PAPERBOY

Somewhere in time a paperboy is born to carry the heaviest tale. 

But his message is snatched by a henchman of the dark - 

a puppet of the Nightmare Man. 

You must find what was once forgotten and deliver it back to the Source.   

CONTROLS (Keyboard only):

Horizontal Movement: [A] and [D] or ← and →

Jumping : [Space]

To Toggle Climbing : [E] 

To Climb UP : [W] or ↑

To Climb DOWN : [S] or ↓

PAPERBOY DEMO UPDATES:

04.06.2025 - UPDATE VERSION 1.2

• Improved climbing mechanic
• Improved cinematics and writing
• Changes to monster behaviour
• Enhanced feel of threat

 

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This game contains themes and depictions related to alcoholism, mental health struggles, and neglect. These topics may be distressing or triggering for some players. Player discretion is advised.

If you or someone you know is struggling, consider reaching out to a mental health professional or support organization in your area.

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ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROJECT:

This game was made as a solo project in 10 days (8 during jam, 2 after jam for the update/fixes) for GameDev.tv game jam 2025.

Main development was made using Unity game engine using free 3D models such as kitchen equipment, books, tables and humanoid/human models from Unity Asset Store to populate the game world. This game also uses an URP water shader for the water effect in the sink. 

Music and sound effects were all from Pixabay and, for most of the audio pieces, they were edited in Audacity and tweaked further in Unity. 

The project was otherwise fully designed, programmed, drawn and written by the developer. 

The main inspiration for this game was Little Nightmares -saga (which ost was in heavy rotation during and after the jam) along with such titles as LIMBO and INSIDE. There are some other references to other titles also which was recognized only after the game was made. 

Detailed list about used development tools:

• Unity 2022.3
• Audacity 3.6.4
• GIMP 2.10
• Canva (https://www.canva.com/colors/color-palettes/falling-into-darkness/)
• Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/)
• Unity Asset Store (https://assetstore.unity.com/)

THANKS:

Huge thanks to these makers from Unity Asset Store for their free assets:

Dining Set by Funfant

Kitchen Set Interior by Geniuscrate Games

Cup by Poranny

Rag by GVOZDY

10 Drink Glasses Pack - 3D Low Poly Models by Ethereal Grace

Kitchen Food low poly pack by Pandazole

QA Books by QATMO

Cursed Toy: Shadowlop by Serhat Yucekaya

Colored Parasols by SPACEZETA

Base Man by Maksim Bugrimov

Free Fire VFX - URP by Vefects

Simple Water Shader URP by IgniteCoders

Huge thanks to Volker Busse for "Cella" font from DaFont.com

Huge thanks to these creators for their music and sounds from Pixabay:

Oleksii Holubiev

freesound_community

Universfield

DRAGON_STUDIO

Kunal Acharjee

Jurij

Ravi Doss

u_qbjjktn060

storegraphic

Kuzu Voorhees

Alexander Jauk

and

Geoff Harvey - My Little Garden Of Eden

Color palette is from Canva.com and is called 

"Falling into Darkness"

Palette colors

Pewter #A1A9BO, 

Gunmetal Gray #6C6A61, 

Ivory #FBF9FB, 

Black #33363A