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Games like Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open

If Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open is your kind of game, the closest matches are BURIED STARS, Mothmen 1966 and Dahlia View — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill and mysterious. 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 Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open: Third Eye Open is a supernatural narrative adventure about a young girl coming of age. The game is set in a small Malaysian suburb which the player navigates to speak to friends, families, and ghosts. Various minigames immerse the player deeper into the protagonist's journey.

2024IndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Cellar Vault Games
Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open — Steam game cover
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Broken english dialogue adds authenticityCultural slang and traditions are deeply integratedMini games tie directly into the narrativeAtmosphericChillMysterious

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Steam players who put hours into Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open 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. BURIED STARS

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    Top pick for Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.

    2021AdventureCasual39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Mothmen 1966

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    Second-strongest match for Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.

    2022IndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Dahlia View

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    Third-strongest match for Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.

    2021IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. White Day 2: The Flower That Tells Lies - Complete Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    Ranked #4 for Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    Return to Yeondu High School and uncover the dark truth that remained hidden in this direct sequel to the Korean horror classic. Investigate bizarre phenomena, evade bloodthirsty killers, and unravel a twisting narrative spread across three unnerving episodes.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure10.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    Ranked #5 for Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.

    2021Adventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Suhoshin

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    Ranked #6 for Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.

    2022Adventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. FILTHY US

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    Ranked #7 for Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    《残秽的我们》是一款本土手绘写实风格的恐怖冒险游戏,以真实事件为蓝本改编。在游戏中,玩家将跟随女主“无者”的脚步,深入由亡者怨念而产生的“怨秽地”,利用“刻印”的力量,探究隐藏其中的一段真实往事。

    2021IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Flower in Us

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    Ranked #8 for Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    Flower in Us is a short, story-driven mystery adventure that invites players to unravel hidden secrets.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open

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. Until Then

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Ghost Stories

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    You find yourself in a deserted territory of a country house, and when you try to get out, understand that it's impossible. One on one with ghosts and your task is to survive and only then to figure out what happened here...

    2019ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. A Space for the Unbound

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    Reviewers of Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    A magical adventure about two high school sweethearts set at the end of their school days - and the end of the world. Explore a crumbling town and help friends face their inner demons, which could be the key to stopping reality itself disintegrating. And don’t forget to pet the cats.

    2023IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    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 ~71% under Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    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 ~41% under Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    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 ~41% under Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

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

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

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

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    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 ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    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 ↗

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 Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    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. Shares Adventure with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  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 Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    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 and Adventure with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck 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 Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open

Does Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open run on Steam Deck?
Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open 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 Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open cost?
Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open is listed on Steam at 16.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open are BURIED STARS, Mothmen 1966, Dahlia View.
Who developed Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open?
Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open was developed by Cellar Vault Games and published by Chorus Worldwide 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 Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

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