Steam app 1919600 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 23:53 UTC
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
172 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
22 months, December 2024 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 124 hourly samples from 14 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
8 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
Paper Perjury was released on 9 Dec, 2024.
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24 achievements in total.
50 developer announcements, Dec 2024 to Aug 2026 · times in UTC
In the Bonus Case, Jean has a crying animation that has been hard to get right. Taking in some feedback, we are updating the face to be a bit less busy. Spoilers for Case 6 ahead:At the end of Case 6, Sophie asks Justina on a date. Justina…
Patch notesThank you for everyone who has played Paper Perjury up until now! We hope you all enjoy it. Please play to the end to find out what's next for Paper Cat Games.For anyone who would like to provide feedback on case 6, we have a survey right…
blueislandThat's right, Paper Perjury is getting MORE free content!What kind of case is coming? To be blunt, it will be significantly shorter than case 6. It will be so short, that rather than calling it "case 7", we will called it a "Bonus…
blueislandIn today's update, we have updated Justina's ID to provide a birthday. Why are we doing this? Because it's tied to the content we plan to release next month. Please keep in mind that some save files won't update the ID with this new…
Patch notesThe main purpose of this patch is to reduce the file size of the game. Paper Perjury never required a big file size (a little under 1000 MB), but with a few changes to our current system, we reduced it by 30MB.While there has been extensive…
Patch notesPaper Perjury has a new fun fact extravaganza! Give it a watch if you want to learn more about Case 6's development.Please note this video was recorded before case 6 was released, so the art in this video might not match the art in the…
blueislandPaper Perjury has a new bundle on Steam! Save 15% on Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved if you already own a copy of Paper Perjury.We hope fans of Paper Perjury give the game a chance.
blueislandAfter a three-month delay, we are proud to finally release case 6! Players that played the first half of the case should be able to start from that same save file. If there are any issues with that save, please let us know.This update also…
blueislandFor anyone who noticed the previous patch notes, that was supposed to be the final patch.Well, today, we are doing one more major patch before the release of case 6. This is because we are giving Justina new piece of art interrogation…
Patch notesIn this patch, we are doing a few updates before launching Case 6 later this month. We also have plans for a public playtesting of case 6 for anyone who wants to play the whole of case 6 before the official launch later this month.Justina…
Patch notesIn today's patch, Paper Perjury has a long-awaited update to the game. Thanks to Ren'py developer feniksdev, the developer of the Ren'py Controller Support Expansion, Paper Perjury now has a major update for all players who use gamepads.…
Patch notesThe new release date is 5/21/2026.We deeply apologize to everyone who waited three extra months longer than intended. The extra time will be worth it for the full release. As for the current status, the case is done but lacks playtesting.…
blueislandHello everyone, Case 6 is almost done! All the art (aside from maybe a couple more optional things) and writing is complete. All that's left is editing and playtesting part 4. Editing is tricky because it can be really quick or really…
blueislandWe updated the Options menu to do two main things.1: To add text next to the options to explain what the non-slider options do. Such as explaining what clipboard voicing does.2: Make it better for controllers so that when using the slider…
Patch notesUpdated the history menu so that Wolfhard's name doesn't go off screen. Example of the issue shown below.Changed the sentence: Justina "I know I have the evidence, I just need to think about what we learned!" to "I know I have the evidence.…
Patch notesOne of the newest songs in Paper Perjury is now on the Paper Cat Games YouTube Channel.
blueislandFixed a bug where the text would show the extra arrows when you present the Medical Records to Fineman's conclusion.Added text to the report after the player finds the single contradiction to prevent confusion from needing to find more…
Patch notesToday is the day! We are releasing the first half of Case 6!For those unaware, we intended to release the full case today, but due to circumstances outside of game development, we couldn't finish the full case. Rather than make everyone…
blueislandComposed by Dante Gofar, this song will be in the upcoming update to Paper Perjury. It is also the song that played during the release date trailer last December. For those who missed it, see below. Currently, it it only in cases 3-5 during…
blueislandHello everyone, This is James, the director of Paper Perjury. Previously, we announced the release date for Paper Perjury case 6 to be February 22. We are sorry to say, we will not be able to finish the whole case by February 22. To be…
blueislandLast week, Paper Cat Games released a survey to get feedback on the Paper Perjury. We got quite a number of responses with a range of opinions. We are very thankful that people took the time out of their day to write such detailed answers.…
Patch notesWe are looking for feedback for future Paper Perjury content. Here is a form for anyone who would like to fill it out. We plan to release a version of this after Case 6 launches. This version is just for cases 1-5.Thank you to everyone who…
blueislandWe hope you enjoy the trailer! If there are any questions, feel free to ask them in the comments.Special thanks to Kevin Fagaragan for the key art.
