Games like Upstream
If Upstream is your kind of game, the closest matches are Unaccessible, Squeebing Up the Tower of Friendship and Unblock — 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: A physics-based upstream paddling challenge where every move matters. Navigate treacherous waters, dodge deadly obstacles, and fight against the current—but one wrong touch shatters your fragile glass boat, sending you back downstream. A brutally hilarious test of patience and skill.
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.
Unaccessible
WHY THIS
Top pick for Upstream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Upstream.
Unaccessible is a third-person wheelchair platformer about struggling to get a health insurance claim approved on a mysterious island without accessibility ramps. Tackle stairs, climb obstacles and hop your way through the pain of the claims approval process.
Squeebing Up the Tower of Friendship
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Upstream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Upstream.
Can you make it to the top of the Tower of Friendship? Run, jump, climb, fall, and then do it all again. Play by yourself or with your friends. Be nice and lay down to make jumps easier for others, or push each other off when the falls are the highest. But whatever you do, never stop squeebing.
Unblock
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Upstream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Upstream.
Unblock is a little pseudo-isometric platformer about resilience and the power of never giving up. Jump your way through colorful, handcrafted worlds that are as cute as they are challenging, and help Devon as he escapes the cubic realm to reclaim his ordinary life.
Drunk: Relapsed
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Upstream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Drunk: Relapsed is a challenging and comedic 3D adventure. You will need to stumble and hop through the treacherous streets and alleys to reach the safety of your house. On your journey you'll be able to collect drinks to unlock new outfits.
Hydro Chicks
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Upstream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Upstream.
A difficult parkour game about riding a sea scooter upstream to reach the top of the Hydro Mountain.
Omega
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Upstream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Upstream.
A difficult precision platformer set in a surreal world. Overcome challenging environments with extreme jumps and overwhelming obstacles as you face a constant challenge on your way to the summit. Are you ready for the challenge?
Menes: The Chainbreaker
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Upstream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Upstream.
Glide using the Icarus wings, face deadly bosses and uncover why is the Creator being chained. You will fall a lot, but rise even more! Defeat Gods and Monsters, overcome hazards, mysterious lore and surreal aesthetics. Uncover the first pieces of Menes and Bastet’s story.
POLE VAULT
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Upstream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Upstream.
You are a stretchy little newt who loves to pole vault.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Upstream at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Upstream on Steam right now. Shares Indie 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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Upstream on Steam right now. Shares 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.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Upstream on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Upstream.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Upstream on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Upstream.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Upstream on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Upstream.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Upstream on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Upstream.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Upstream on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Upstream.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Upstream.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Upstream.
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 Indie with Upstream.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Upstream.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Upstream.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Upstream.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
![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 Upstream
- How much does Upstream cost?
- Upstream is listed on Steam at 1.99 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 Unaccessible, Squeebing Up the Tower of Friendship, Unblock.
- Who developed Upstream?
- Upstream was developed by Icarus.
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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