ROCK, PAPER, SEVERED REVEALS FIRST MULTIPLAYER GAMEPLAY AHEAD OF GAMESCOM PLAYABLE DEBUT

Buzzin' Games pulls back the curtain on its twisted multiplayer take on Rock, Paper, Scissors, revealing four-player gameplay, strategic items, gruesome consequences and a sinister first look at the true nature of The Old Sire

Sit down. Make your throw. Try not to lose anything you can't reattach. Indie developer Buzzin' Games has unveiled the first-ever multiplayer gameplay trailer for Rock, Paper, Severed, offering the first proper look at how its brutal combination of Rock, Paper, Scissors, strategy and psychological horror comes together, just days before the game makes its first-ever playable appearance at gamescom 2026.

Following the game's initial reveal and the recent series of character reveals, the new trailer finally puts players around the table, showcasing multiplayer gameplay, playable characters, the strange collection of items players can use during their throws, and the increasingly disturbing consequences of losing.

At its heart, Rock, Paper, Severed takes the world's simplest game and gives it a very different set of stakes. Players face off around the table, making their throws and attempting to outthink their opponents, but every loss comes at a brutal cost. As fingers disappear and options become increasingly limited, players need to decide when to play it safe, when to take a risk and when to reach for one of the game's twisted tools.

Learn the tools of the trade.

The new gameplay trailer offers the first look at the items players can use to influence the game, adding another layer of strategy to the familiar rules of Rock, Paper, Scissors. From manipulating the odds to disrupting an opponent's plans, these tools give players new ways to approach each throw and create the potential for unexpected turns.

The trailer also brings the game's characters together around the table, showcasing the tense and often grotesque multiplayer encounters that await players. Every match becomes a battle of nerves as players try to read their opponents, manage their remaining fingers and use whatever tools they have at their disposal to survive.

But there is something else at the table.

The final moments of the trailer offer the first proper glimpse of The Old Sire in its more sinister form. Previously glimpsed only through the game's character reveals and mysterious presence, the entity's true nature begins to emerge as the game reaches its most unsettling moment, leaving players with a final reminder that there is something far more disturbing presiding over these games than simple bad luck.

Watch the first gameplay trailer here

Download all the Character Reveal assets here

Download the full press kit here

Request review code (when available) here

From gameplay reveal to playable demo

The gameplay trailer arrives ahead of a major milestone for Rock, Paper, Severed: its first-ever playable demo at gamescom 2026.

For the first time, media attending the B2B area of gamescom will be able to sit down at the table and play the game for themselves, experiencing the multiplayer gameplay, characters and item system shown in the new trailer.

The Buzzin' Games team will be on hand throughout the show to walk media through the demo, discuss the game's characters and narrative, and reveal more about what lies behind the game's twisted table.

For those who have followed the game's recent character reveals, gamescom represents the first opportunity to move beyond the story and meet the characters in action.

For everyone else, it's an invitation to take a seat.

Make your throw. Choose your tools. Watch your fingers.

Rock, Paper, Severed transforms the world's most familiar hand game into a brutal multiplayer test of strategy, nerve and survival. With every throw carrying consequences and a collection of strange tools capable of changing the odds, knowing what to play may be the easy part. Knowing when to play it could be the difference between walking away and losing something you can't get back.

And whatever happens around the table, The Old Sire is watching.

Rock, Paper, Severed is currently in development for PC via Steam, with a 2026 release planned.

How much of yourself are you willing to lose… to win?

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NOTE TO EDITORS: Rock, Paper, Severed will be playable for the first time in the B2B area at gamescom 2026, with the development team on hand throughout the show to walk media and players through the game, discuss its characters and offer hands-on sessions. Spaces are going fast so book your meeting with the team now by emailing me at mark@markallenpr.co.uk to avoid disappointment! 

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