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Games like The Broken Ceiling

If The Broken Ceiling is your kind of game, the closest matches are 请神, Single Malt Apocalypse and Vampire: The Masquerade — ETERNAL WHISPERS — picked from the ranked list below. 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 The Broken Ceiling: The Broken Ceiling is a hand-drawn, 2D, top-down eldritch horror adventure where the player must use a fragile light, which constantly needs to be recharged, to hold back the darkness, explore alien caverns, and uncover why fate has summoned a little rabbit into a pit of incomprehensible beings.

2024IndieAdventureRPG2.99 USDWindowsby Iron Octopus Productions Inc.
The Broken Ceiling — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Broken Ceiling also play

Steam players who put hours into The Broken Ceiling 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. 请神

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Broken Ceiling fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Broken Ceiling.

    《请神》是一款中式民俗RPG。选择你的职业,自由分配技能,在多个独立模组中扮演不同身份的调查员。通过对话与检定直面中式恐怖和超自然恐怖。

    IndieRPGSteam ↗
  2. Single Malt Apocalypse

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Broken Ceiling fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Broken Ceiling.

    Save the sleepy mining town from a cosmic threat in this late 80s-style adventure with RPG elements. Retro to the core!

    2023IndieAdventureRPG0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Vampire: The Masquerade — ETERNAL WHISPERS

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Broken Ceiling fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Broken Ceiling.

    Vampire: The Masquerade — ETERNAL WHISPERS is a narrative-driven CRPG set in the World of Darkness. Awaken from decades of torpor into a dark-modern Montreal consumed by political intrigue, buried secrets and personal horror.

  4. Travelling At Night

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Broken Ceiling fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Broken Ceiling.

    CONJURE. CONFESS. DISAPPEAR. Be an exorcist, a stage magician, or - worse yet - a writer, in this globe-trotting choices-matter CRPG. In a very alternate 1940s Europe, choose sides; choose motives; choose your History.

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  5. Shadows Over Loathing

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Broken Ceiling fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Broken Ceiling.

    Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.

    2022IndieAdventureRPG22.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Omen Exitio: Hunger

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Broken Ceiling fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Broken Ceiling.

    A Lovecraftian investigative gamebook. New York, 1927. A case pulled from real history, wrapped in cosmic horror. His name was Billy Gaffney. The man who took him was real. But his purpose was from another plane of existence. You play a journalist. You make choices. The story remembers all of them.

    2026IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Esoteric Ebb

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Broken Ceiling fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Broken Ceiling.

    Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.

    2026IndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Unrest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Broken Ceiling fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Broken Ceiling.

    Unrest is a role playing adventure game set in a fantasy interpretation of ancient India that adapts to death, failure, and the choices you make. Play as ordinary people in a struggle for safety, freedom, and a chance at peace. Use conversation, manipulation (and rarely, violence) to achieve your goals.

    2014IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Broken Ceiling at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Broken Ceiling on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Broken Ceiling.

    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 ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Broken Ceiling on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Broken Ceiling.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Broken Ceiling on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Broken Ceiling.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Broken Ceiling on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Broken Ceiling.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Broken Ceiling on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Broken Ceiling.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Broken Ceiling on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Broken Ceiling.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Broken Ceiling on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Broken Ceiling.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Broken Ceiling on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Broken Ceiling.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

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 The Broken Ceiling.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Broken Ceiling.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. 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 The Broken Ceiling.

    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 ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Broken Ceiling.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Broken Ceiling.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Broken Ceiling.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Broken Ceiling.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Broken Ceiling.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Broken Ceiling

How much does The Broken Ceiling cost?
The Broken Ceiling is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Broken Ceiling?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Broken Ceiling are 请神, Single Malt Apocalypse, Vampire: The Masquerade — ETERNAL WHISPERS.
Who developed The Broken Ceiling?
The Broken Ceiling was developed by Iron Octopus Productions Inc..

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 The Broken Ceiling.

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