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The Broken Ceiling

100% positive of 16 Steam reviews

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Released
2024
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam

Made by Iron Octopus Productions Inc..

About the game

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.

Tagged by players

  • Lovecraftian
  • Mystery Dungeon
  • CRPG
  • Hand-drawn
  • Horror
  • Top-Down
  • Dark
  • Investigation
  • Isometric
  • Interactive Fiction
  • Emotional
  • Exploration

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Length <1.30hrs The Broken Ceiling is a top-down exploration game with Lovecraftian narrative and visuals. There is no combat, instead the challenge comes from lantern management; the darkness can and will kill you, to prevent this you are given a lantern which will swiftly lose energy. The lantern is charged via crystals found on the map; while initially it can feel challenging, there is very little difficulty to…

    7.5 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    An enjoyable short game. Gets your blood pumping a bit when that lantern gets really low! The music is very creepy and sets the mood perfectly. Most importantly, there is a definite sense of exploration and accomplishment when solving the puzzles.

    18 min played when written. 3 found it helpful.

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