PAPERHEAD EP.0 Ends Steam Distribution On September 24
The prologue is being pulled exactly as the paid game it was built to sell slips two weeks, so the free version's removal date now lands before the release it was meant to lead into.
Reporting from 1 source: Automaton.
HypeTrain Digital announced on September 18 that PAPERHEAD EP.0, the free prologue to the cardboard-rendered horror FPS PAPERHEAD, ends distribution on PC (Steam) on September 24. Players who add it to their library before then keep access after distribution ends. Of roughly 3,700 Steam user reviews, 93 percent are positive. The full version was delayed from September 19 to October 9 for PC (Steam), PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
The prologue launched in November 2024 as a demo and later got a major overhaul in February that added new stages. It holds a Very Positive rating on Steam, where about 3,700 user reviews run 93 percent positive. Steam achievements and a ranking system are supported, and the soundtrack runs over an hour and is still free, though no end date has been announced for it. Joonas Turner handled music and sound, with prior work on Nuclear Throne and Cult of the Lamb. The full PAPERHEAD was pushed from September 19 to October 9 to raise its level of completion.
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