Paper Bride

Paper Bride

HeartBeat Plus · December 3, 2021 · Horror, Puzzle, 2D, Mystery, Detective

Buy Paper Bride from Steam at $7.99 — the cheapest of 1 store we compare.

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lowest tracked $2.27
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Paper Bride price by region

Paper Bride costs £2.19 in the United Kingdom, €2.45 in Europe (EUR), $7.99 in the United States, $7.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$8.99 in Canada, NZ$10.29 in New Zealand, A$11.50 in Australia, zł13.58 in Poland and R$16.59 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Paper Bride offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £2.19 −62% £5.79 £2.19 2
Europe (EUR) €2.45 −61% €6.26 €2.45 4
United Statesyour region $7.99 $7.99 — 1
Georgia (USD) $7.99 $7.99 — 1
Canada CA$8.99 CA$8.99 — 1
New Zealand NZ$10.29 NZ$10.29 — 1
Australia A$11.50 A$11.50 — 1
Poland zł13.58 −53% zł28.99 zł13.58 2
Brazil R$16.59 R$16.59 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Paper Bride

✦ AI summary

Solve puzzles and uncover dark secrets as you search for your vanished bride in a wedding ceremony gone terrifyingly wrong, where reality itself transforms into paper and folklore comes alive. This Chinese horror mystery draws inspiration from classic tales and folk traditions, weaving authentic cultural elements into a chilling narrative about ancient customs and buried supernatural mysteries.

Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game which includes traditional Chinese folk cultural elements. Download and experience it if you are interested in traditional Chinese culture.
Inspirations:
There are lots of creative horror stories in traditional Chinese folklore: paper figures blocking the way, underworld spirits marching, bizarre temples, ghost trap... But these elements are rarely used in games. After having nightmares about Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Extensive Records of the Taiping Era, A Wicked Ghost and other novels and movies, we think it's a shame that only we could experience the horror, so we made this traditional Chinese horror mystery puzzle game to share with the world.

When the groom turns toward his bride on the wedding ceremony, her traditional red wedding dress suddenly turns into an ominous white paper one before she vanishes without a trace.
As I'm still in shock and looking for my bride, I realize that the food and decorations have also turned into paper. What on earth is going on here?
Have bizarre encounters and solve well-designed puzzles one by one while you search for the truth.
As more mysteries are solved, you come to know about the dark mystic custom in the bride's village and a story long buried in the past...

Paper Bride — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jun 28, 2026
A very beautifully designed point&click puzzle game! I adore the folklore theme and the story regarding it is quite interesting. The detailed graphics are gorgeous and portray the setting in an immersive way, plus the overall atmosphere is great and manages to be creepy. I found it enjoyable to explore the maps and the gameplay in general felt satisfying. Playing majority of it in one sitting was a mistake though, I went from feeling clever to feeling lobotomized after two chapters and had to follow a video since my brain gave up. (˙◠˙) The puzzles vary from being simple and intuitive to rather difficult, however none of them were "unsolvable" as the necessary information is always present, just takes lots of thinking (and screenshotting). There are also helpful hints offered but I refused to use them for achievements' sake.. Altogether it's a lovely game with a memorable setting and I'm looking forward to play more from this series eventually!
15 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 9, 2026
I definitely recommend playing Paper Bride! I actually first discovered it through the Identity V collab. Later, my boyfriend told me it was based on a real game and recommended that I play the original, and I’m really glad I did. The game was fun, and the story is incredibly interesting. It kept me hooked from start to finish, and I especially loved how it incorporates Chinese folklore and traditional customs into both the story and the puzzles. It made the atmosphere feel even more immersive and unique. There are a few minor language barriers since some puzzles use Chinese characters, but they’re easy to work around. The in-game hints are usually enough to help you figure things out, and if you know someone who can read Chinese, they can give you a hand if needed. It didn’t take away from my enjoyment of the game at all. If you enjoy horror games with puzzles, a great story, and folklore-inspired horror, I’d definitely recommend giving Paper Bride a try!
4 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 30, 2026
super scary, super swag i like it
2 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 9, 2026
Paper Bride is a decent point-and-click puzzle game; though a couple of the puzzles were pretty obscure. I played without using the in-game hint system and there were two puzzles that I had to look up in a guide (one of which still didn't make sense to me, but that's probably because I can't read Chinese). Anyhow, it's not bad; I liked it well enough, but I suspect I'm not the only one that has had trouble on some of the puzzles because of a language / culture barrier.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 29, 2026
very nice puzzle, but i did got some puzzles confuses and had to use the hints. but still a good puzzle game. Nice story also and good plot twist
Recommended Jul 7, 2026
Sheesh. I like the concept of this game. This game portray the Chinese Ghost Bride perfectly. The puzzle is hard but it's worth it I guess. I'm looking forward to buy another of their game and hopefully it is good.

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