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Games like Paper Perjury

If Paper Perjury is your kind of game, the closest matches are Star Apprentice: Dazzling Danmaku Detective, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy and No Case Should Remain Unsolved — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and lighthearted. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Paper Perjury: It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.

2024Indie19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Paper Cat Games
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Earnest tackling of contemporary topicsFree post launch content updatesInterconnected cases forming a cohesive storyAtmosphericContemplativeLighthearted

Players who liked Paper Perjury also play

Steam players who put hours into Paper Perjury also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Star Apprentice: Dazzling Danmaku Detective

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Paper Perjury fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    Find evidence, interrogate suspects, and shoot down contradictions in this magical girl detective game! Your magic turns each interrogation into a bullet hell logic battle - use it to prove your skills and uncover the truth of each magical mystery! Will you live up to the ideals of a true detective?

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Paper Perjury.

    Second-strongest match for Paper Perjury fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.

    2024Adventure49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. No Case Should Remain Unsolved

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Paper Perjury.

    Third-strongest match for Paper Perjury fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.

    2024IndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Trials of Innocence

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Paper Perjury.

    Ranked #4 for Paper Perjury fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation14.44 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Little Locked Rooms

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Paper Perjury.

    Ranked #5 for Paper Perjury fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!

    2024Indie3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Paper Perjury.

    Ranked #6 for Paper Perjury fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.

    2024AdventureSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Paper Perjury fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.

    2019Adventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Murder by Numbers

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Paper Perjury.

    Ranked #8 for Paper Perjury fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!

    2020IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Paper Perjury

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Paper Perjury.

    Reviewers of Paper Perjury cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.

    2021Adventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Paper Perjury cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.

    2019Adventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Paper Perjury cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    The cutting-edge 2D/3D hybrid graphics pioneered in the Guilty Gear series have been raised to the next level in “GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-“. The new artistic direction and improved character animations will go beyond anything you’ve seen before in a fighting game!

    2021Action39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Murders on the Yangtze River

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Paper Perjury.

    Reviewers of Paper Perjury cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    "Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG9.29 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Ace Attorney Investigations Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Paper Perjury.

    Reviewers of Paper Perjury cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!

    2024Adventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Paper Perjury at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paper Perjury on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Paper Perjury on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paper Perjury on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paper Perjury on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paper Perjury on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Paper Perjury on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Paper Perjury on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Kerbal Space Program

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paper Perjury on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.

    2015IndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Paper Perjury.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.

    Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.

    2024Adventure49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Little Locked Rooms

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Paper Perjury.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!

    2024Indie3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.

    Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.

    2019Adventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Murder by Numbers

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Paper Perjury.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.

    Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!

    2020IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Paper Perjury

Does Paper Perjury run on Steam Deck?
Paper Perjury is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Paper Perjury cost?
Paper Perjury is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Paper Perjury?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Paper Perjury are Star Apprentice: Dazzling Danmaku Detective, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, No Case Should Remain Unsolved.
Who developed Paper Perjury?
Paper Perjury was developed by Paper Cat Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Paper Perjury.

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