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Games like Ministry of Broadcast

If Ministry of Broadcast is your kind of game, the closest matches are Black The Fall, Total Party Kill and Horace — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and dark. 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 Ministry of Broadcast: Ministry of Broadcast is a narrative-driven single player cinematic platformer mixing Orwell’s 1984 with modern reality TV. A country divided by The Wall; to cross it and reach your family, you must compete on - and win - a reality TV show broadcast by the Regime.

2020IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 67Windows · macOSby Twin Petes, Fuchs+Dachs
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Checkpoint reloads are instant and frequentDark humor enhances the narrativeDystopian reality tv setting stands outAtmosphericContemplativeDark

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Steam players who put hours into Ministry of Broadcast 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. Black The Fall

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Top pick for Ministry of Broadcast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ministry of Broadcast.

    After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Total Party Kill

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Ministry of Broadcast.

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

    Your party enters a deep and dark dungeon… but sacrifices must be made! Control 3 different heroes and use their special abilities to solve tricky puzzles by sacrificing your teammates!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Horace

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Ministry of Broadcast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ministry of Broadcast.

    "The best platformer of 2019."Horace is a huge platforming adventure which pushes the boundaries of the genre with a profound story of a small robot learning of life, the universe and Douglas Adams. Made by videogame lovers for videogame lovers!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Jump Off The Bridge

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Ministry of Broadcast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ministry of Broadcast.

    An absurd retro-platformer that tests your patience.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Oddworld: Soulstorm Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Ranked #5 for Ministry of Broadcast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Oddworld: Soulstorm is the explosive second game in a brand new Oddworld Quintology that tells the continuing story of Abe and his comrades as they discover further crimes against Mudokonkind and look for the spark that will ignite a revolution.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Ministry of Broadcast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Ministry of Broadcast.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Sunblaze

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Ranked #7 for Ministry of Broadcast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Sunblaze is a brain-twisting precision platformer with hundreds of challenging, handcrafted levels to keep you dying for hours and hours.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Squishy the Suicidal Pig

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Ranked #8 for Ministry of Broadcast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ministry of Broadcast.

    From the creators of Hero Siege, Squishy the Suicidal Pig is a puzzle platformer with a counterintuitive goal where you play as Squishy, a pig wearing a yellow sweater who's trying to reach his parents in animal heaven by completing his deal with the devil.You asked for a challenge, now you have it!

    2014IndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Ministry of Broadcast

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Papers, Please

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Reviewers of Ministry of Broadcast cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

    2013IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Reviewers of Ministry of Broadcast cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Enter the dark underworld of Prince of Persia Warrior Within, the sword-slashing sequel to the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time™. Hunted by Dahaka, an immortal incarnation of Fate seeking divine retribution, the Prince embarks upon a path of both carnage and mystery to defy his preordained death.

    2008ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee®

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Reviewers of Ministry of Broadcast cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Selected by the fickle finger of fate, Abe™, floor-waxer first class for RuptureFarms, was catapulted into a life of adventure when he overheard plans by his boss, Molluck the Glukkon™, to turn Abe and his fellow Mudokons into Tasty Treats as part of a last-ditch effort to rescue Molluck's failing meat-packing empire.

    2008Adventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Mirror's Edge™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Reviewers of Ministry of Broadcast cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Ministry of Broadcast.

    In a city where information is heavily monitored, couriers called Runners transport sensitive data. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, & you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story.

    2009ActionAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Prince of Persia®

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Reviewers of Ministry of Broadcast cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Ministry of Broadcast.

    The critically acclaimed Prince of Persia® franchise returns for the first time on next-generation platforms with an all-new epic journey. Built by the same award-winning Ubisoft Montreal studio that created Assassin's Creed™, Prince of Persia has been in development for over three years to deliver a whole new action-adventure gaming...

    2008ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Hotline Miami

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Reviewers of Ministry of Broadcast cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

    2012ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Flashback

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Reviewers of Ministry of Broadcast cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Ministry of Broadcast.

    20 years after the original game’s launch, Conrad is enlisted back to active service for the triumphant return of one of the most acclaimed franchises in gaming history.It’s not a reboot. It’s Flashback re-imagined.

    2013ActionAdventureRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Reviewers of Ministry of Broadcast cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Built from scratch, enjoy breathtaking visuals, enhanced audio and improved, deeper gameplay as New 'n' Tasty reignites the original Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee using the latest next-generation technology.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ministry of Broadcast at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Ministry of Broadcast on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Ministry of Broadcast on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Ministry of Broadcast on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ministry of Broadcast.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Ministry of Broadcast on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ministry of Broadcast.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Ministry of Broadcast on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Ministry of Broadcast on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ministry of Broadcast.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Ministry of Broadcast on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ministry of Broadcast.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Ministry of Broadcast on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 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 Ministry of Broadcast.

    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 Ministry of Broadcast.

    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 Ministry of Broadcast.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ministry of Broadcast.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ministry of Broadcast.

    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 ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ministry of Broadcast.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 Ministry of Broadcast.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Ministry of Broadcast.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Horace

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ministry of Broadcast.

    "The best platformer of 2019."Horace is a huge platforming adventure which pushes the boundaries of the genre with a profound story of a small robot learning of life, the universe and Douglas Adams. Made by videogame lovers for videogame lovers!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Ministry of Broadcast.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Squishy the Suicidal Pig

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Ministry of Broadcast.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ministry of Broadcast.

    From the creators of Hero Siege, Squishy the Suicidal Pig is a puzzle platformer with a counterintuitive goal where you play as Squishy, a pig wearing a yellow sweater who's trying to reach his parents in animal heaven by completing his deal with the devil.You asked for a challenge, now you have it!

    2014IndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ministry of Broadcast

Is Ministry of Broadcast verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Ministry of Broadcast is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Ministry of Broadcast cost?
Ministry of Broadcast is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ministry of Broadcast?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ministry of Broadcast are Black The Fall, Total Party Kill, Horace.
Who developed Ministry of Broadcast?
Ministry of Broadcast was developed by Twin Petes, Fuchs+Dachs and published by Hitcents, PLAYISM.

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 Ministry of Broadcast.

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