Games like Only One Way Up
If Only One Way Up is your kind of game, the closest matches are RUSH: Only Up Multiplayer, Snake Jump and Way of the Dragons — picked from the ranked list below. 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.
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RUSH: Only Up Multiplayer
WHY THIS
Top pick for Only One Way Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
Join this intense MMO 3D platformer! Jump, parkour, and compete against others in a race to the top. Challenge your buddies, beat them, smash records, and reach unprecedented heights! The only rule is not to fall!
Snake Jump
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Only One Way Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
You're a snake who is tired of living on the ground. You wanna explore the sky and go as high as you can. Take on a thrilling obstacle cours and a beautiful mystery awaits you at the top...
Way of the Dragons
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Only One Way Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
Join the journey of baby dragons who’ve fallen from their nests, climbing back up to find their mothers in a chaotic parkour adventure. Burning or tossing each other off ledges might be fun but don’t let them forget why they’re climbing. Their mothers are waiting above… or are they?
Hop Man
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Only One Way Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
Are you sick of walking? Do better and just jump. Go on a Castle adventure in Hop Man with your pals! You must overcome the traps by yourself to see what lies behind them, but keep in mind that there are no shortcuts to the castle.
SALMON
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Only One Way Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
You are a salmon, performing platforming that feels as satisfying as it feels ridiculous that a salmon can do it. Jump off walls, race your salmon friends, learn the ways of the salmon. Also, did you know that salmon are magnetic?
Grasshoping
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Only One Way Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
Humanity has polluted your home and it is time to look for a new paradise. Hop your way through history but be careful, water and currents may dissolve your progress to nothing in this challenging 3D platformer.
Hover
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Only One Way Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
Experience the thrills of a fast-paced single and multiplayer Parkour game. Join the Rebellion and deride the security forces of an anti-leisure tyranny. Rise up to the many challenges of a futuristic Open World. Assemble your team, enhance your gear and perform incredible tricks and combos.
Carry The Glass
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Only One Way Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
Team up as two quirky construction workers in this fun 2-player co-op platformer! Carry a fragile glass window through colorful levels filled with challenges. Communicate and coordinate to dodge obstacles and solve puzzles. Can you finish the job without breaking the glass?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Only One Way Up at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Only One Way Up on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
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?
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Only One Way Up on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Only One Way Up on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~81% under Only One Way Up on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Only One Way Up on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Only One Way Up on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Sally Face - Episode One
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Only One Way Up on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Streets of Rogue
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Only One Way Up on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
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.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
93, Kuindzhi
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Only One Way Up.
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Frequently asked about Only One Way Up
- Does Only One Way Up work on Steam Deck?
- Only One Way Up is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Only One Way Up cost?
- Only One Way Up is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Only One Way Up have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Only One Way Up supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Only One Way Up?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Only One Way Up are RUSH: Only Up Multiplayer, Snake Jump, Way of the Dragons.
- Who developed Only One Way Up?
- Only One Way Up was developed by Rotten Barrel.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Only One Way Up.
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