Choose Karaski: What Goes Up...
Choose Karaski: What Goes Up... if it's currently about 52% cheaper on the Steam Store. Karaski: What Goes Up... launched in 2016.
Karaski: What Goes Up... vs Parallel
Karaski: What Goes Up... and Parallel 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. Karaski: What Goes Up... (2016) is 6 years older than Parallel (2022). Parallel scores higher on Steam reviews (80% positive) than Karaski: What Goes Up... (76.5% positive). 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 Parallel
Choose Parallel if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Parallel launched in 2022.
Both Karaski: What Goes Up... and Parallel sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, 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
 Karaski: What Goes Up... |  Parallel | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 11.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.5% positive (17 reviews) | 80% positive (10 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Unbound Creations | Rodrigo Banzato |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Karaski: What Goes Up... (2016) is 6 years older than Parallel (2022).
- Parallel scores higher on Steam reviews (80% positive) than Karaski: What Goes Up... (76.5% positive).
- Karaski: What Goes Up... is currently ~52% cheaper on Steam than Parallel (11.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
Karaski: What Goes Up... vs Parallel — FAQ
- Should I play Karaski: What Goes Up... or Parallel first?
- If you want chronology, Karaski: What Goes Up... (2016) came out before Parallel (2022). 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 Karaski: What Goes Up... and Parallel 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.