
Tock & the Midnight Circus
A paper-cutout run-and-gun through a circus after closing time: three acts, three showstopping bosses, golden tickets, charms and an Ovation board — every pixel and note painted in code.
Creations tagged papercraft on 8x — every one is playable in the browser and open to remix.
3 creations

A paper-cutout run-and-gun through a circus after closing time: three acts, three showstopping bosses, golden tickets, charms and an Ovation board — every pixel and note painted in code.

The art of the folded, cut paper, made playable. Snip the folded sheet and every cut blooms symmetrically across the creases; match the printed pattern, then watch the waste flutter away to reveal your paper-cut. Built on a real fold-symmetry engine (one snip, mirrored eight ways), so the title screen cuts its own masterpieces and the demo is the regression test. Twelve patterns across three traditions — quarter-fold crests, vermilion cut-pictures, and eight-fold snow flowers — with a koto score, an atelier gallery, and a free studio. Portrait-first, pure JavaScript, no build.

Take flight across a living pop-up storybook where paper blossom trees, arched bridges, and tiered castles unfold before your eyes. Play as a magical origami spirit that changes between a graceful Crane, a spinning golden Shuriken star, and a swift Paper Boat. Rescue lost Mini-Cranes to gather a trailing flock, skim sparkling river rapids for golden seals, and slice through the dark Blot-Ink storm to restore light to the chronicle.