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Enter a unique world where everything is made of cardboard, from the ground and trees to the characters themselves. Explore your own continent in search of the perfect place to build a town. Survive changing seasons and defend your settlement from nightly goblin attacks.

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Developer
Calepin Studio
Publisher
SA Industry
Release
October 2, 2016
9 years and 306 days ago
Steam Reviews
Mixed137 reviews67.2%

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About the Game

Enter a unique world where everything is made of cardboard, from the landscape and trees to the buildings and characters.

Create and explore your own continent to find the perfect place to build a thriving town. Gather resources, assign jobs to your people, survive changing seasons, and defend your settlement against nightly goblin attacks. Once your warriors are ready, take the fight to the enemy and assault the goblin castle.

Humanity is on the brink of defeat after years of war against the goblins. Having discovered advanced technology before humans, the monsters gained the upper hand. Now there is only one chance left to turn the tide of the conflict.

Features

  • A unique cardboard-themed world.

  • Generate and explore your own continent.

  • Purchase and expand your territory.

  • Build and develop your town.

  • Assign jobs to your population.

  • Your actions have an impact on nature.

  • Dynamic seasons and changing temperatures.

  • Form your own group of warriors.

  • Defend your town from goblin attacks.

  • Attack the goblin castle.

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