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Rock, Paper, Scissors: Survival

Eight warriors from across the world. One ancient game reimagined as a fantasy battle for survival. Wield Rock, Paper, Scissors, or cast devastating Magic. Read your opponent, strike with precision, and fight your way to victory in the ultimate arena showdown.

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May 20, 2026
74 days ago
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About the Game

Rock, Paper, Scissors: Survival takes the world's most iconic hand game and transforms it into an explosive fantasy fighting experience... playable solo against AI or online against real players worldwide through Steam.

This isn't the RPS you played as a kid. It's a card-based fighter where up to four warriors battle in a single arena under one rule: Rock crushes Scissors. Scissors cuts Paper. Paper covers Rock. And magic? Magic changes everything.

Magic is the twist. Alongside the three classic throws, every fighter can command a fourth weapon... devastating spells that can rewrite a match in an instant. Play the triangle wrong and you lose the round. Play magic at the right moment and you end the fight.

Choose your champion. A fearsome African warrior. A disciplined Japanese assassin. A brawling Irish berserker. A sorceress of devastating power. Each brings their own combat style, their own battle cry, and their own ferocity to the arena but every fighter commands the same four weapons.

Every round is a mind game. Read your opponent, anticipate their move, and strike with precision. Land the right throw and watch your champion unleash a cinematic finishing blow, because a sheet of paper becomes a shuriken, a rock becomes a weapon of war, and a pair of scissors becomes an instrument of destruction.

Every victory is survival. Every defeat could be your last.

Features

  • Solo survival against AI opponents, or online multiplayer against real players through Steam

  • Eight fully animated fantasy fighters, each with unique combat personalities and animations

  • Four weapons per fighter: Rock, Paper, Scissors, and devastating magic spells

  • Explosive cinematic attack and spell effect animations

  • Dynamic sound design with character-authentic battle cries

  • High-stakes survival gameplay where strategy meets split-second decision making

The ancient game has evolved. Are you ready to survive it?