Striking art style and Scottish theme
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Unique art style that immediately stands out from other roguelites.”
Steam review · 4.1 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 86%Very Positive · 86%Paper Cult2026Action Roguelike · Hack and Slash · Fighting
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A Scottish Dynasty Warriors-style roguelite with great art, music and combat, but shallow builds, grindy progression and unstable co-op. Skip it if you want deep build variety or polished multiplayer.
Great for
Musou and Risk of Rain fans who want stylish, hectic hack-and-slash and co-op with friends
Main risk
Runs feel samey and grindy, with weak upgrades and no mid-run save
What players love
Satisfying, hectic combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The combat does a fantastic job of feeling absolutely stellar on a moment-to-moment basis while also including plenty of interesting counterplay and tactics.”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗
Great metal and bagpipe soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“That one intro/Game menu music/tune is absolutely TOP TIER.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Addictive one-more-run loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I love roguelikes that trap me in the “okay, one more run” cycle, and this absolutely has that quality.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Fun co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“What a fun game! Fantastic Coop too.”
Steam review · 15.3 h played ↗
Good content and value, active devs
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“more content than AAA games for half the price”
Steam review · 104 h played ↗
What players complain about
Weak, samey upgrades and shallow builds
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“boring numerical upgrades, lack of item synergies/combos instead relying on big number big damage”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
Grindy, slow meta progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“There is no excitement of what you will unlock during the next run, only the cold anticipation that you will need 3 more runs for the next +10% HP.”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
Spongy, boring bosses and elites
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Regular captains in Act 3 have more health than minibosses in Act 1.”
Steam review · 28.6 h played ↗
Multiplayer desync, lag and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Matches usually begin without any issues, but the longer you progress through a level, the worse the desynchronization becomes.”
Steam review · 34.4 h played ↗
Poor visual clarity and screen clutter
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“HOLY LORD BABY JESUS THE VISUAL CLARITY IN THIS GAME IS HORRIBLE!!!”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
No mid-run save
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“not being able to close the game mid run and jump back in where you left off is idiotic”
Steam review · 16.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorDual Core 2.4GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1070 or equivalent
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorQuad Core - 3GHz
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce RTX Series 20
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorDual Core 2.4GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1070 or equivalent
Storage10 GB available space
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