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The Orphan: A Pop-Up Book Adventure

Immerse yourself in the fantastic, dark and magical world of the pop-up book The Orphan. Caught between the pages you need to breathe new life into the book and experience the story in order to escape in the end

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About the Game

Unfold the story of The Orphan.


The Orphan: A Pop-Up Book Adventure is a 3D side scroller, single player, puzzle adventure game with a scary atmosphere. A child finds a battered and tattered pop-up book in the attic. With curiosity, he opens it and, to his surprise, is magically transported into the book where it experiences the story of the orphan child in the book. The world of the main character is shaken when a fire breaks out in the house one night, which devours the house and its parents. In search of a new home, the orphan experiences adventures, must defy dangers and always be on the lookout for the henchmen of the orphanage director, the shadow men. The walls of the orphanage keep a dark secret. Experience the story of the child in search of a new home and family in the magical world of The Orphan.


Discover the unique and fantastic world of The Orphan a pop-up book.

Explore and interact with the pop-up book world of The Orphan. Fold and bend the world, the game world is not only the setting, but also part of the gameplay.



Choose your character and experience the story from the perspective of Isabella or Jack.

Bring the world to life

Unfold the story of the book and repair the damaged areas to unleash the magic of the book pages and transform the world.


Fix the book but be careful of its dangers.

Be warned! The shadow men aren't the only danger lurking between the pages of the book.