Games like Upside Down
Below are 28 hand-picked alternatives to Upside Down for fans of action, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Upside Down also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, more from EGAMER, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Upside Down: Upside Down will immerse you in an incredible adventure. Sharpen your reflexes for this fast-paced, precise puzzle-platformer.
Players who liked Upside Down also play
Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Semblance
Top pick for Upside Down fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.
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Frincess&Cnight
Second-strongest match for Upside Down fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Frincess&Cnight is a single-screen puzzle-platformer game about struggle and love between Frog princess and Cat knight.
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PONCHO
Third-strongest match for Upside Down fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
A robot, a poncho and a journey of discovery! Make your way through this wonderful world of pixelated parallax platforming to solve the ultimate puzzle: who is Poncho?
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Planet of Lana
Ranked #4 for Upside Down fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.
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BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition
Ranked #5 for Upside Down fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
With BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition, experience the multi-award-winning action adventure like never before - redesigned for Steam.
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Another Sight - Definitive Edition
Ranked #7 for Upside Down fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
A teenager who has lost her sight and a mysterious cat team up in a surreal fantasy adventure into the unexpected, weaving a tale that brings together some of the world’s greatest minds: Monet, Tesla, Edison and other historical cultural icons.
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Cavern Escape Extremely Hard game!!!
Ranked #8 for Upside Down fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Cavern escape is new platformer puzzle game.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Upside Down at current Steam store prices.
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Semblance
Priced ~67% under Upside Down on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.
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Frincess&Cnight
Priced ~87% under Upside Down on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Frincess&Cnight is a single-screen puzzle-platformer game about struggle and love between Frog princess and Cat knight.
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PONCHO
Priced ~80% under Upside Down on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
A robot, a poncho and a journey of discovery! Make your way through this wonderful world of pixelated parallax platforming to solve the ultimate puzzle: who is Poncho?
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BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition
Priced ~67% under Upside Down on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
With BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition, experience the multi-award-winning action adventure like never before - redesigned for Steam.
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Cavern Escape Extremely Hard game!!!
Priced ~83% under Upside Down on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Cavern escape is new platformer puzzle game.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from EGAMER
Other recommendable Steam games by EGAMER, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Slash It 2
Another title from EGAMER, the studio behind Upside Down. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Slash It 2 is a 2D colorful arcade game. The goal is to press letters, numbers and type words in the right time and direction.
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Cube Runner
Another title from EGAMER, the studio behind Upside Down. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Cube Runner is a 3d action platformer that's simple to learn, exciting to play, and deep enough to challenge even the greatest gamers.
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Slash It Ultimate
Another title from EGAMER, the studio behind Upside Down. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Play the rhythm of a song through various game modes and compete with other players!
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Neon Space
Another title from EGAMER, the studio behind Upside Down. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Neon Space is a fun and simple but at the same time highly addictive game.
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Duke of Alpha Centauri
Another title from EGAMER, the studio behind Upside Down. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Duke of Alpha Centuri is a space shooter with amazing graphics. The main goal of our game is to have a lot of fun while blowing up hordes of different types of enemies. Engage in boss fights, upgrade your ship and ship systems until you are able to show off in an endless mode.
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Neon Space 2
Another title from EGAMER, the studio behind Upside Down. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Neon Space 2 is a highly anticipated sequel to Neon Space. The game kept all the elements from his predecessor, but at the same time the visuals received a major improvement.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Semblance
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.
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Frincess&Cnight
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Frincess&Cnight is a single-screen puzzle-platformer game about struggle and love between Frog princess and Cat knight.
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Planet of Lana
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.
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BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
With BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition, experience the multi-award-winning action adventure like never before - redesigned for Steam.
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Another Sight - Definitive Edition
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
A teenager who has lost her sight and a mysterious cat team up in a surreal fantasy adventure into the unexpected, weaving a tale that brings together some of the world’s greatest minds: Monet, Tesla, Edison and other historical cultural icons.
Frequently asked about Upside Down
- Does Upside Down run on Steam Deck?
- Upside Down 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 Upside Down cost?
- Upside Down is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Upside Down?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Upside Down are Semblance, Frincess&Cnight, PONCHO.
- Who developed Upside Down?
- Upside Down was developed by EGAMER and published by SA Industry.
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 Upside Down.
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