Rock Pikmin Papercraft

First released in 2001, Pikmin is an addictive Nintendo video game series  that involves using loveable little plant creatures of various types to solve puzzles. This Rock Pikmin papercraft is a fan art creation by Muumin Craft based on how the character appears in Pikmin 3. The PDF template for the model is available on the Muumin  Craft Website. In the game, Muumin is fond of the Rock Pikmin because of their "high attack power and the exhilarating feeling of being able to easily destroy hard objects."

Other Video Game Papercraft:

Mega Man
Pokémon Litten 
FNaF 1 Characters
Big Donkey Kong
MapleStory Golem

Cuphead Papercraft Collection

Bryan at Paper Foldables was commissioned to produce these paper toys for Studio MDHR as promotional items for the Cuphead video game. Cuphead is a unique game whose style is based on 1920's "rubber hose" animation. The characters in this papercraft collection include: Cuphead, Mugman, Ms. Malice, Evil Cuphead, and Vile Mugman. The printable PDF templates for each of these toys are available at paperfoldables.com. Cuphead was released in 2017.

Other Video Game Papercraft:

Lost Pokémon Kotora
Ape Escape Monkey
FNAF Freddy Frostbear
Plants vs. Zombies Plants
Cuphead 3D Paper Models

Sonic Anniversary Papercraft

This year is the 35th anniversary of the first Sonic the Hedgehog video game! Ten years ago for the 25th anniversary, this papercraft Sonic was created by Sabi96 to commemorate the event. The 23 page PDF template for the model may be downloaded here. The finished figure is about 19.7" (50 cm) tall. And although Sabi doesn't say, it is highly likely some kind of weight is required inside Sonic's foot in order to get him to stand up on his own. ;)

Other Sonic Papercraft:

Arby's Sonic Toys
Knuckles the Echidna
Tails the Fox
Sonic 2 Power-ups
2003 Sonic & Shadow

Minecraft Papercraft: Enchanting Table

I don't know much about Minecraft, but I do like small papercraft books, so this project caught my eye. ;) In the Minecraft video game, an enchanting table may be used to apply enchantments (magical upgrades) to tools, armor, and books. After items have been enchanted, they take on a special visual "glint." This papercraft enchanting table was created by a Korean designer. The download link for the model is available on his blog which is called, Man Who Makes Paper Models. If you don't know Korean, then translate the blog page to English and follow the instructions there carefully about how to get the PDF template. There is a password involved!

Other Minecraft Papercraft:

Life Size Pickaxe
Printable Treasure Chest
Creeper Automata
Ender Dragon

Splatoon Papercraft: Agent 8

Splatoon is a third-person shooter video game by Nintendo. The characters in the game are humanoid octopuses (Octolings) and squids (Inklings). This papercraft figure is of the female version of the playable Octoling character known as "Agent 8." The printable template for this papercraft comes in Pepakura PDO and PDF formats, both which may be downloaded at the Pepakura Gallery. Photo instructions are included in the download, however the text is Japanese. There are currently four different games in the Splatoon franchise.

Other Nintendo Papercraft:

MK8 Mario's Kart
Samus Aran
SSBB Bowser
Star Fox Krystal

Crisis Core FFVII Shinra Helicopter Papercraft

Back in 2009, Kaizo was a very prolific papercraft creator. His favorite subjects were characters and objects from Final Fantasy video games. This Shinra helicopter was one of his creations based on a 3D model from Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. The three page template for this model is still available on MediaFire. Along with PDF and PDO templates, the download includes photo instructions. In the Final Fantasy VII universe, Shinra is an oppressive megacorporation that dominates the world.

Other Final Fantasy Papercraft:

FFXI Chocobo
Yuffie's Shuriden
Cid Highwind's Goggles
FFIX Zidane Sword
Chibi Sephiroth

Mini SNES Papercraft

I have always been a sucker for miniature papercraft. This mini papercraft of the old Super Nintendo Entertainment System is one example. Created by DeviantART member Ryo007 in 2008, this paper model has some lengths of old wired earbud cable added for greater realism. The single page JPG template for the model may be downloaded from Ryo007's DeviantART page. The SNES was released in the US in 1991.

