Paper Beast Enhanced Edition Review (PlayStation 5)

by Jim Smale · Published September 30, 2023 · Updated June 4, 2025

For this Paper Beast Enhanced Edition Review, we play an exploration and adventure game about wildlife sprung from the depths of the internet. An unknown power seems to upset its balance. Join forces with exotic creatures to unravel the mysteries of this universe.

Paper Beast Enhanced Edition Review Pros:

Gorgeous graphics.
3.99GB download size.
Platinum trophy.
Adventure gameplay.
PlayStation VR 2 support.
Opening calibrations for audio.
The opening is a faux PC operating system complete with the ui, questions, and music.
First-person view.
Tutorial-like prompts pop up as you play.
You can invert the axis.
A game with no words, and it is all interpretative.
You walk around and grab items and swing/throw them around.
Slight puzzle moments throughout.
The game is you basically helping these paper beasts get through the world.
Fantastic looking creatures.
Full physics system at play.
Clear paths by draining water or moving sand.
The sand will leave footprints.
A fascinating world to explore. It’s a living world, and you can just hang back and watch life unfold.

Paper Beast Enhanced Edition Review Cons:

If you don’t investigate and poke around the faux operating system, you will be stuck there for a while.
The game loses a lot of its wow factor outside of VR.
Cannot rebind controls.
Invisible walls.
No help with what needs to be done.
It’s very much a case of trying to see what works.