block by block.
Papership is a modular, comic-book vertical-scroll shmup where every ship is built block by block.
Yours, enemies, all of them. SNAP!
Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Heaven · Build-craft
Build your ship one block at a time.
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About
Build
Vanguard
Grunt
Mantis
Bolt
Voyage
Archon
Chronos
Apex Predator
Things to know.
Stack the grid.
Place weapons, engines, shields, and other blocks and build your ship.
Every block changes how the ship plays. CLUNK!
Pick your path.
Every Voyage rolls a fresh map. Every route hides its own elites, bosses, and traps.
Never know what you might find! FORK!
Trailer
Watch it move.
Inside
What you're signing up for.
Build
Your ship, your choice.
Small, big, fast, slow. Build a ship that fits your playstyle.
Step into the workshop ↓ ArsenalBlocks are everything? Everything is blocks.
From defense to offence, you're sure to find a block to fit your needs.
Open the arsenal ↓ FightOver 50 elites and bosses are waiting.
Expect phase shifts. Extra minions. Even gravity to be used against you!
Meet the roster ↓
Build
Blocks for days.
Every ship, yours and the enemy's, is built block by block. Over 150 blocks to craft, buy, sell, and build.
- Weapon > bullets, lasers, missiles, take your pick (or pick them all)
- Engine > faster is always better
- Armor > For those looking to bump their HP pool
- Shield > who needs HP anyway?
- Special > giant laser? extra utility?
- Movement > dashes, blinks, and other goodies
- Core > every ship needs it!
Fight
The roster.
Elites on the road, bosses at the gates. Each one fights its own way. Expect phase shifts. Extra minions. Even gravity to be used against you!
Arsenal
We've got a block for that.
From defense to offence, you're sure to find a block to fit your needs.
Weapon
Rifle
Old Reliable.
Weapon
Plasma Ball
Why use many bullet when one bullet do trick.
Weapon
Shotgun
Short range, extra coverage.
Engine
Race Coil
Cant shoot what you can't catch.
Shield
Regen Coil
Utility at the cost of health.
Armor
Reinforced Armor
Can't go wrong with more HP.
Special
Judgement Hammer
Drop a gavel on your enemies.
Special
Hadouken
Big bullet, big damage.
Special
Meteor Call
Area control.
Movement
Dash
For when your engines aren't enough.
Movement
Afterimage
Leave a decoy. Bullets follow the wrong target.
Movement
Bullet Time
Einstein was right. Time is relative to the observer.
Endgame
The Forge
Beacons
THE ATLAS
Endless Endgame.
Beat the Main Voyage and the map breaks open. The Atlas is an endgame web split into four sectors, each with its own unique pinnacle boss.
Not feeling strong enough?
The Atlas comes with its own crafting system that lets you roll additional attributes on blocks using The Forge.
Want to up the Chalenge?
Craft beacons to modify each level, making it deadlier and more rewarding. How far will you push your luck?
Screens
Look at it.
Built block by block. Endless Endgame.
Main menu
Ship editor
Gameplay
Boss intro
Boss fight
Atlas hub
