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Games like Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror

If Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror is your kind of game, the closest matches are Upheaval, Dark Nights with Poe and Munro and Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure — 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 Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror: A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes from the slums of Saltmire to the heights of Greyledge. Interrogate suspects and manage your clues in this 1980s cinematic remake. Play the free demo and wishlist now!

2024IndieAdventure3.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Pixel Paradise ®
Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror 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. Upheaval

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror.

    Spend your time well: in 30 days a powerful Magician arrives, and everything changes! Explore the wilds around your remote village, learn from mistakes, recover magical artifacts, and turn setbacks into advantages in this text-based open world roguelike adventure. Time's up: Upheaval is here again!

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  2. Dark Nights with Poe and Munro

    WHY THIS

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

    Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.

    2020IndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror.

    Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.

    2024IndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. London: Echoes of the Past

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror.

    A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.

    2025IndieRPGCasual6.29 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

    WHY THIS

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

    Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

    WHY THIS

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

    You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!

    2025IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Neo Cab

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror.

    A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.

    2019IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Strange Antiquities

    WHY THIS

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

    Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror.

    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 ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror.

    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 ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror.

    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 ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror.

    "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 ↗

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 Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror.

    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. Shares Adventure with Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror.

    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 and Adventure with Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror.

    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 ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror.

    Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.

    2024IndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. London: Echoes of the Past

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror.

    A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.

    2025IndieRPGCasual6.29 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror.

    Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Strange Antiquities

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror.

    Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror

How much does Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror cost?
Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror are Upheaval, Dark Nights with Poe and Munro, Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure.
Who developed Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror?
Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror was developed by Pixel Paradise ®.

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 Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror.

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