Download & Guide

Download Papertale FREE ALPHA

Windows
Download from itch.io
Mac
Apple Silicon, from itch.io
Price
Free during the alpha
Updates
The itch app installs every new build for you. An old build won't connect after an update.
Bugs
Type /bug in game, or tell us in the Discord.

Beginner's Guide

  1. Download from itch.ioFree on Windows and Mac. The itch app keeps the game updated.
  2. Start as a BeginnerYou wake up in Lamplight Village. Wren, Bo and Kip show you the ropes.
  3. Pick your class at level 5Mentor Ashe makes you a Squire, Thief or Mage, for good.
  4. Find your crewYou're listed on the Crew Board. Team up with up to three others and head out.

Controls

←→
Move
Space
Jump (↓+Space drops through)
↑
Use a portal, talk to an NPC
Z
Pick up
1–4 QWER
Hotbar
K I A
Skills, inventory, stats
T B N
Crew, binder, world map
F2
Loops panel