Other Miniature Papercraft Objects:

Vintage Cereal Boxes
Ukulele
Brillo Boxes
Area 88 Manga Aircraft
Batman Vehicles

LoL Volibear Papercraft

Volibear is a playable character in the League of Legends video game. Volibear is a demigod who is worshiped by the Ursine, a race of bear-like warriors. This paper model of Volibear depicts the original appearance of the character before he was revised in 2020 to have less armor. Designed by Portaldragon, templates for the model are available in both PDF and Pepakura PDO formats. A download link may be found on Portaldragon's DeviantART page. Build photo by Sinsis.

Previous League of Legends Papercraft:

Sight Ward
Shop Skull
Tibbers
Wolf
Riven

Lost Pokémon Kotora Paper Toy

Until today, I never realized there were unreleased Pokémon! These are sometimes called "lost Pokémon." One of the most famous of these unrealized designs is an electric tiger called "Kotora." Kotora was originally designed for the 1996 Game Boy game, Pokémon Red and Blue, but was ultimately never used. Kotora sports a lighting bolt on his chest and has a zig-zag tail similar to Pikachu. This paper toy fan art of Kotora was created by DeviantART member, MagicBunnyArt. The single page PNG template for the toy may be downloaded from her DeviantART page.

Other Pokemon Paper Toys:

Totodile
Bulbasaur
Chibi Team Rocket
Boxy Pikachu
Absol

Doom Slayer Papercraft

I always called the playable character in the Doom video games, "Doomguy." However, starting in 2016, the character's official name became "Doom Slayer." This Doom Slayer fan art is the creation of Pendragon's Papercraft. The printable PDF template and Pepakura PDO instructions for the model may be downloaded here. The only other Doom papercraft I have posted before this is a fabulous full-head Doomguy mask.

Ape Escape Paper Toy

I have fond memories of playing the Ape Escape game on a PlayStation 1. Last year, PlayStation released a paper toy of a typical monkey in the game. The printable PDF template for the toy is still available at the PlayStation website. The original Ape Escape game was released in 1999. Since that time, numerous games have been released in the franchise, the most current one being released in 2010.

Other Papercraft Monkeys:

Balancing Monkey Toy

Sengoku Basara Yumekiti
Monkey King Paper Toy

Star Wars Scout Trooper Papercraft

The first Star Wars movie to feature Imperial Scout Troopers was Return of the Jedi in 1983. Since that time they have appeared throughout the Star Wars franchise, including animated series and video games. This paper model scout trooper features equipment essential to their job: electrobinoculars and an EC-17 hold-out blaster. The Pepakura PDO template for this model was created by Juraj Sáska and may be downloaded from MediaFire. The finished model is 13.71" (34.8 cm) tall.

Previous Papercraft Star Wars  Figures:

Grogu (aka Baby Yoda)
Han Solo
Rancor
Jabba the Hutt
Commando Droid

Chromehounds Sal Kar Papercraft

Nearly 20 years ago, the Japanese papercraft designer, Chokipeta Kobo, produced three promotional paper models for the Sega video game, Chromehounds, which is a mech simulator game. Pictured is one of the three mech models Kobo created: a Sal Kar mech. The Kingdom of Sal Kar is a fictional desert country that appears in the game. The PDF template and instructions for this model may be downloaded here. The instructions are available here. In 2021, I posted another of the three models, a Morskoj mech. The post is located here.

DC2 Holy Daedalus Blade Papercraft

The 2002 Dark Cloud 2 video game features two playable characters, a boy named Maximilian and a girl named Monica. Monica is a royal who receives a sword from her father, King Raybrandt. This sword is known as the "Holy Daedalus Blade." The paper model pictured is a 1:2 scale replica of that blade. This is my 136th papercraft release! Letter and A4 size PDF templates for the blade may be downloaded from MediaFire. Outside of North America, Dark Cloud 2 was released as Dark Chronicle.

