Choose Only Climb: Better Together
Choose Only Climb: Better Together if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Only Climb: Better Together launched in 2023.
Only Climb: Better Together vs Only Up: With Friends
Only Climb: Better Together and Only Up: With Friends both land in Action, Indie, Adventure 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Both released in 2023. Only Up: With Friends scores higher on Steam reviews (61.4% positive) than Only Climb: Better Together (52.1% positive). 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 Only Up: With Friends
Choose Only Up: With Friends if you want a Casual game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 61.4% positive across 158 reviews.
Both Only Climb: Better Together and Only Up: With Friends sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 Only Climb: Better Together |  Only Up: With Friends | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 52.1% positive (259 reviews) | 61.4% positive (158 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Exbyte Studios | NoGlyph Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Both released in 2023.
- Only Up: With Friends scores higher on Steam reviews (61.4% positive) than Only Climb: Better Together (52.1% positive).
- Only Up: With Friends is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Only Climb: Better Together (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Only Climb: Better Together is Deck Unsupported, Only Up: With Friends is Deck Playable.
Only Climb: Better Together vs Only Up: With Friends — FAQ
- Which is better, Only Climb: Better Together or Only Up: With Friends?
- On Steam reviews Only Up: With Friends scores higher (61.4% positive) than Only Climb: Better Together (52.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Only Up: With Friends is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Only Climb: Better Together and Only Up: With Friends similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure 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.
- Do both Only Climb: Better Together and Only Up: With Friends have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Only Climb: Better Together ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Only Up: With Friends ships Online Co-op, Co-op.