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Games like Drive Up

If Drive Up is your kind of game, the closest matches are Up To Divine, Ne Padai! and Taxi Simulator in City — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its deliberately unforgiving design philosophy, brutal and challenging. 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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About Drive Up: Embark on a thrilling journey in 'Drive Up.' Scale the floating objects on a mysterious island in the ocean. There are no saves; one fall, and you're back to square one. How high can you climb?

2023ActionIndieAdventureSimulationCasualRacing4.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Astrasoft
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Steam players who put hours into Drive Up 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.

  1. Up To Divine

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Drive Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Drive Up.

    You - our best test driver. And this - the latest development, the legendary Niva, which we have brought to perfection. The car turned out to be such that God himself ordered it from us. Your task is to pass the final test and deliver it to the gates of heaven. Only then will it become truly divine.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Ne Padai!

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Drive Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Drive Up.

    Very simple but colorful arcade with great music and stylish graphics.

    2019IndieSimulationCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Taxi Simulator in City

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Drive Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Drive Up.

    Explore the city, pick up passengers in the thrilling Taxi Simulation-Arcade game! Join Taxi Simulatır In City with diverse vehicle options, 50+ missions, fun stunt tracks, and free roam.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. PathUp!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Drive Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Drive Up.

    PathUp is a thrilling adventure game where you climb to the summit, overcoming obstacles using exciting mechanics. Quick decisions and skill are key to progress. Two checkpoints help you continue your journey without starting over.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Mountain Taxi Driver

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Drive Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Drive Up.

    Taxi driving gets more exciting and adventurous with this brand new game. Act as Taxi driver, find and pick up the passengers and drive through the dangerous and steep hill road terrains and drop the passenger safely at the destinations on time.

    2019ActionSportsIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗
  6. Meddl Dash

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Drive Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Drive Up.

    In this unique adventure you have to drive Ford Blu as far as possible on the highway without getting caught by the haters. Visit exciting places such as zoos, motel ones and motorway service stations on your tour of Germany. Meddl.

    2024ActionSportsAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Truck Mechanic: Dangerous Paths - Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Drive Up.

    Ranked #7 for Drive Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Drive Up.

    Truck Mechanic: Dangerous Paths - Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. You will have to explore, fix, drive, deliver, repair, load, think, avoid, beware - simply be a truck driver.

    2022ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  8. Retrowave World

    WHY THIS

    Shares indie with Drive Up.

    Ranked #8 for Drive Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Drive Up.

    Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, chrome robot women, speeding 80s supercars... Welcome to Retrowave World!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Drive Up at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Drive Up on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Drive 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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Drive Up on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Drive 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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Drive Up on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Drive 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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Drive Up on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Drive 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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Drive Up on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Drive Up.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Drive Up on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Drive Up.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Drive Up on Steam right now. Shares Action with Drive Up.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Drive Up on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Drive Up.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Drive 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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Drive Up.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Drive 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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Drive Up.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Drive Up.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Drive Up.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Drive Up.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Drive Up.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Drive Up

Does Drive Up run on Steam Deck?
Drive Up is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Drive Up cost?
Drive Up is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Drive Up?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Drive Up are Up To Divine, Ne Padai!, Taxi Simulator in City.
Who developed Drive Up?
Drive Up was developed by Astrasoft.

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 Drive Up.

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