Games like Upstream
If Upstream is your kind of game, the closest matches are Quadrobat, SATORI and Glyph☀️ — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Upstream: Play as a salmon journeying home in this challenging physics based platformer using only two buttons! Remember that on a voyage through innumerable obstacles and constant danger, it is your reaction to adversity that determines your success.
Players who liked Upstream also play
Steam players who put hours into Upstream 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.
SATORI
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Upstream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upstream.
SATORI is a flow-inducing first-person platformer -- wall-run, air-dash, grapple-swing, and rail-grind through infinitely generated open worlds and experience the freedom of meditative free-running.
Glyph☀️
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Upstream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upstream.
Glyph is a cute, physics-based adventure starring a mech-scarab and his trusted guide, Anobi, challenged with rebuilding an ancient civilization buried under the desert sand. Jump, double-jump, smash and glide through the air in this vertical platformer with amazing controls.
Below The Ocean
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Upstream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upstream.
Dive into the world 'Below the Ocean'! Master thrilling moves like tether-swinging, bubble-jumping, bungee-bouncing, and sling-shot in a mesmerizing underwater adventure. Solve intriguing puzzles and seek hidden treasures. Are you ready to embark on this unforgettable journey?
AtmaSphere 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Upstream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upstream.
Embark on a frosty medieval journey! Guide your ball through snowy platforms, conquer obstacles, and collect pickups. With stunning graphics and immersive gameplay, brace yourself for a chilling adventure! Roll to victory in this winter realm!
Luna's Fishing Garden
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Upstream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upstream.
Luna's Fishing Garden is a short, cozy fishing and building game. Catch fish, trade it in and create the garden of your dreams by planting new trees, placing water objects and bringing animals to the archipelago.
Tiny Thor
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Upstream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upstream.
Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!
Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Upstream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Upstream.
A sci-fi puzzle-platformer of cataclysmic proportions! Evolve from a tiny captive into a world-eating giant. Use your mutant blob powers to devour the pathetic humans and all of civilization!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Upstream at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Upstream on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upstream.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Upstream on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Upstream.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Upstream on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upstream.
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 Upstream on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upstream.
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 Upstream on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upstream.
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 Upstream on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Upstream.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Upstream on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Upstream.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Upstream on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upstream.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Upstream.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upstream.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upstream.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Upstream.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upstream.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
An Arcade Full of Cats
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Upstream.
Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upstream.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
DORONKO WANKO
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Upstream.
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Glyph☀️
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upstream.
Glyph is a cute, physics-based adventure starring a mech-scarab and his trusted guide, Anobi, challenged with rebuilding an ancient civilization buried under the desert sand. Jump, double-jump, smash and glide through the air in this vertical platformer with amazing controls.
Luna's Fishing Garden
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upstream.
Luna's Fishing Garden is a short, cozy fishing and building game. Catch fish, trade it in and create the garden of your dreams by planting new trees, placing water objects and bringing animals to the archipelago.
Tiny Thor
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upstream.
Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!
Frequently asked about Upstream
- How much does Upstream cost?
- Upstream is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Upstream?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Upstream are Quadrobat, SATORI, Glyph☀️.
- Who developed Upstream?
- Upstream was developed by Gllama Games.
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 Upstream.
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