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Games like Only Up!

2023PC, Steam Deck playable73 % positive

A 3D parkour platformer where you climb an enormous tower of junk and odd obstacles with no checkpoints. One missed jump can send you tumbling far back down, making it equal parts frustrating and hilarious.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Interconnected level design
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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In short: Games like Only Up!

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Only Up! special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Jump King

90 %Match

2019PEGI 3PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified90 % positive12.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Only Up!: jumping and platforming, a demanding difficulty as well as interconnected level design.

A merciless platformer where you climb a huge tower using only precisely charged jumps, and a single misstep can send you tumbling far back down. Frustration and triumph sit very close together.

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Egging On

Easy to pick up

You play as a fragile egg trying to climb out of the hen house and through hazardous places like a shop and a kitchen by rolling and jumping. One bad fall can undo your progress, making it a quirky, frustrating-yet-funny test of precision.

Clustertruck

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A chaotic physics-based platformer where you leap across speeding trucks because the ground is deadly. Quick reflexes, short levels and absurd situations make for equal parts fun and frustration.

Stilt Fella

Easy to pick up

A tough, physics-based arcade game where you wobble along on stilts and try to get past obstacles. The shaky controls deliver frustration and laughs in equal measure.

Bubsy 3D

Easy to pick up

Bubsy 3D sends the wisecracking bobcat through an early 3D platformer on planet Rayon, collecting atoms and rockets to defeat the two queens. It is infamous for its clumsy controls and camera.

I am Bread

Easy to pick up

You control a slice of bread, wrestling with deliberately clumsy physics-based controls as you climb through household environments to reach a toaster. The awkward handling delivers absurd humor and frustration in equal measure.

Yolked

Gameplay comes before story

You guide an egg that climbs, grabs and swings its way through absurd, physics-driven obstacles. Its mix of silly humor and maddeningly precise movement is what makes it stand out.

Yet Another Climbing Game

Interconnected level design

A deliberately punishing climbing game built around one clumsy grappling mechanic, where a single slip can send you far back down. The appeal lies in the hard-to-master ascent and the dark humor of failing.

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