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2023PCSteam 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
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for Only Up! are Jump King, Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy and Bubsy 3D. 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

94 %Match

2019PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified90 % positive12.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Only Up!: jumping and platforming, a demanding difficulty as well as combat with precise timing.

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.

Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

Jumping and platforming

You haul yourself up an enormous mountain of junk using only a hammer while stuck in a cauldron, and one slip can send you tumbling far back down. Bennett Foddy's narration turns the frustration into a strange, darkly funny meditation on perseverance.

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.

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.

Pitfall!

Jumping and platforming

An Atari-era classic where you run and jump through the jungle as Pitfall Harry, dodging swinging vines, crocodiles and scorpions while racing to collect every treasure within 20 minutes.

Clustertruck

Jumping and platforming

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.

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.

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