Choose Project Summit
Choose Project Summit if you want an Early Access experience. Project Summit launched in 2020.
Project Summit vs Upward
Project Summit and Upward both land in Indie, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Casual on Steam. Project Summit (2020) is 6 years older than Upward (2026). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Upward
Choose Upward if you want the Online PvP, LAN PvP, and Color Alternatives side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Upward launched in 2026.
Both Project Summit and Upward sit in Indie and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Project Summit |  Upward | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual, Early Access | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | TheWingedBlue | Im_The_Goose |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Project Summit (2020) is 6 years older than Upward (2026).
Project Summit vs Upward — FAQ
- Should I play Project Summit or Upward first?
- If you want chronology, Project Summit (2020) came out before Upward (2026). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Project Summit and Upward similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.