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Thank 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 here.
For anyone who would like to provide feedback on cases 1-5 (and hasn't already done so), we have a survey right here.
That'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 case".
Why will this case be so short?
Because this case will be showing our future plans with Paper Perjury. Without spoiling the case, it being short was a deliberate choice.
How come this case is coming so soon after the release of case 6?
Because case 6 was delayed. So while waiting for that case, work can properly begin on this bonus case. In fact, this bonus case started a month before the original release date. It's short length also helped keep the speed for this case faster than case 6.
What's next for Paper Perjury after this case?
The answer will be at the end of this case. But here's a hint: this case will have tutorials for the basic gameplay and be easier than case 6.
Does this case truly have Justina's sister?
Yes, yes it does. You can even see her in the key art.
In 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 information. However, starting a brand-new case should fix this.
Another important change is something called the "Judges' Code" is being added to the start of every interrogation. Justina will read out the following text in each case.
Paper Perjury is a fictional world, but we do try to make it "feel" grounded. In order to make the interrogations feel more grounded, we added this section that is read out to every witness brought into the interrogation room. The Judges' Code is just an in-universe civil rights law.
As with all patches, if there are any bugs, typos, etc., please let the team know so we can address it. Thank you.
The 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 testing to make sure the new optimization doesn't change anything (we hope players won't even notice), we want to ask again that any bugs, typos, and glitches be reported to the team to be fixed.
There's also a good number of text changes, but there are too many to address in this patch notes. Most of them are fixing run-on sentences.
justina "Give us a little credit, this is our first murder case..."
justina "Give us a little credit. This is our first murder case..."
We apologize for not being able to address every text change in these notes. We hope to do better in the future.
We also added a 9th tab for saving. Please use it wisely.
Finally, we mentioned that we have one more major update for Paper Perjury. For the final update, the plan is still announce it this month and release it next month. It's also free.
A proper announcement isn't ready yet. We will say, it's much smaller than case 6 and was in development at the same time as case 6. We hope all look forward to it. We put an image below as a hint of what's to come. We hope you all look forward to it!
Paper 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 current version of the game.
Paper 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.
After 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 comes with five new achievements that can be gained from the second half of the case.
We also released a patch recently that has quite a few changes not relating to case 6.
For anyone who would like to provide feedback on case 6 upon completion, we have a survey right here.
For anyone who would like to provide feedback on cases 1-5 (and hasn't already done so), we have a survey right here.
Lastly, we want to let everyone know that there are plans for one more major update to Paper Perjury. It won't be nearly as big as Case 6, but we hope players look forward to it. There's a hint as to what it will be in Case 6.
For 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 sections!
Now there are times when Justina will be writing something on her clipboard!
Other updates include:
No new art for Sophie, but her art in interrogation room sections has been updated. Before, she would mainly switch between two poses (her standard and her booking reading art). Now, she will use the wider range of emotions she has during investigation sections.
We made some changes to one of the final puzzles of the case. Previously, when the player was asked to break the plea deal or prove Lowell was the killer, picking to break the plea deal didn't require any evidence. Now, the player has to present Lowell's photo in that section. We also updated the evidence with new information when the player clicks "check" next to the evidence. For players who get Lowell's photo in a previous save, they won't get this information.
President's Office Phone also has new art.
We mentioned that Ferris' pink outline was the only outline to remain the same as before. Now it's black! It took a while to update it, but now she is matching every other character's black outline.
Case 2 will have the Pesto theme during the final section of the case.
Justina no longer moves her lips when she is thinking during sections when her text is green.
In 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.
Their character sprites have been updated to have a pure black outline. Before, Justina's art would have an outline with #141013 as the color and Ernest would have #250d1d. Now it's pure black to keep it in line with every other character. Going forward, every character will be intended to have a black outline to keep the art style consistent.
The only character without a black outline is Ferris Eubank. This was partly left unchanged because she has too many frames of animation to update in a reasonable amount of time. It's also partly left unchanged because the color is so wildly different that it fits her character. Maybe it might change in the future, but for now, she's the solo exception.
The art for the viewing room has been updated. Now, the chairs in the room match the chairs seen during the interrogation sections. An example is below. The colors are slightly different for stylistic reasons, but they match better. The room is also slightly more blue because it looked nicer.
Harris Nubuck's statement has been updated from "Mr. Nubuck's Statement" to just "Nubuck's Statement".
Fixed a bug where the player couldn't complete the final lead for the case.
Case 5's second half also has more logs that are added to Justina's Investigation log.
Justina cleans out her Investigation log and Statement log halfway into case 5. Players who launch a save past this point will have the first half notes for the rest of the case.
Meg's and Joy's second statement in the statement log will now just be their full names.
Lowell's, Owen's, and Anton's car evidence has been updated to have a black outline to keep it in line with all other forms of evidence.
Raiden's angry animation has been updated.
Fixed a typo that said "elf-voicing" instead of "Self-voicing".
