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Theden

Escape to a paper paradise filled with colorful characters and noteworthy enemies! Shift between different classes and shuffle a stack of unique items to ream enemies, keep tabs on your friends, enter dungeons, and explore. Don't die, DYE, as you write your legend and rip The Engineer a new one!

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September 1, 2025
334 days ago
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Positive15 reviews100.0%

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About the Game

While this world may lack the normal human problems of hunger, fatigue, and death, it's not without its own set of issues. The world's inhabitants, Zens, constantly fight and bicker, forming clubs and factions as they strive against each other for wealth, power, and influence. The worst of these is The Engineer, a madwoman hidden away in the distant Sky Castle, who stirs up conflict with her army of Constructs, noisy mechanical beings that belch smoke and keep everyone from getting any rest.

Arm yourself against The Engineer's machinations by leveling 8 character classes with distinct abilities as you fight your way through both her Constructs and the natural inhabitants of the world, Abstractimals. Gain new powers through hundreds of weapons, armor, pets, artifacts, and consumable items. Make friends and gather Companions to buff yourself as you head toward Sky Castle and your final showdown with The Engineer.

Unique Features

  • Change your difficulty at any moment to make travel easier or take advantage of an Enemy Surge

  • Upgrade and reforge any piece of equipment to adapt its stats to your playstyle

  • Level classes independently and take advantage of unique Class Abilities

  • Raise your Affinity with Zens you like to gain powerful Companion buffs

  • Take a break from fighting and enjoy peaceful pursuits like exploring, gardening, fishing, mining, and writing, while still gaining EXP

  • Perfect your character's look with hundreds of hairstyles, expressions, facial features, and skintones

  • Participate in art contests, community discussions, and vote to shape the future of the game

  • Explore an entire world made from handcrafted paper art

Join the Theden Discord to make suggestions, gain advance access to the Adventure Guide, get help, chat with other players, and see an updated roadmap of future changes and releases!