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Games like Paperhead

2026PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck verified95 % positive19.99 €

A fast-paced FPS set in a world made of cardboard and paper, where a pencil is your weapon. The cute crafted look clashes with horror and brutal, speedy combat built around sliding and kicking explosive barrels.

  • Dread and tension
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Fast pace

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In short: Games like Paperhead

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Paperhead special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

Similar in what way?

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Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

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Best match

Cultic

93 %Match

2022PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified97 % positive9.75 €

Brings what grabs you about Paperhead: dread and tension, good gunplay as well as a fast pace.

A fast, old-school boomer shooter in which you blast your way through a grim, twisted cult with shotguns and dynamite. Fast movement, gory violence and hidden secrets drive the experience.

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Kiss: Psycho Circus - The Nightmare Child

Action-packed real-time combat

A flashy 2000 first-person shooter where a band member gains the powers of the Kiss characters and blasts through a nightmarish circus. Surreal levels and over-the-top weapons define the experience.

Forgive Me Father

Distinctive, stylised art style

A fast retro horror shooter in a comic-book look that blends Lovecraftian madness with frantic fights against cultists and monsters. A sanity mechanic and unlockable abilities add a gritty, dark edge to the action.

Painted In Blood

Action-packed real-time combat

A retro-inspired horror FPS set inside an artist's nightmarish mind, where you fight grotesque monsters. Dynamic horror events keep the experience unpredictable.

Blood: Fresh Supply

Shooting and gunplay

A brutal retro first-person shooter from 1997 in updated form: as undead gunslinger Caleb you blast through hordes of cultists with shotguns, dynamite and occult weapons. Fast, gory level design full of secrets and dark humor.

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

Action-packed real-time combat

An intense first-person shooter that pairs slow-motion gunfights against smart AI soldiers with unsettling supernatural horror centered on the vengeful Alma. Mech sequences and movable cover add variety to its tightly paced, linear scares.

Bloodhound

Shooting and gunplay

You battle through swarms of hell bugs and a cult devoted to Astaroth in this arcade horror shooter. It delivers fast, old-school 90s-style shooting with a fresh modern coat of paint.

Kingdom of the Dead

Distinctive, stylised art style

A fast-paced first-person shooter with a striking hand-drawn, ink-and-engraving look, where you fight Death's armies back to the underworld. Its unique art style makes it stand out visually.

Hatred

Action-packed real-time combat

An isometric twin-stick shooter in stark black and white with color accents, where you play a hate-filled killer massacring civilians and police. It is notorious for its extreme violence and the controversy it caused.

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