Other Swords by Tektonten:

FFIX Zidane Sword
KH2 Dream Sword
AT Golden Sword of Battle
KH2 Auron's Sword

Maple Story Bow and Arrow Papercraft

Around 2008, there were a lot of 3D papercrafts of characters and items from the 2D Korean video game, MapleStory. Seventeen years later, these paper models are tough to find. This MapleStory bow and arrow known as the "Vaulter 2000" is one of those hard-to-find models. The PDF template for this model is still available and may be downloaded from MediaFire. There are no instructions, other than a series of photos which are included in the download. The finished model is small enough to fit in the palm of one's hand. 

Previous MapleStory Papercraft:

Mixed Golem
Mushmom House

Vintage Sonic & Shadow Papercraft

I enjoy digging up older papercraft so people can continue to enjoy them. A recent find was these Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog paper models. Here is what I was able to discover about these:

• These are official paper models released by Sega. 
• There is no release or copyright date on the templates. The earliest mention of these models I could find online was in 2006, so the models were created that year or earlier.
• The templates are numbered. The Sonic Template is number 1. The Shadow template is number 5, so there must be at least another 3 characters in the series. Let me know if you know who the other characters are and where I can find them!

The templates for these models are both saved at the Internet Archive and may be downloaded here and here. From comments online, people universally agree the heads of these paper models are complicated and require patience to build. You have been warned! :)

UPDATE 5/4/25: Since posting this, I have discovered more information! The series was released in 2003 and included six characters. See all the characters offered at this archived Sonic Team page.

Mass Effect Papercraft: Commander Shepard

In the Mass Effect series of video games, the playable character is a soldier named "Commander Shepard." Shepard is customized by the player and may be either male or female. This fan art papercraft creation by Xenonray is of the default female version of Commander Shepard as she appears in Mass Effect 3. The PDF and Pepakura PDO templates for the model may be downloaded from Xenonray's DeviantART page. The download includes excellent photo instructions. This paper model is quite complex and is not recommended for beginners. The finished model is 17.4" (44.2 cm) tall.

Other Mass Effect Papercraft:

Normandy SR-1 Starship
ME3 Tali'Zorah
Kei-9 Robo Dog
N7 Eagle Heavy Pistol

Minecraft Papercraft: Diamond Pickaxe

In the Minecraft video game, pickaxes are used to mine rocks and ores. There are six different types of pickaxes: wooden, stone, iron, golden, diamond, and netherite. This life size papercraft pickaxe is of the diamond variety. This papercraft was offered by the now defunct FPSXGames website. A copy of the template for the pickaxe may be downloaded from the archived page located: HERE. The template consists of four .PNG image files which were sized to be printed on A4 size cardstock (however printing to Letter size paper using "scale to fit" should work just fine).

Other Minecraft Papercraft:

Enderman Statue
Mini Diorama
Printable Minecraft Chess

Mario Kart 8 Papercraft

The popularity of Mario Kart video games has not diminished since the original game was introduced by Nintendo in 1992. This fan art paper model of Mario's Kart from MK8 was created by DeviantART member DUMDUMBOT. The Pepakura PDO template for the model may be downloaded from MediaFire. The finished model is large, measuring roughly 18" x 12" (46 cm x 30 cm). Sorry, there are no instructions for the model other than the PDO file. Mario Kart 8 introduced anti-gravity racing to the franchise.

Other Nintendo Papercraft:

Peach Castle
Breath of the Wild Link
Bowser
Star Fox Krystal
Donkey Kong

Disney Infinity Spider-Man Papercraft

The Disney Infinity video game is unique in that it includes real world 3D figures of the characters in the game. The characters come from worlds of Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar. The model in the photo is a papercraft version of the Spider-Man figure from the game. PDF and Pepakura PDO templates for the model may be downloaded at www.zoneactivitemanuelle.com. The templates include a base (not shown) as well as an alternate black costume version of Spider-Man. Including the base, the finished model is 16.5" (42 cm) tall. Sorry, no instructions are available, aside from the PDO file. Disney Infinity stopped being produced in 2016.

Other Spider-Man Papercraft:

Iron Spider
PS4 Spider-Man
Spidey Far from Home