Made the background when Justina talks to the player a bit darker without being too dark.
If there are any bugs or issues that come from this patch, please let us know. Thank you.
In 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. The video below will show exactly how we changed.
To summarize, players will NOT need to depend on the right analog stick for moving the evidence and profiles menu. The same goes for the profile menu. There are a few more places that will require the same code updating, but those are small compared to these. We apologize to anyone who had to play the game this way. With case 6 coming out soon, we wanted to get this updated now.
With major update news out of the way, there are a few more things we have done. The controls menus for keyboard, mouse, and gamepad have been updated. While they no longer have the art, they are more clear on what every button does. This includes the means to play the whole game with just a keyboard alone.
In the future, we might add rebinding controls, but any time soon. But in theory, it is possible.
Other notes
The start of case 6 now properly states the full release date
Removed a bug where hitting the right analog stick on some sections would crash the game
Updated the lore to make sure the Azure City Police Precinct #5 is led by a captain who has a lieutenant
Updated the lore in case 2 when Justina looks around Owen Eubank's office. Rather than talking about City States, it confirms the origin of Alm as the currency of case 2. This is done so players can understand what we mean by Alm in case 3. We might bring back the lore of the city states in the future
Updated the art for Hana so she has a proper black outline and desk size
Updated the art for Ash so he has a proper black outline
Gave Raiden an angry pose in case 6. This plays more of a role in the second half of the case, but we added it in the first half for a couple of scenes
If there are any bugs or issues that might have popped up with this update, please let us know.
The 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. Paper Cat Games has a small group of volunteers who have gladly offered to help out with playtesting over the past few years. However, being volunteers, there is only so much time they can offer. Because of this, Paper Perjury case 6 hasn't had enough playtesting to release at this time.
So the extra time is used for playtesting and polishing. Because of that, there will not be anymore delays. If there is enough interest, we would also like to provide an open beta for anyone who doesn't mind playing case with a typo or two.
If there are any questions, please let us know.
Hello 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 time-consuming. It's hard to say until we are knee-deep into it. Part 3 has been playtested and edited, but there may be some minor changes to it depending on how part 4 gets edited. But the majority of the editing will be to part 4. If all goes well, we can release part 4 next month. If it takes longer, we will aim for a May release date. One thing we are considering is if we want an open beta for Case 6. Being so close to being finished, we would be interested if anyone wants to play a rougher version of Case 6. If there is enough support, we will do that. After we finish and release Case 6, we will be moving onto our next project. There might be one small update to Paper Perjury after the release of Case 6, but we can't say for sure. We are not ready to share what that will be yet. We hope you all look forward to it!
Feel free to ask any questions!
We 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, it doesn't require the player to click a button before moving the slider.
If anyone has any suggestions for improvements, we are open to it.
Fixed a bug that caused players to see an image in a statement given in case 5.
Added a couple of poses to a character in case 6 part 2. Nothing major, but enough to make the scene have more impact.
Updated 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. I just need to think about what we learned!"
Changed the typo of "decieve" to "deceive"
Added extra text when the player presents Donner's Admission and Amber's statement to final section of Case 6 part 2.
Improved the controller support for the title menu so you no longer need a mouse to remove the logo. We did have to remove music when the logo appears, but now the logo has a bit of animation when it disappears.
The menu that starts Case 6 has better controller support.
The options menu when you are playing a case has better controller support.
When the player uses a controller to go back to main menu and you get a confirmation screen, the controller now focuses on "Yes"
One of the newest songs in Paper Perjury is now on the Paper Cat Games YouTube Channel.
Fixed 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 contradictions.
Changed Kelvin's line from "We're in grieving." to "We're in mourning."
Fixed the color of Kelvin's text when you review his statement.
Changed Donner's line from "Raiden... was too busy with our mother to help much... but I like asking him for advice." to "Raiden... didn't help much... but I like asking him for advice."
Fixed a bug involving controller support in the kitchen and Kelvin's apartment
Added text when the player presents the will to Kelvin in part 1.
Made the player have to read Kelvin's third dialogue in his apartment before they could leave.
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 wait, we are releasing the first half now while we finish the second half for later this year.
We understand that some people will not play case 6 until it's completely finished, and that's okay. We will keep working on case 6 until it's completely finished. We give us just a bit more time.
We apologize for any disappointment in this delay and our team would love nothing more than to finish this case. We simply need more time, and we hope that effort in the first half of this case shows that we are working hard to make this case the best in the game.
What does this new patch have in store?
A trio of brothersAn arson detective...
A new rival to match wits with...
And more.
All the new achievements are in case 6. We didn't want to force players to replay cases 1-5 just for achievements.
We intend to add achievements to the second half of case 6 as well, but those will come out when case 6 is complete. As of right now, players can get 100% achievements with only the first half.
We are new music to Paper Perjury! There are three full songs added, two of which are exclusive to Case 6.
The third song is "Between the Lines ~ Presto". This song will be added to cases 3-5 during the final sections of each case to add more dramatic flare.
