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Games like Downward: Enhanced Edition

If Downward: Enhanced Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are A Story About My Uncle, Valley and DeadCore — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and immersive. 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 Downward: Enhanced Edition: Downward is a first-person open-world parkour based platform adventure set in the medieval ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet Earth. Make your way through breath-taking landscapes, face ancient guardians and unravel the deep mystery that lies behind the disappearance of humanity.

2017IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 77Windowsby Caracal Games
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Challenges push players to refine skillsExploration rewards with hidden shortcutsFluid parkour movement feels satisfyingAtmosphericContemplativeImmersive

Players who liked Downward: Enhanced Edition also play

Steam players who put hours into Downward: Enhanced Edition 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. A Story About My Uncle

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Top pick for Downward: Enhanced Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...

    2014IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Valley

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Second-strongest match for Downward: Enhanced Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Explore the vast and beautiful world of Valley using the power of the L.E.A.F. suit: a fierce exoskeleton that grants exceptional speed and agility along with the phenomenal ability to manipulate the life and death of all living things.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. DeadCore

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Third-strongest match for Downward: Enhanced Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    DeadCore is a Platformer-FPS blending exploration and speedrun. Become immersed in a futuristic and dreamlike adventure which will see you climb a huge Tower born from the void and truly put your capabilities to the test. Will you be able to reveal the secrets that lie beneath this fog-ridden world?

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Ranked #4 for Downward: Enhanced Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst raises the action-adventure bar through fluid, first person action and immerses players in Faith's story as she fights for freedom.

    2020ActionAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Prince of Persia®

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Ranked #5 for Downward: Enhanced Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    The critically acclaimed Prince of Persia® franchise returns for the first time on next-generation platforms with an all-new epic journey. Built by the same award-winning Ubisoft Montreal studio that created Assassin's Creed™, Prince of Persia has been in development for over three years to deliver a whole new action-adventure gaming...

    2008ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. BLACKHOLE

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Ranked #6 for Downward: Enhanced Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    BLACKHOLE is an award-winning hardcore platformer with over 15 hours of story-driven sci-fi comedy and gravity-twisting puzzles. Complete Edition out now!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Windlands

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Ranked #7 for Downward: Enhanced Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    A first person grappling hook exploration game.Soar through the ruins of a fallen world and discover the secrets of the ancients. Designed with full Virtual Reality support for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, also works great in Non VR.

    2016IndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Skelattack

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Ranked #8 for Downward: Enhanced Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Play Skelattack and save the Underworld in this fun action platformer! Together with your best bat friend Imber, you jump, slash, and flap your way though the Underworld and stop the human threat!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Downward: Enhanced Edition

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Reviewers of Downward: Enhanced Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst raises the action-adventure bar through fluid, first person action and immerses players in Faith's story as she fights for freedom.

    2020ActionAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Downward: Enhanced Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Enter the dark underworld of Prince of Persia Warrior Within, the sword-slashing sequel to the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time™. Hunted by Dahaka, an immortal incarnation of Fate seeking divine retribution, the Prince embarks upon a path of both carnage and mystery to defy his preordained death.

    2008ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Mirror's Edge™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Reviewers of Downward: Enhanced Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    In a city where information is heavily monitored, couriers called Runners transport sensitive data. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, & you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story.

    2009ActionAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. A Story About My Uncle

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Reviewers of Downward: Enhanced Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...

    2014IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Hot Lava

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Downward: Enhanced Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    The Floor is Hot Lava! Run, jump, climb, and surf across nostalgia-packed environments flooded with hot molten lava. Explore alone, or join your friends. And whatever you do, don’t touch the floor.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Downward: Enhanced Edition at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Downward: Enhanced Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Downward: Enhanced Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Downward: Enhanced Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Downward: Enhanced Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Downward: Enhanced Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    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 ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Downward: Enhanced Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Downward: Enhanced Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Downward: Enhanced Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Caracal Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Caracal Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Star Overdrive

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Another title from Caracal Games, the studio behind Downward: Enhanced Edition. Shares Indie and Adventure with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Star Overdrive is a high-speed action adventure set in an open world. Race across an alien planet on your Hoverboard, mastering tricks, battling enemies, solving puzzles, and using your powers to overcome challenges and shape your destiny!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. OkunoKA Madness

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Caracal Games, the studio behind Downward: Enhanced Edition. Shares Indie with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Test your reflexes and coordination with more than 100 levels to complete and 3 speedrun modes. Do You have what it takes?

    2020ActionIndie8.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Lola's Familiars: Prison of Argnoh

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Caracal Games, the studio behind Downward: Enhanced Edition. Shares Indie and Adventure with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    Escape a demonic underworld prison in this stunning anime inspired lite-vania adventure. Explore mysterious magical realms, forge pacts with powerful Familiar bosses, uncover dark secrets, and guide Lola through an emotional journey of growth in a haunting dark fantasy world.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Downward: Enhanced Edition

Does Downward: Enhanced Edition run on Steam Deck?
Downward: Enhanced Edition 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 Downward: Enhanced Edition cost?
Downward: Enhanced Edition is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Downward: Enhanced Edition?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Downward: Enhanced Edition are A Story About My Uncle, Valley, DeadCore.
Who developed Downward: Enhanced Edition?
Downward: Enhanced Edition was developed by Caracal Games and published by Plug In Digital.

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 Downward: Enhanced Edition.

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