Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open

Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open follows Ting, a young girl who can see spirits. She forms a friendship with Xiu, a young ghost seeking peace, and together they face challenges in both the real and spirit worlds. Across five pivotal years of Ting’s childhood, you help her reckon with her abilities, her mind and her morality, and discover whether her power is a gift or a curse.

Ting’s journey

Ting’s supernatural abilities set her apart from her peers. You help her face competing spirits who seek her aid: some guide her, while others mislead her as they pursue conflicting agendas. Along the way, you can help her family and friends, as well as lost souls.

Ting’s family is close to falling apart, and she may be its only salvation. To unravel the mystery at the heart of her journey, you navigate challenging conversations, save lost souls, solve puzzles and stealthily avoid dark spirits and other threats.

Malaysian folklore

The game uses a living paper-theatre style inspired by the Joss-Papercraft of Southeast Asia. Its activities, locations, characters and dialogue draw on Malaysian tradition, culture and folklore. You visit the Morning Markets, befriend an elderly monk, eat Lok Lok and Nyonya Kuih at the Night Market, and avoid wandering spirits in the woods.

Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open is an instalment in the Paper Ghost Stories series, whose creepy tales draw on Malaysian and Chinese myths and culture. The series began with the short game 7PM.