Paperhead
- Developer
- Paperhead te4m
- Publisher
- HypeTrain Digital
- Released
- 09 October 2026
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5
PAPERHEAD is a fast-paced FPS game set in a world where everything is made out of cardboard and paper but is infested with horror! Use a pencil as a weapon and explore what exactly went wrong in the secret research facility and why suddenly papercut people were able to...bleed. Paperhead's Main Features - Cardboard cute style with a horror twist. Cute but horrifying! - Brutal and fast-paced combat. Slide to throw enemies in the air, kick explosive barrels into them (or enemies themselves!), and jump onto them Mario-style. - Use a Pencil as a weapon. Draw a bomb to explode enemies! - Use a Pencil as a reality-warping puzzle-solving tool. Not sure how to get through? Try to draw a door on the wall! WHY WOULD PAPER...BLEED?
Best gaming PC for Paperhead in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Paperhead today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by HypeTrain Digital on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 64-bit / later | Windows 10 64-bit |
| CPU | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system | 2.4 GHZ Quad Core Processor Or Higher |
| RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| GPU | GeForce 9800GT Or Equivalent | Geforce GTX 460 Or Equivalent |
| Storage | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| DirectX | 9.0 | 11 |
Verified 13 September 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Paperhead?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 2.4 GHZ Quad Core Processor and your GPU is at or above Geforce GTX 460, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.