PAPERHEAD Golden Clips and Regular Clips explained

Golden clips and regular clips are two currencies Paperhead te4m described before launch. Treat DEVLOG statements as pre-release design intent—the shipped game on 2026-10-09 may differ. On video, we have one clear Golden Clips pickup moment; we do not yet have verified shop or upgrade-tree menus.

What did DEVLOG 4 say about Regular clips?

According to DEVLOG 4 (published 2025-10-02, pre-release; the final build may differ), Regular clips behave like the older demo / EP.0 economy: they power a consumables shop for health, ammo, armor, extra weapons, and—at “insane” prices—skill points. The log positions the whole clip system as optional comfort, not a hard gate for story progress.

Verified on video as of 2026-10-10: nothing—no consumables shop UI, clip counters, or purchase prices appear in our cleared fact sheet. Do not assume EP.0 shop layouts match the full game.

What did DEVLOG 4 say about Golden clips?

Same DEVLOG introduces Golden clips as new collectibles hidden in secret areas, spent on an upgrade tree covering more ammo/health, ability and weapon upgrades, and silly extras. The worked example: moving physical objects, with a level 2 perk to jump off carried objects mid-air.

Again: pre-release wording. We have not confirmed tree layout, total golden count, or per-upgrade costs in the release build.

What has release gameplay actually shown?

Verified evidence is narrow but useful:

• Golden Clips white-box prompt at the Chapter 2 title transition (8lCFpBuyIvU@15:41), alongside the stylized PRØJ3CT G.3.P.P.3.T.T.Ø chapter card.
• Secrets and Lore counters on LEVEL CLEARED! screens elsewhere in the same fact set (for example 0 / 2 secrets and 0 / 10 lore on chapter 1)—supporting that secret hunting is tracked, not that every secret pays golden clips.

Source: gameplay frame from a silent full-game recording (8lCFpBuyIvU@15:41).

Source: gameplay frame from the same recording (8lCFpBuyIvU@15:46).

For how chapters are ordered, use the chapter list. For combat currencies tied to bodies and pencils, see DEVLOG 3 notes in the weapons and kicks guide—also marked pre-release where applicable.

How might clips interact with lore and secrets?

Steam marketing shows a lore relationship graph (nodes such as THE FACILITY). That UI is not proof of clip drops, but level clears do track LORE and SECRETS separately on verified video.

Source: Steam store page screenshot.

Source: gameplay frame from The Scarlet Seeker recording (LQBReOWnHWM@08:40)—environment detail only; no clip reward verified here.

What we have not verified yet

When shop footage surfaces, this page should gain timestamped frames, not guessed numbers. Until then, the honest golden clips takeaway is: they exist in the economy design, they appear at least once on video in Chapter 2, and the rest is still opaque. For achievement wording tied to secrets and lore counters, see all achievements.