This was a song that the Director James wanted for the first release, but it was cut due to needing the time (and money) to make more important songs for the rest of the soundtrack. The final song composed for the original release was the Ballade ~ für Justina, which James felt was more important for the game. With the new DLC, there was time (and money) to add it back in.
There is one more song, but it's more of a remix of another song. Players will know it when they hear it.
In cases 1-5, we had characters refer to a "Chief" of the station. We are changing this to "Lieutenant" in all but one insistence. We want the police station to reflect modern police stations, and noticed that "Chiefs" tend to include all the precincts in a city, while a Lieutenant is in charge of a single precinct. And who knows, maybe future content will make this change worth doing...
The only exception to this change is Owen Eubank saying, "One phone call to the Chief of Police, and I'll ensure you never work in this city again!" We feel this fits his character because he would go to the top of the chain to fire Detective Hunt.
Thank you to everyone who has played Paper Perjury so far. We hope you enjoy the first half of Case 6 and look forward to the full case later this year.
Last 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. (link to survey for anyone else who would like to fill it out.)
While we can't change too much about Paper Perjury, we do plan to use these for future content.
That said, there was one response recently that we do want to address. Case 5 is the only case with two different investigation sections. One response stated that some of the dialogue in part 3 still had the same text from part 1, despite already knowing the answer. So we are addressing it here.
Patch notes (and spoilers) ahead: After Fie confesses to having been inside the Eubank building, new dialogue appears when you investigate the desk in the Eubank lobby. Justina thinking "(Now we know that Fie was here, and the cat toy belonged to Toasty. I really hope I never have kids that good at hiding...) In part 3, inside the garage, new dialogue appears when you investigate both Anton's and Lowell's car. Anton's car: Justina "We found out why the car was damaged. Turns out, Lowell was the one who tried to drive it." Justina "And since he couldn't drive stick shift, that's what led to the tail lights being damaged." Meg "See, I told you no one could drive it without being taught." Sophie "Sorry that his recklessness got you involved in this." Meg "Not at all! I should be thanking him. I get paid based on the damage." Meg "If he backed it into the wall one more time, I could have charged his family twice as much." Justina thinking "(You know what, I wish he did. Meg deserves that extra pay.)" Lowell's car: Meg "Never in a million years would I think Anton's body was placed in Lowell's trunk." Justina "Solving this case would have been so much easier if we had broken into his car like I suggested." Justina "I'm not saying we should have broken into it, but..." Sophie "And if we did, the evidence wouldn't get past any judge. So we had to do it the hard way." Justina "I know. I just wish the hard way wasn't so... hard." We are also updating Meg's design so that the redness in her face isn't as pronounced. She will still have red cheeks when she's nervous or sad, but that makes sense for those emotions. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42159331/c8cb5ba00177c4aebc0dba63e0d13eaee450b6ec.png This is the only change to her design. Thank you to everyone, and we hope to get more feedback in the coming weeks before Case 6 releases next month.
We 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 provides feedback.
We 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.
This 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 development in September 2021, so some bits of case 1 needed a touch up. So every character from case 1 is getting an update to their art.
While they still look great, a few changes have been made to keep them to the quality of case 6’s art. And these changes are mainly to update one thing: hands. As any artist can tell you, hands are hard to draw. That’s why this update is mainly about character hands.
To make this easy, a video has been prepared to show off these changes.
Paper 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 upcoming case.
Here's a video of Justina Presenting her ID during Paper Perjury.
For anyone interested in the music of Paper Perjury, here is a video talking about some of the fun facts about the soundtrack.
In 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 & Perjury"
Case 4: "Glass Bullet" to "Deceit & Perjury"
Case 5: "Forging a new Path" to "Eubanks & Perjury"
All achievements will keep the names, but the official titles will be updated in game. As for why, there are a few reasons.
The original names we decided only a few days before launch. All were intended to be puns, but otherwise were basically placeholders that became official. With Case 6 coming out soon, we wanted to think of a proper name system for all our cases going forward.
We decided on "X & Perjury" because we feel Perjury, which we define as "the act of lying during legal proceedings", is a core part of the game and all future Paper Perjury content. As much as I personally love puns, not everything needs to be a pun. So that is why achievements will keep their names.
Case 6's teaser trailer announced the case's title to be "A Re-volting Fire", but we will be changing it to Case 6: "Regrets & Perjury" because we feel the theme fits the story this case intends to tell. While we still don't have a release date yet, Case 6 is coming along smoothly, and we hope to announce the release date soon.
Aside from the name changes, there are also a few updates as well.
When two characters appear on-screen, they will now appear at the same time rather than one after another.
Fixed a bug where some of the testimonies given in the later half of the game had two arrows appear at the same time.
Fixed a bug in Case 3 involving the Alleyway sooner than intended.
If there are any questions or comments involving the above patch notes, feel free to reach out to the Paper Perjury team. Thank you!
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