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Paper Planet

2023

Should you play it?

Paper Planet is a planet-defender, arcade roguelike with a doodley, Flash-inspired artstyle. Battle through waves of unique enemies and bosses. Combine items with strange and wacky effects for insanely overpowered runs. Play with 1-4 players, for some chaotic co-op fun!

What works

  • Highly replayable with diverse item synergies
  • Fun chaotic bullet hell gameplay
  • Charming hand-drawn art style and music
  • Supports local and online co-op
  • Creative modifier and planet systems

Things to keep in mind

  • Boss fights can be too long and repetitive
  • Performance issues with high bullet counts
  • Limited variety in enemies and levels
  • Some achievements are bugged or unfair
  • Price considered high by some for content amount

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • DunHero

  • Enter the Gungeon

  • Voidigo

  • Archvale

  • Risk of Rain (2013)

  • AK-xolotl: Together

Less social

Games that feels like Paper Planet but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • SHOOPER NOVA

  • Froggy's Battle

  • Nova Drift

  • Infinite Tao

  • I Am Legion: Stand Survivors

  • Last Command

More story-driven

Games that feels like Paper Planet but with deeper narrative immersion

  • The Binding of Isaac

  • The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

  • Ravenswatch

  • Wall World

  • Noobs Are Coming

  • Dungreed

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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Similarity map

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Paper Planet: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Value, Leadership.

Last update: 03/08/2026