Choose Only Up: Chan Chained Together
Choose Only Up: Chan Chained Together if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Only Up: Chan Chained Together launched in 2026.
Only Up: Chan Chained Together vs UP
Only Up: Chan Chained Together and UP 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. UP (2025) is 1 year older than Only Up: Chan Chained Together (2026). Only Up: Chan Chained Together is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than UP (1.79 USD vs. 2.99 USD). 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 UP
Choose UP if you want the LAN Co-op and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. UP launched in 2025.
Both Only Up: Chan Chained Together and UP sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and 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 Up: Chan Chained Together |  UP | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2026 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.79 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Darkwave Studios | Silvain |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- UP (2025) is 1 year older than Only Up: Chan Chained Together (2026).
- Only Up: Chan Chained Together is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than UP (1.79 USD vs. 2.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Only Up: Chan Chained Together vs UP — FAQ
- Should I play Only Up: Chan Chained Together or UP first?
- If you want chronology, UP (2025) came out before Only Up: Chan Chained Together (2026). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Only Up: Chan Chained Together and UP 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 Up: Chan Chained Together and UP have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Only Up: Chan Chained Together ships Online Co-op, Co-op; UP ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.