Screenshots

The Great Paper Expansion is a free idle game, also called an incremental or clicker game, that you play in your browser. You fold a single sheet of paper, every fold doubles the stack, and it climbs past real landmarks to the edge of the observable universe. Every picture here is a real screenshot of the game.

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The climb, on a phone

The same sheet of paper, from the first folds to the edge of the universe at fold 102.

The paper folding game at the very start: one thin sheet of paper and the first mill — Fold 3: one thin sheet of paper, thinner than a coin, and the first mill.

The paper stack in the idle game towering over Mount Everest and a cruising jet — Fold 27: the paper stack is taller than Mount Everest.

The paper stack reaching the edge of space beside the Space Station — Fold 31: past the edge of space, beside the Space Station.

Paper folded 42 times reaching past the Moon, with mills making paper by the trillion — Fold 43: folded 42 times, the paper reaches past the Moon.

The paper stack out among the stars, passing Sirius — Fold 70: out among the stars, passing Sirius.

Paper folded 102 times reaching the edge of the observable universe — Fold 101: one fold from the edge of the observable universe.

On a computer

On a bigger screen, the menus sit beside the sky so you can watch the stack grow while you buy mills.

The incremental game on a computer at night, the paper stack past the Moon — Past the Moon, with the night theme on.

The idle game on a computer at the edge of the observable universe — The edge of the observable universe, on a big screen.

Inside the game

Close-ups of the tabs and cards: making paper, mills, folding, landmarks, upgrades, gold perks, unfolding, paper cranes and stats. The How to play page and the Game guide explain what each one does.

Tapping the sky to make paper in the clicker game — Tap the sky to make paper by hand.

The Mills tab: paper mills that make paper automatically, with the Best buy badge — Mills make paper for you every second, even while you're away.

Many paper mills owned in the Mills tab, each with its own color — Later on, the Mills tab fills up with every kind of mill.

The fold bar: paper, paper per second and the cost of the next fold — The fold bar: your paper and what the next fold costs.

The fold button with pressure building and Auto-Fold switched on — Pressure builds while you wait, and Auto-Fold can fold for you.

The Layers this run box, counting the layers in the paper stack — The number of layers in this climb's stack.

The paper stack passing Mount Everest, one of 38 real landmarks — One of 38 real landmarks, each with a real fact.

The field guide listing landmarks passed, each with its fact — The field guide keeps every landmark and fact you've found.

The Upgrades tab in the incremental game — Upgrades boost this climb.

Upgrades with levels, some unlocked by reaching landmarks — Some upgrades unlock at landmarks.

The Gold tab: permanent perks bought with gold — Gold from landmarks buys perks you keep forever.

Gold perks Golden Touch and Quick Breath — Two of the gold perks.

The Unfold tab: what you keep, what resets and the creases you would earn — Unfold to start a new climb and earn creases.

The Unfold tab later in the game, with creases owned — The Unfold tab shows exactly what an unfold gives.

The paper cranes card with crane milestones and their bonuses — Every fold makes a paper crane, with milestones along the way.

The Welcome back card showing paper, folds, cranes and gold made while away — Coming back after a while: everything the mills made while you were gone.

The Stats tab: folds, days played, streaks, cranes, creases and gold — Your numbers, for this climb and all time.

The Settings card: sound, music, tips, graphics, theme and units — Settings: sound, music, graphics, theme and units.

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