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First hour, without the spoilers

Checked 2026-10-18

You do not need a route to start. You need to know what kind of game you bought and which buttons the community thinks are default.

The short description I pulled says a cute cardboard world went wrong, and you use a pencil, a shotgun, other weapons, and your boots. Tags include FPS, boomer shooter, horror, single-player, and violent. Categories do not include co-op. I would not go looking for a friend-join button.

A small list I would tape to the monitor

  • It is a shooter with a pencil. Drawing is a weapon, not a side mode. Pencil notes.
  • Kicks and stomps are in the store copy. Combat keeps the extra jump claims in the community box.
  • Clips are money later in the full game. Secrets explains gold versus shop clips.
  • If a document will not close, do not assume my unconfirmed interact-key note is the cause. See the lore map.
Steam screenshot: cardboard shotgun firing in a burning corridor with paper enemiesSteam screenshot: the pencil aimed at a terminal that reads LOCK DOWN equals FALSE

Questions I keep getting

Is it scary?

The store sells it as horror and gore, with a cartoon look. Xbox's label is MATURE 17+.

Can I play with a controller?

Steam lists full controller support, DualShock, and DualSense.

Sources I used