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Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “relatable anxiety and mental health” (35 of 103 reviews) and “excellent value for low price” (22); the most common complaint is “very short base game” (24). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
35 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“such great game. sometimes its good to just sit and watch the story, which is being told by developers through characters, events. kinda makes you feel sorry for them, even. so you try to make all your decisions as good…”
“A short game regarding dealing with stress and anxiety, and how your conscience tries to help you cope with it instead of caving in. It is quite applicable irl if you think about it. Reading and lore is good, soundtrack…”
“The game is very well made. The art style is really good and the story as well. I love how well represented the stress is in this game. I deffinetly recommend it!”
22 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A short game regarding dealing with stress and anxiety, and how your conscience tries to help you cope with it instead of caving in. It is quite applicable irl if you think about it. Reading and lore is good, soundtrack…”
“Definitely worth it for the price, beautiful ambient music with some nice art style. Strongly recommend buying it with DLC which adds much much more than the base game.”
“Great for it's price”
22 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I guess I'm really just not the target audience for this but I really didn't find this game to be anything special. I really enjoyed the artstyle but personally I can't recommend the base game. The DLC adds a lot more…”
“just because i have this 100%'d doesnt mean i fw it. it wasnt hard to complete. felt like was wrote by a 13yr old, subtly of a brick. was visually incredible but it didnt make up for the content.”
“The game is very well made. The art style is really good and the story as well. I love how well represented the stress is in this game. I deffinetly recommend it!”
19 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“moi j'aime bien jouer”
“i don't like being forced to write my opinions.. like.. i just like the game”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A short game regarding dealing with stress and anxiety, and how your conscience tries to help you cope with it instead of caving in. It is quite applicable irl if you think about it. Reading and lore is good, soundtrack…”
“Definitely worth it for the price, beautiful ambient music with some nice art style. Strongly recommend buying it with DLC which adds much much more than the base game.”
“It was a good game honestly. The DLC was my favorite part of the experience. I think some of the metaphors miss. I don't reccomend this game if you're looking for anything deep, but if you're looking for a nice surface…”
24 of the 103 reviews raise this · 23 of them still recommend the game.
“It's okay, but the format makes it look like a mobile game and the game is a super short, railroad story. Throw in the weird filter and you've got a negative review. The DLC might improve the experience (if I decide to…”
“such great game. sometimes its good to just sit and watch the story, which is being told by developers through characters, events. kinda makes you feel sorry for them, even. so you try to make all your decisions as good…”
“Short but meaningful experience, exactly as advertised. Loved it so much ! Universally relatable too ❤️”
22 of the 103 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“I guess I'm really just not the target audience for this but I really didn't find this game to be anything special. I really enjoyed the artstyle but personally I can't recommend the base game. The DLC adds a lot more…”
“Just because you can make a game that's a metaphor for a mental illness, that doesn't automatically make this a game worth playing. Doesn't really do anything memorable.”
“A somewhat interesting premise that fails to deliver. The nameless characters seem dull and boring as you click your way around the house. The tablet/phone style layout along with windows movie maker-esque transitions…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Just because you can make a game that's a metaphor for a mental illness, that doesn't automatically make this a game worth playing. Doesn't really do anything memorable.”
“A somewhat interesting premise that fails to deliver. The nameless characters seem dull and boring as you click your way around the house. The tablet/phone style layout along with windows movie maker-esque transitions…”
“"i'm 14 and this is deep" was the feeling i got after finishing lmao, i mean its a fine metaphor for the mental issues its trying to convey, but there is plenty of other media that just do it in a better way. the story…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“A nice, short game, hit close to home. You'll definitely need the DLC to get the full experience. The vertical format is certainly a choice, though.”
“Cutie patootie game. Base game felt better than Relapse DLC for whatever reason. Get the dlc if you liked the base game tho. Achievements are nice and easy to get, so that's fun. I love psycho horror!!!! though its not…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“A somewhat interesting premise that fails to deliver. The nameless characters seem dull and boring as you click your way around the house. The tablet/phone style layout along with windows movie maker-esque transitions…”
“It's okay, but the format makes it look like a mobile game and the game is a super short, railroad story. Throw in the weird filter and you've got a negative review. The DLC might improve the experience (if I decide to…”
“Cool little game that depicts very well what it feels like to be anxious in college, could use a skip button to get all the achievements but still, pretty goog for its price”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 87.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling é um jogo muito bom e consegue mostrar, de forma bem sensível, como a depressão e a ansiedade podem paralisar uma pessoa. Mesmo para quem não passa por isso, o jogo dá uma noção de como esses sentimentos podem ser. Para platinar, é necessário ter…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“I had alot of fun playing this, for $3 with the DLC it was a great experience. I would say you need the DLC as the base game is kind of short but it's only $1 more.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“A really short indie game with a strong message. Don't expect big gameplay, it's more like a visual novel. I'm currently learning for an important exam - this game helped me thinking more positive of my future and battling anxiety. :) The main game was a bit too short and I got…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
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Achievement stats
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Price tracking
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Latest official news
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New "Reaching Out, Looking Up" bundle available! 🥳
Happy to announce that "Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling" is collaborating with "Print I Love U” for a new Steam bundle! 🥳 Check out the "Reaching Out, Looking Up” bundle here: https://store.steampower
New "Psychological Madness" bundle available! 🥳
Happy to announce that "Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling" is participating in the “Psychological Madness” Steam bundle with “Suicide Guy” by Chubby Pixel! 🥳 Thank you very much for the collaboration! h
New "7 Days In The Ceiling" bundle available! 🥳
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Adventure · Psychological · Short · Point & Click · Multiple Endings · Atmospheric · Mystery · Anime · Female Protagonist · Psychological Horror · Story Rich · Visual Novel (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Turkish, Russian, French, Portuguese - Brazil, German, Ukrainian, Catalan, Indonesian, Belarusian, Hungarian, Vietnamese, Dutc… |
| Achievements | 44 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Tested on Windows 10, Windows 11 Graphics: Recent graphics card (NVIDIA is recommended) with latest drivers and Vulkan support. Storage: 500 MB available space