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Games like Downward: Enhanced Edition

  • 11 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Downward: Enhanced Edition also play

The closest matches to Downward: Enhanced Edition: A Story About My Uncle, Valley, DeadCore, Cloudbuilt, and Hover. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Same atmospheric mood as Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 10)
    • 2014
  1. Rank 04

    Cloudbuilt

    Why this: Shares wall running with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2014
  2. Rank 05

    Hover

    Why this: Same whimsical mood as Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 10)
    • 2017
  3. Rank 07

    Ghostrunner

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 10)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2020
  4. Rank 08

    Die Young

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • 2019

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Downward: Enhanced Edition

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    A Story About My Uncle

    Same atmospheric mood as Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    • 92% of 7,175 reviews
  2. 2
    Valley

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 91% of 4,318 reviews
  3. 3
    DeadCore

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 85% of 1,031 reviews
  4. 4
    Cloudbuilt

    Shares wall running with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    • 85% of 584 reviews
  5. 5
    Hover

    Same whimsical mood as Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    • 81% of 1,002 reviews
  6. 6
    Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 78% of 6,300 reviews
  7. 7
    Ghostrunner

    Genres: Action

    • 91% of 19,213 reviews
  8. 8
    Die Young

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 77% of 612 reviews
  9. 9
    PLANET ALPHA

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 75% of 261 reviews
  10. 10
    Jusant

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 93% of 2,322 reviews
  11. 11
    Fallback

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 86% of 114 reviews
  12. 12
    Bionic Bay

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 87% of 266 reviews
  13. 13
    Prince of Persia®

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 78% of 1,815 reviews
  14. 14
    Caves of Qud

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 95% of 10,368 reviews
  15. 15
    ENSLAVED™: Odyssey to the West™ Premium Edition

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 84% of 2,896 reviews
  16. 16
    Rain World

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 95% of 28,272 reviews
  17. 17
    Subnautica

    Shares base building with Downward: Enhanced Edition.

    • 97% of 177,256 reviews
  18. 18
    Unbound: Worlds Apart

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 84% of 600 reviews
  19. 19
    STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 89% of 81,843 reviews
  20. 20
    ELEX

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 68% of 5,121 reviews
  21. 21
    Skelattack

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 60% of 75 reviews
  22. 22
    The Way

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 79% of 429 reviews
  23. 23
    Deadlight

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 69% of 4,035 reviews
  24. 24
    Outer Wilds

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 95% of 50,025 reviews
Downward: Enhanced Edition — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2017
  • Developer: Caracal Games
  • Price: $9.99checked Nov 7
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 70% of 354 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Adventure
  • Metacritic 77
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Challenges push players to refine skills
  • Exploration rewards with hidden shortcuts
  • Fluid parkour movement feels satisfying
  • Atmospheric
  • Contemplative
  • Immersive

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About Downward: Enhanced Edition

The closest matches to Downward: Enhanced Edition: A Story About My Uncle, Valley, DeadCore, Cloudbuilt, and Hover. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

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 describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and immersive, and single out its base building and gravity defying jumps. 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.

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.

Is Downward: Enhanced Edition worth buying?

  • 70% of 354 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 5 h before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“It's an ok game. Climbing mechanics are heavily scripted, and sometimes the same jump cannot be done with the same height at a differenet place. The fighting is totally pointless, just as the upgrade system. The gathering is suppose to…”
4 h played
“Its not a very good parkour game. Movement never gets to be consistent enough to fun. You will be constantly tripping over small rocks and ledges. As the game gets harder it becomes more apparent that the movement just isn't up to the task…”
5 h played
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People who play it also play: A Story About My Uncle, Valley, DeadCore

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Frequently asked about Downward: Enhanced Edition

Can I run it?

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.