Paperly: Paper Plane Adventure is a racing game that features paper airplanes. The player attempts to fly a paper airplane in different environments called chapters. They must also complete tasks given to them by the game, such as flying the plane through rings and collecting in-game currency known as quantums.
The player starts in single-player mode. They can eventually unlock a multiplayer mode as well. They begin the first flight in the Icy Dunes chapter. Other chapter titles include Ociano, Candy Land, Islanders, Stoneage, Night, Desertious, Villageous, Frost, Spring, Forestry, Snowy, Heatish, Return and Cloudy. The player must complete a chapter to unlock another chapter.
Paperly: Paper Plane Adventure tracks the time collected, the quantum collected and the flight time. The player can use the quantum to upgrade their paper airplane to other designs that offer better velocity, lift and steering capabilities. Those designs include planes with complex wings and unique tails. Each design has a special name, such as Aero, Glider, Comet, Phoenix, Galactic, Celestial, Stellar, Bat, Flyer, Swan and Astral.
The game also rewards the player with quantums and designs when they watch ad videos.