Local Paper Small Town

Free to Play

Release Date:: May 17, 2022
Developer:: Firewood Games
Publisher:: Firewood Games
Platforms:: Windows

Indie VR Only Multi-player Co-op Shared/Split Screen Co-op Tracked Controller Support

About This Game

Local Paper Small Town is a 2-player co-op puzzle game about spreading happiness around a quirky papercraft town.

Team up with a friend, using a physical newspaper and VR, to discover Smalltown and its charming cast of characters by communicating and relating between both formats.

One player explores the town in VR, solving puzzles by moving cardboard cutout characters around, entering codes, and working with the second player to fill in their newspaper crossword puzzle and deducing each character's story and place in the game world. The second player, equipped with the PDF of the Smalltown newspaper, reads and scans pages for clues that may help both players advance the game state by solving puzzles in VR thanks to their shared understanding of the characters, similar to a collaborative escape room, but with more narrative flavouring.

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How to play:

In this two-player experience, one player is equipped with a newspaper from a fictional Canadian town, and the other player explores a papercraft version of this town in virtual reality. Please find the newspaper PDF in the game folder.

This game is for two players: one with the newspaper, one playing VR.
The game lasts about one hour, and is best played in local co-op with a speaker for both players to hear the audio.
Be sure to communicate well with your partner to solve puzzles, discover character stories, and complete the game.
VR player: In addition to teleporting, you can grab characters and move them around to solve puzzles.
Newspaper player: The game was designed to be played with the newspaper player not seeing the game screen. However, if you prefer to have an easier time, you could check what the other player is seeing in VR.

Have fun in Smalltown!

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Created as a mixed media semester project at the Cologne Game Lab. Nominated for the Ubisoft Newcomer Award at the German Developer Awards 2020.

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System Requirements

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Minimum:

OS *: Windows 7
Processor: Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD R9 290 equivalent or greater
Storage: 700 MB available space
VR Support: SteamVR. Room Scale 2m by 1.5m area required
Additional Notes: VR-ready PC

FAQ

How much does Local Paper Small Town cost?

Local Paper Small Town is completely FREE to play. You can download and play it without any purchase.

What are the system requirements for Local Paper Small Town?

Minimum: Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD R9 290 equivalent or greater Storage: 700 MB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Room Scale 2m by 1.5m area required Additional Notes: VR-ready PC

What platforms is Local Paper Small Town available on?

Local Paper Small Town is available on Windows PC.

Is Local Paper Small Town worth buying?

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When was Local Paper Small Town released?

Local Paper Small Town was released on May 17, 2022.