Games like The Upturned
If The Upturned is your kind of game, the closest matches are A Moustache in the House 2, Stick Tongue and jumpo world — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its bonus levels escalate absurdity, atmospheric and comedic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →The Upturned is a 2022 physics-based action-adventure developed and published by Zeekerss. Players navigate the Upturned Inn, a sprawling hotel for the dead, seeking fuses on each procedurally generated floor. Physics puzzles and flashlight exploration enable creative problem-solving, while the game blends survival horror with comedy—players describe the tone as atmospheric, comedic, funny, and whimsical. Reviewers highlight how horror and humor blend seamlessly and how physics are used to their fullest extent, with bonus levels escalating in absurdity while remaining justified within the world's logic. Available for $9.99, the game holds a 99% positive rating from 2,109 Steam reviews and is verified for Steam Deck play. It is a challenging solo experience designed for seated play sessions.
About The Upturned: A frantic adventure. Welcome to the Upturned Inn: a grand hotel for the dead! You just want to find your room.
Players who liked The Upturned also play
Steam players who put hours into The Upturned also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
A Moustache in the House 2
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Upturned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Upturned.
This time you have to escape Moustache's House
Stick Tongue
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Upturned.
Second-strongest match for The Upturned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Upturned.
Hello, I'm Frogus! Humans have ruined the Earth and drained its resources. My plan? Climb to heaven with my tongue and ask God to make it rain!
jumpo world
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Upturned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Upturned.
run, jump & hide! get as far as possible in the bizarre world of jumpo world. you only have one life, make it count.
Pecker
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Shares a whimsical mood with The Upturned.
Ranked #4 for The Upturned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Upturned.
Pecker offers a unique climbing mechanic in a colorful world filled with puzzles and some enemies.
Supraland
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Upturned.
Ranked #5 for The Upturned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Upturned.
Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.
Suicide Guy: The Lost Dreams
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Ranked #6 for The Upturned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Upturned.
The Lost Dreams is the new chapter from the Suicide Guy game series: a first person puzzle game set in a world of new crazy dreams. In this adventure you'll have to find a way to wake up from your nightmares.
Tinykin
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Upturned.
Ranked #7 for The Upturned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Upturned.
Catch hundreds of tinykin and use their unique powers to bring Milo back to his home planet and back to normal size!
Portal 2
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Shares a comedic mood with The Upturned.
Ranked #8 for The Upturned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Upturned.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
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Portal 2
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with The Upturned.
Reviewers of The Upturned cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Upturned.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
It Steals
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Upturned.
Reviewers of The Upturned cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with The Upturned.
AROUND EVERY CORNER. Face against stealthy antagonists that will take advantage of your expectations.
Lethal Company
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Upturned.
Reviewers of The Upturned cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with The Upturned.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Upturned at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Upturned on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Upturned.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~50% under The Upturned on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Upturned.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under The Upturned on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Upturned.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Upturned on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Upturned.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
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Priced ~50% under The Upturned on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Upturned.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~90% under The Upturned on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Upturned.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~70% under The Upturned on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Upturned.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
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Priced ~50% under The Upturned on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Upturned.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Upturned.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Upturned.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Upturned.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Upturned.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Upturned.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Upturned.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Upturned.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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More from Zeekerss
Other recommendable Steam games by Zeekerss, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Upturned.
Another title from Zeekerss, the studio behind The Upturned. Shares Action and Indie with The Upturned.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
It Steals
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Upturned.
Another title from Zeekerss, the studio behind The Upturned. Shares Action and Indie with The Upturned.
AROUND EVERY CORNER. Face against stealthy antagonists that will take advantage of your expectations.
Welcome To The Dark Place
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Upturned.
Another title from Zeekerss, the studio behind The Upturned. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Upturned.
The train is the only escape.
Dead Seater
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Upturned.
Another title from Zeekerss, the studio behind The Upturned. Shares Action and Indie with The Upturned.
Explore the halls and travel deeper into the Vincent estate, but beware what lurks there. Father is coming home.
Frequently asked about The Upturned
- Is The Upturned verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Upturned is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does The Upturned cost?
- The Upturned is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Upturned?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Upturned are A Moustache in the House 2, Stick Tongue, jumpo world.
- Who developed The Upturned?
- The Upturned was developed by Zeekerss.
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