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Paper Mages

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Paper Mages

A Third Person Systemic Card Game - TPSCG (1 v 1) Take part in the Pentad Mage Duels, where you and other apprentices control paper avatars to duel in a paper castle and become mages. With a deck of 130 cards that combine in different ways, use real-time systemic strategy to win.

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A New Way to Play with Cards.

TPSCG - Third Person Systemic Card Game—the first of its kind, with familiar elements.

1v1 online or single player practice duel only

A Card Game With a Growing Deck.

In Paper Mages every player starts with 20+ cards, all the same. The more you play, the more cards you unlock, and those cards are added to your randomly built deck. A lucky player may even stumble upon rare cards.

Play as 4 of 10 unique races (Other 6 Coming Soon)

Systemic Arena, Dynamic Gameplay

A Mage's Duel Done Right.

Cards are taken from a flat playing board and thrown into a dynamic and systemic third-person arena. A Werewolf’s Moon card grants power at night, while the Medusa’s Gaze card will sway you from moonbeams at risk of paralyzation. Paired with special race traits, action cards that modify abilities, and skill in how the map is used, Paper Mages duels are unique every single time.

Features

  • Master the 4 main card types.
    Damage, Action, Preservation, Constant.

  • Play in a dynamic arena.
    The time of day, along with your location on the map, affects your race and the power of some of your cards.

  • Hone your abilities with 10 unique races, each with their own special attributes.
    The Faergon has no worry of running out of breath underwater. A double jump and a slow fall are easy for the Falconite.

  • Collect over 130 cards.
    Start with 30 cards, more will be released gradually as they are completed. Fill your deck with base, rare, and special cards.

  • Battle Online.
    Duel other apprentices, one at a time, across the map in the main game mode. Either deplete your opponent's HP, or find the 5 special trinkets to become overpowered and end the match. Another duel mode will come along in the future as well.

  • Experiment with Cards
    Before casting a Fireball try the Borrow Flame Action Card. It'll gain 1.5X damage for every flame in the room that you borrow. Cast a Moon-bound Action Card followed by Stone Shoes, leave your opponent floating in the air.

  • Customize with fun Accessories (Coming Soon)
    Whether it's a wizard's beard, new eyes, or a different wardrobe, you can collect items to customize your paper mage. Released gradually.

  • Play with Keyboard and Mouse, or a gamepad. Start with the keyboard, or eventually learn to duel with a gamepad.

Start with 30 Cards, Play to Collect the Other 100

Base cards, special cards, & rare cards make up the collection.

The Shattered Hero & the First Paper Mage - Origins of the Duels

Every 5 years the Mage duels are held, and the trained apprentices set out to become graduates on the battlefield. Such an archaic thing. So many died proving themselves, increasing in ranks, and what a waste. Yet, for the longest time, nothing was done… Until Eltrest Grefaren. They thought he had lost his mind when his apprentice died in the duels. His apprentice Variscitan, an orphaned beryllian boy. Such promise he had, but more so, heart. Both apprentices perished that day in the tower fall.

On the next 5th year, and the next mage duels, Eltrest emerged from his towers, almost aged 15 years over. He showed them a new magic. He sat a piece of paper on the table and a glowing piece of Heliodor stone in the center, and then he placed a ring next to it. With his hand over the paper, the mage whispered a few words and his eyes glowed amber gold. The light from his eyes went into the gem, and the other mages gasped as they watched. The paper folded itself around the gem, and up to two little legs, then the paper folded two arms, and a head. The ring on the table floated up and over the paper man’s wrist, and stayed there.

Eltrest had created a small version of himself, a paper champion, a paper mage.

These little mages are linked to their creators. They think as their mage thinks, they act as their mage would act. They feel no pain, and can be made again and again. There was no struggle in adopting this new way of battle. That day, the two mages set to duel, learned how to create their own little champions, and no lives were lost.

The shattered hero, Eltrest, changed life for all the mages in the world.

There were some wizards who were opposed, how could a caster perform his best without threat of death? But that is a tale for another time.

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System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 - 64bit versions
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 9300H CPU @ 2.40 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 - 64bit versions
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3 GHz or better or AMD FX-8120 @ 3.1 Ghz or better
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 (or GTX 760 / GTX 960) or AMD Radeon HD 7970 (or R9 280x [2GB VRAM] / R9 380 / Fury X)
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible sound card 5.1 with latest drivers
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Gently Giant LLC
Brazilian rating
10
Steam Germany rating
12
Controller support
partial
Features
Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, Stereo Sound, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing
Languages
English*
*languages with full audio support
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Value Score

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Paper Mages worth buying right now?
Watch — $4.99. Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
When does Paper Mages go on sale?
Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
Is Paper Mages free to play?
Paper Mages costs $4.99 on Steam.
What genre is Paper Mages?
Paper Mages is a Action, Indie, Strategy game.
Who developed Paper Mages?
Paper Mages was developed by Gently Giant LLC and published by Gently Giant LLC.
What platforms does Paper Mages support?
Available on Steam for Windows.