Games like Upside Down
If Upside Down is your kind of game, the closest matches are Semblance, Planet of Lana and PONCHO — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its pattern based puzzles, retro cute visual style and chill. 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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Players who liked Upside Down also play
Steam players who put hours into Upside Down 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.
Semblance
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Upside Down.
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.
Planet of Lana
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match 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.
PONCHO
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Upside Down.
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?
BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Upside Down.
Ranked #4 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.
Pinstripe
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Upside Down.
Ranked #5 for Upside Down fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upside Down.
An ex-minister ventures through the frozen depths of Hell in search of his kidnapped daughter.
Another Sight - Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Upside Down.
Ranked #6 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.
Moss
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Upside Down fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Moss is an action-adventure puzzle game from Polyarc tailor-made for the VR platform. It combines classic components of a great game—compelling characters, gripping combat, and captivating world exploration—with the exciting opportunities of VR.
Trine 2: Complete Story
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Upside Down.
Ranked #8 for Upside Down fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Upside Down
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VVVVVV
WHY THIS
Shares gravity flipping with Upside Down.
Reviewers of Upside Down cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
Neon Space
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Upside Down cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Neon Space is a fun and simple but at the same time highly addictive game.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Upside Down at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Upside Down on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Upside Down.
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.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Upside Down on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Upside Down.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Upside Down on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Upside Down on Steam right now. Shares Action with Upside Down.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Upside Down on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Upside Down on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Upside Down.
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.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upside Down.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upside Down.
A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!
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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.
Slash It 2
WHY THIS
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.
Slash It
WHY THIS
Shares achievement hunting and a chill mood with Upside Down.
Another title from EGAMER, the studio behind Upside Down. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Slash It is a 2D colorful arcade game. The goal is to match shapes, press letters and numbers in the right time and direction.
Cube Runner
WHY THIS
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.
Slash It Ultimate
WHY THIS
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!
Neon Space
WHY THIS
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.
Duke of Alpha Centauri
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Upside Down.
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.
Neon Space 2
WHY THIS
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.
Semblance
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Upside Down.
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.
Planet of Lana
WHY THIS
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.
BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Upside Down.
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.
Pinstripe
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Upside Down.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upside Down.
An ex-minister ventures through the frozen depths of Hell in search of his kidnapped daughter.
Another Sight - Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Upside Down.
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, Planet of Lana, PONCHO.
- Who developed Upside Down?
- Upside Down was developed by EGAMER and published by SA Industry.
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