blueislandThis is a very “hands on” update.In this update, we are doing some prep for the Case 6 update coming early next year. Since the art for case 6 is done, our character artist took some time to improve the art from case 1. Case 1 started…
blueislandPaper Perjury: Case 6's exact release date will be shown on the one-year anniversary, December 9th, 2025. The DLC will release early 2026. Sorry we missed our target release date of 2025. To make up for it, here's some key art for the…
blueislandHere's a video of Justina Presenting her ID during Paper Perjury.
blueislandFor anyone interested in the music of Paper Perjury, here is a video talking about some of the fun facts about the soundtrack.
blueislandIn this patch, we are updating the names of all fives cases in Paper Perjury. The changes are...Case 1: "On the Hunt" to "Beginnings & Perjury"Case 2: "Feline-y Assault" to "Conspiracy & Perjury"Case 3: "Swiftly Solved" to "Magic &…
Patch notesOriginally released on September 18th this year, Burden of Truth has joined the Debate and Deduction bundle! With gameplay similar to the previous three games in this bundle, fans of Paper Perjury should also enjoy this courtroom mystery…
blueislandHere's a sneak peek of a few upcoming characters in Paper Perjury Case 6.
blueislandHere's a sneak peek of an upcoming character in Paper Perjury Case 6.
blueislandHere's a sneak peek at the upcoming defense attorney in Paper Perjury case 6.
blueislandPreviously, when Ferris would give a rebuttal, it would use the same text as a standard interrogation. Now it has been updated so that it says "Rebuttal". This doesn't change any gameplay, but it gives Ferris' sections more flavor.
Patch notesHello everyone, Requested by a few people, every case in Paper Perjury now starts with a quick line stating the name of each case upon starting each case. Previously, the only way to know the title was to look at the achievements in steam.…
Patch notesPaper Cat Games is excited to announce that Paper Perjury is getting a free new case in 2025! You read that right, for FREE. As long as you own Paper Perjury, it's yours.…
blueisland{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42159331/af3bdaec0593c4a0d2b0dffeceb212cc8dc95b9d.png Paper Perjury has joined Pro Philosopher 2: Governments & Grievances and Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Season One to make the Debate and Deduction bundle! Buying the…
blueislandHello everyone. A new “Check” system has been added to the game. When you get certain evidence, it is now possible to “check” for more information. Currently, it is only used for one piece of evidence. Spoiler for case 5: Lowell’s photo at…
Patch notesHello everyone. This patch has two changes. The first was to fix a typo that first showed up in the previous patch. Here is an issue that showed up in case 5 part 1 joy "Most of the office is working from home, and Mr.{#X} Eubank has put…
Patch notesThere are 12 different trading cards, 5 Profile Backgrounds, and 6 Emoticons for fans of Paper Perjury to collect! Trading Cards should be added depending on how long you have played Paper Perjury for. If there are any issues, please let…
blueislandHello everyone. This morning, in the steam discussions, there was a post in the "Bug and Typo Thread" with a large list of typos and similar script issues. I decided to go and address most of those issues in this patch. It's a pretty long…
Patch notesHello everyone. This patch will mainly fix some awkward word choice in case 5. Please finish case 5 before checking the patch notes. To be safe, these notes will have spoilers. Interrogation room Ferris "Here's what will tell what happened…
Patch notesHello everyone. First, the minor updates. All minor updates are for case 5. -In case 5: a typo has been fixed. "There's some legal issues to settled since he signed the paperwork and everything." has been updated to "There's some legal…
Patch notesCloud saves have been added to Paper Perjury! If there are any issues with it, leave a comment. This is Paper Cat Games' first game on steam, so we want to make sure the steam cloud system is done right.
Patch notesHello everyone. The major thing I want to address in this patch is a certain element that has been brought up a number of times. At the end of case 4 (to be spoiler free), a character decides the fate of another character in a way many…
Patch notesTime for another Paper Perjury update. - The character Ash had a weird bug with his sad pose. This is now fixed. - A similar bug with Hana was also fixed. - In Case 5: Ferris Eubank's profile was never properly added once she shows up. This…
Patch notesIt's time for the very first Paper Perjury update! Going from 1.0 to 1.01. -Keyboard controls have been updated: D to open dispute and Q to question. Works in interrogations and reviewing statements. - Scrolling the evidence menu can be…
Patch notesIt's been three years since Paper Perjury started. I hope you all enjoy playing it as much as I enjoyed making it.
blueislandWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
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| Windows | Paper_Perjury.exe | any | ||
| Linux + Steam Deck version | Paper_Perjury.sh | linux | ||
| Mac | Paper_Perjury.app | macos |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
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gameinstall | game/saves/ | * |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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