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Carton

Carton

Enter a unique world where everything is made of cardboard, from the ground and trees to the characters themselves. Explore your own continent in search of the perfect place to build a town. Survive changing seasons and defend your settlement from nightly goblin attacks.

Released Oct 2, 2016 Developer Calepin Studio Publisher SA Industry Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux AdventureActionIndieStrategyRPG
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

67.2%positive137 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Carton is not only a game, but a real life glimpse into a struggling artist's game dev journey. As soon as you fire it up, you can tell the game has been forged out of primitive hands. The game is held together with glue and falls apart piece by piece as you play. If you can…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Carton is more than just a game; it offers a glimpse into the challenging journey of a struggling artist in the world of game development. From the moment you launch it, you can see that the game has been crafted with primitive hands. Held together by glue, it slowly falls apart…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Not recommended · 46 found this helpful

“Note I have recieved a key from the Developer. This is the second time I've reviewed this game. And It is the second time I'll leave a negative review Pros: -Everything is made of cardboard -The game tries a lot of genres -The best i've seen from Blender game engine. It tries to…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-08 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

2,445all-time peak
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Latest official news

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Dec 19, 2019
Carton : Winter sale 2019!

Hello everyone! The cold is coming to Calepin Studio! For this Christmas and New Year, all game of Calepin Studio is available at -50% on Steam only! Carton -50% https://store.steampowered.com/app/531

Nov 22, 2018
Autumn sale 2018!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26364539/8f44c8ccc63b3b3b8b2995ad91498306ecb98164.jpg For the autumn sale 2018, Carton is available at -80%!

Nov 22, 2017
Carton autumn sale! -50%

For the autumn sale, Carton is available at -50%! http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26364539/092e445957506bb6830d132135877d6b47ccc7d2.png

Nov 22, 2017
Carton autumn sale! -50%

For the autumn sale, Carton is available at -50%! http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26364539/092e445957506bb6830d132135877d6b47ccc7d2.png

Jun 22, 2017
Summer sale !

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26364539/442a0ce8b46ddfd4f0e703bb7745a276c4c28940.png For the summer sale, Carton is available at -75% !

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy
Player tagsAdventure · Action · Indie · Strategy · RPG (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * *
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Vista, Windows Seven, Windows 8, Windows 10 Processor: Double core Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: ATI or Nvidia 512 MB Storage: 500 MB available space