Last updated on November 29th, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Paperbark – Family Game Review
Paperbark is a Family/Adventure/Books game from Paper House Pty Ltd, first launched in 21st June 2018.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 27+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Paperbark Stand Out
Paperbark is a charming game that tells a beautiful short story of a wombat, the bush and a very hot Australian Summer.
Follow a sleepy wombat who spends its day exploring and foraging, while in search for a new home.
Wander through a beautifully stylized interpretation of Australia, and watch as you bring the illustrated landscape to life, through vibrant watercolors and sounds.
Inspired by iconic Australian storybooks and landscape artists, Paperbark will make a wonderful addition to anyone's library.
Story by: Renee Treml
Narrated by: Georgia Maq
Music by: Biddy Conner
Paperbark is only compatible with iPad Air 2, iPad 9.7" and iPad Pro, iPhone 6, iPod Touch 6 and up. It will not be able to run on earlier generations, even if able to be installed.
This Family game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Paperbark is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 2nd September 2018
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Thank you for playing Paperbark!
Paperbark 1.0.7:
- Added localized titles.
- Fixed misc game bugs.
- Fixed unusually long app load time effecting users in China.
Download & Availability
Paperbark is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
This game is wonderful. The music and sounds, the artwork, all give us a chance to recenter and just be present as we walk with a little wombat. Its best with earbuds. It may be meant as a fun game for all ages and it works very well on that level, but it also helps us with anxiety and getting out of flashbacks due to PTSD. We dont usually leave reviews(or pay for apps), but hope the game developers know what a difference the little wombat has made for us.
The most pleasant experience we had on our iPad this year. The art and storybook aesthetic are such a delight, and the game really makes us want to teleport to Australia. This was a great escape from the calamity of day to day life (and a great escape from high stress games, which, while we do like those too, its nice to recalibrate with something like Paperbark).
Great art and just relaxing smooth gameplay, wonderful idea developer, please keep game updated and make more similar games, we will definitely buy them.
When we finished the game it wont let us open the app again to replay or attempt to find all the bugs and things.
Have an iPhone 6. Played the game once and was beautiful. Tried to play again and it booted us out. Cannot open again. Tried to uninstall and reinstall and wont download. Waste of money.
We are an aspiring artist and this is art. We don't want to hear that crap about playback value and anything else. Just appreciate this game for its beauty. Thanks devs.
Nice game but needs improvement. Imagine being an animal which, when it wants to go somewhere, does not immediately move in that direction, but turns first to point itself where it wants to go, then starts moving forward. Dumb, right? Also very annoying to have to tap the screen every 1-2 seconds, because the field of view is so small you cant see more than a few paces ahead. Would be a nice, quiet game to relax with, except for these issues.
Ive been waiting for this to release since PAX East 2017. We loved it then, and we love it now. The art is beautiful. We love how you uncover the mist and smoke as the wombat walks around. The music is so relaxing and lofty. This is a great game to wind down with. It also makes for a good kids game, as it tells a story.
The visuals and audio are stunning. The story is fair but game play is incredibly short. We didnt understand that as we collected insects and such our counts for those items never went up. Appreciate it for what it is….. An excuse to watch beautiful graphics with terrific audio. Its not the story or gameplay that the focus is on…. And when its this well done, thats alright.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.0.7
- Size: 516.69 MB
- iOS: 11.0 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE, ID, IT, JA, KO, PT, RU, ES
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Paper House Pty Ltd
Last updated: 2nd September 2018 | Genre: Family, Adventure | Developer: Paper House Pty Ltd