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Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open cover art

Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open

Cellar Vault Games · Chorus Worldwide Games · 2024-09-04

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Sep 05, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 05, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Sep 05, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 05, 2024 (Xbox One)

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.

1
playing now
94%
positive of 99 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$16.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-09-12 18:00 UTC (census sample)

You are Ting, a young girl who is able to see the spirits around her. You form a remarkable friendship with a young ghost, Xiu, who is seeking peace. Together you will face challenges from both the real and the spirit worlds, as you battle for your mind and morality and discover whether this power is a gift or a curse.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 58% of 15,456 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.0k–4.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 99 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$16.99
Microsoft Store$16.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.24 at Steam (2025-05-28) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $16.99 · on sale 89 of 127 observed days · $12.75 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
151520242026Week of 2024-09-04: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-09-11: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-18: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$16.99$4.242024-09-042026-09-122024-09-04 — best price $16.992024-11-11 — best price $16.992024-12-18 — best price $16.992025-01-15 — best price $16.992025-02-03 — best price $7.492025-02-27 — best price $16.992025-03-20 — best price $16.992025-04-14 — best price $7.642025-05-19 — best price $6.992025-06-04 — best price $16.992025-07-08 — best price $8.502025-07-25 — best price $6.402025-08-11 — best price $8.332025-09-03 — best price $5.732025-09-26 — best price $16.992025-10-21 — best price $16.992025-11-11 — best price $14.442025-11-20 — best price $6.502025-12-04 — best price $16.992025-12-22 — best price $13.492026-01-12 — best price $5.782026-01-24 — best price $16.992026-02-11 — best price $6.792026-02-24 — best price $16.992026-03-10 — best price $5.952026-03-26 — best price $16.992026-04-08 — best price $5.942026-04-15 — best price $16.992026-05-05 — best price $5.092026-05-21 — best price $16.992026-06-03 — best price $5.092026-07-09 — best price $5.092026-07-24 — best price $5.452026-08-10 — best price $5.102026-09-07 — best price $14.442026-09-12 — best price $16.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

51
achievements tracked
91.2%
earned "Moving In"
17.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing1 DLC

3 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Player tags

2.5DDramaStealthStylizedThrillerAdventureEmotionalHand-drawnStory RichExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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