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Games like Paper Kite: Threads of Longing

If Paper Kite: Threads of Longing is your kind of game, the closest matches are Neko Diary🐾 猫愿日记, 不和我推谈恋爱就会死?! and 交叠之夏 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cozy, melancholic and nostalgic. 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 Kite: Threads of Longing: After the grueling college entrance exams in June, Shen Luoying and Chen Yanqing—newly confessed lovers—are forced to attend universities in separate cities (Beijing and Jiangcheng) due to parental expectations and academic score......

2025IndieRPGCasual9.99 USDWindowsby 依露琳(武汉)品牌管理有限公司, 黎羽游戏
Paper Kite: Threads of Longing — Steam game cover
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Beautiful cg art and charming chinese voice acting for the heroineChinese domestic setting high school to university feels authentic and familiarMultiple endings encourage replay to see all relationship outcomesCozyMelancholicNostalgic

Players who liked Paper Kite: Threads of Longing also play

Steam players who put hours into Paper Kite: Threads of Longing 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. Neko Diary🐾 猫愿日记

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Paper Kite: Threads of Longing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG and Casual with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    🐾 埋藏在幼猫心中的小小愿望,是否能传达到呢?这是仅有一室、一人、一猫娘的一场温馨且治愈的同居故事。让猫娘用恋慕之心温暖您的冬天!

    2026AdventureRPGCasualSteam ↗
  2. 不和我推谈恋爱就会死?!

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Paper Kite: Threads of Longing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    不和我推恋爱就会死?!

    2023IndieRPGCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. 交叠之夏

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Paper Kite: Threads of Longing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    "Overlapping Summer" is a visual novel game developed by Lianhe Interactive Studio. Players will play the role of a high school student. Summer overlaps here, telling a beautiful story about different world lines, redemption and love.

    IndieRPGCasualSteam ↗
  4. The seven days i spent with you

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Paper Kite: Threads of Longing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation1.79 USDSteam ↗
  5. 天平游戏1:抉择

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Paper Kite: Threads of Longing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    《Inner Scales 1:Choice》is a first-person FMV. Set in a sealed cage. It pushes survival, humanity, emotion and moral dilemmas to the extreme. You will face surveillance, cages, and the fates of eight trapped women—every choice you make decides life and death for others and yourself.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation6.29 USDSteam ↗
  6. Charming Hearts

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship building, branching narrative, slice of life and a cozy mood with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    Ranked #6 for Paper Kite: Threads of Longing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    "Charming Hearts" is a real-life interactive dating game. Players will meet, get to know, and fall in love with different types of beauty. Every choice will lead to a completely different chemical reaction with "her"; every entanglement, the sweet love is entangled and pulled.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 我的高冷女友 MY COLD GIRLFRIEND

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship building, dialogue choices, slice of life and a melancholic mood with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    Ranked #7 for Paper Kite: Threads of Longing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG and Casual with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    What's It Like to Have a Girlfriend with a Hidden Side? 💙A romantic comedy visual novel set in a modern campus, where a dare leads to an unexpected relationship with a cold beauty—and a sweet, chaotic cohabitation begins.

    2025AdventureRPGCasual1.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 大鹏 - The Roc

    WHY THIS

    Shares a melancholic mood with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    Ranked #8 for Paper Kite: Threads of Longing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    Due to work, Wu Shengyou was forced to leave home for high school in a big city. The sensitive, introverted poet felt out of place with classmates.As they grew closer, he seemed her only friend, yet appeared to completely misunderstand her inner thoughts...

    2024IndieAdventureRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Paper Kite: Threads of Longing at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paper Kite: Threads of Longing on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    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 ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paper Kite: Threads of Longing on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    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 ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paper Kite: Threads of Longing on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paper Kite: Threads of Longing on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Paper Kite: Threads of Longing on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Paper Kite: Threads of Longing on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paper Kite: Threads of Longing on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paper Kite: Threads of Longing on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 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 and Casual with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    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 Kite: Threads of Longing.

    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 Kite: Threads of Longing.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paper Kite: Threads of Longing.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Paper Kite: Threads of Longing

How much does Paper Kite: Threads of Longing cost?
Paper Kite: Threads of Longing is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Paper Kite: Threads of Longing?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Paper Kite: Threads of Longing are Neko Diary🐾 猫愿日记, 不和我推谈恋爱就会死?!, 交叠之夏.
Who developed Paper Kite: Threads of Longing?
Paper Kite: Threads of Longing was developed by 依露琳(武汉)品牌管理有限公司, 黎羽游戏 and published by 北京黎羽科技有限公司, 黎羽科技LICOGAME.

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 Kite: Threads of Longing.

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