little puzzle you build as you go. Ten wins takes the run; five losses ends it.
Draft from one shared shop
Buy creatures, merge three copies into a stronger one, and freeze the cards you want to keep. Everyone shops from the same pool.
Put them in order
The front of the line fights first. Lines over your board show who each ability touches, and the shop flags offers that would combo.
Let the chain go off
One creature's effect sets off another's trigger, which sets off the next. Nothing is scripted. You fight other players' saved boards: no lobby, no waiting.
Every stage is printed
Creatures are inked paper puppets with halftone shading and riso grain, cut out three times so their outlines boil like stop-motion. Tap a print to see it big.
More than a fight
Tap a card to unfold it.
No combo is scripted
Every ability is one trigger, one effect and one target, like "When an ally gains Burn: give it Ward 1." Combos happen when one creature's effect sets off another's trigger, and chains run across all ten families.
Hunt 81 Codex combos
81 named combos are waiting to be found. The creatures are the hint and the order matters. Set off one nobody has named yet and you name it, for everyone.
Real players, on your schedule
Every board you lock in is saved as a ghost. You fight boards other players saved on the same turn, so there's no lobby and no waiting. Offline, you fight built-in bots.
Fair by design
Everyone shops from the same pool in every run, whether they own a creature or not. Prints change the look, never the stats. Tickets come from playing.
Your own trainer
Dress your trainer: hairstyles, skin, tops and trousers in dozens of colours and printed patterns, glasses, facial hair and more. Every rival you meet has their own look too.
A Kingdom, a Comic Studio and the road
- Build a Kingdom and hold its road against waves of Misprints.
- Your creatures draw comics in the Comic Studio while you're away.
- Between fights: wild fights, champions, the Jumble Sale, the Rare Stall, the Wishing Well and more.
- Weekly leaderboard, monthly ranks, daily and weekly goals, friends and an inbox.
Plays the way you hold it
Upright on a phone or wide on a desktop, with mouse, touch or an Xbox controller. A Calm motion setting turns down shake, flashes and bounce.
Play it your way
One save everywhere: your recovery code (Profile) brings it to any device.
In your browser
Nothing to install. Works on desktop and phone browsers. The first load downloads the game once; after that it opens from your device.
Android app
The full game as an app, with your save from the web. Not in the Play Store yet, so it installs straight from the file.
Download APKHow to install it
- Tap Download APK and let it finish.
- Open the file. Android asks to allow installs from your browser: allow it for this once.
- Tap Install, then Open.
- Played on the web already? In the game, Profile > Use a code, and type your recovery code.
Android may warn that the app isn't from the Play Store. That's expected for a direct download.
Good to know
Is it free?
Yes. Everything that wins fights comes from playing. There are no ads and nothing to buy right now.
Is it pay-to-win?
No. Everyone shops from the same pool in every run, and anything cosmetic changes how things look, never how they fight.
Will my save follow me?
Yes. Your save backs itself up. On a new device, type your recovery code (Profile) or link the device with a short code, and carry on where you were.
Can I play offline?
Once it's loaded, yes: you fight built-in bots and boards you've met before. Online, you fight other players' saved boards.
How big is the download?
The browser version downloads once and then opens from your device. The Android app is a larger single download.
What can I play it on?
Any modern browser on a computer, tablet or phone, and Android as an app. It plays upright on a phone or wide on a desktop, with mouse, touch or a controller.
How do friends work?
Every player has a friend code under Profile > Friends. Share yours, add theirs, and see when your friends last played.
Something went wrong?
Use the bug button in the game: it sends us what was on screen. Lost your save? Your recovery code (Profile) brings it back on any device.
Was AI used?
Yes, AI tools were used in making it.
Damp Digital
A two-person indie studio making hand-printed, slightly chaotic games and cosy places to hang out online.
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