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Games like Up Left Out

If Up Left Out is your kind of game, the closest matches are NABOKI, Zerko and Color Soul: Memories — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Up Left Out: A puzzle game about unlocking stuff.

2018Indie2.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Maciej Targoni
Up Left Out — Steam game cover

Players who liked Up Left Out also play

Steam players who put hours into Up Left Out 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. NABOKI

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Up Left Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Relaxing disassemble puzzle.

    2019Casual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Zerko

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Up Left Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    A puzzle game filled with shapes, numbers, and a straightforward goal: make every number zero.

    2024IndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Color Soul: Memories

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Up Left Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    A short stylized game set in a colorless world... in the beginning. Unlock colors as you visit the three different areas of the world and unveil the question of who you are and where you are from after losing your memories.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. klocki

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Up Left Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    Minimal puzzle game.

    2016IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Hook

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Up Left Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    HOOK is a short minimal, puzzle game.

    2015IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Flex hooks

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Up Left Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    Flex hooks is a minimalist puzzler with a relaxing environment. Move the hooks and activate all the buttons.

    2021IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Gravitaze: Two

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Up Left Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    Gravitaze: Two is a minimalist puzzle whose objective is to make the circle reach the center of the labyrinth, changing the gravity of the circle and rotating the labyrinth.

    2021IndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Blenzzle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Up Left Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    A relaxing puzzle game about blending shapes and separate colors.

    2025IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Up Left Out

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. oO

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Up Left Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    "oO" is a hardcore minimal arcade game.

    2015ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. PUSH

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Up Left Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    Can you push all the buttons?

    2017IndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Scalak

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Up Left Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    Fulfilling puzzle game.

    2018IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. NABOKI

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Up Left Out cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Relaxing disassemble puzzle.

    2019Casual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Unblock Me Car

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Up Left Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    There is chaos in the parking lot. You will need your wits to unleash this logic puzzle to arrange cars to make way for emergency vehicles!

    2021IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Seaside Cafe Rush Hour

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Up Left Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    Seaside Cafe Rush Hour is a challenge-based single-player game about cooking.

    2024IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. BoxIsland: Sokoban

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Up Left Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    On the enigmatic Box Island, an ancient civilization has left behind puzzle-filled ruins. Players take on the role of a young explorer, yet the island is shrouded in a mystical force - only by pushing boxes can one unravel the island's secrets and escape this challenging labyrinthine world!

    2025StrategyIndieRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Relax Puzzle

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Up Left Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    Find tranquility in your busy day. This relaxing puzzle game features 100 beautiful scenes. Simply drag and swap to complete each image at your own pace, with no time limits—just pure, stress-free fun.

    2026IndieCasual4.24 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Up Left Out at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Up Left Out on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    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 ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Up Left Out on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Up Left Out on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Up Left Out on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Up Left Out on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Up Left Out on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Up Left Out on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Up Left Out on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 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 Up Left Out.

    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.

    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 with Up Left Out.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Up Left Out.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    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 ↗
  7. 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 ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

More from Maciej Targoni

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

  1. Hook

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Maciej Targoni, the studio behind Up Left Out. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    HOOK is a short minimal, puzzle game.

    2015IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. klocki

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Maciej Targoni, the studio behind Up Left Out. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    Minimal puzzle game.

    2016IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. oO

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Maciej Targoni, the studio behind Up Left Out. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    "oO" is a hardcore minimal arcade game.

    2015ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Hook 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Maciej Targoni, the studio behind Up Left Out.

    Get Hook’d on unhooking the hooks again.

    2022Casual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. PUSH

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Maciej Targoni, the studio behind Up Left Out. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    Can you push all the buttons?

    2017IndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. NABOKI

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Maciej Targoni, the studio behind Up Left Out.

    Relaxing disassemble puzzle.

    2019Casual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Zerko

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Maciej Targoni, the studio behind Up Left Out. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    A puzzle game filled with shapes, numbers, and a straightforward goal: make every number zero.

    2024IndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. No.9

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Maciej Targoni, the studio behind Up Left Out. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    Synchronizing form and time.

    2024IndieCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. NABOKI

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.

    Relaxing disassemble puzzle.

    2019Casual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. klocki

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    Minimal puzzle game.

    2016IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Hook

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Up Left Out.

    HOOK is a short minimal, puzzle game.

    2015IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Up Left Out

How much does Up Left Out cost?
Up Left Out is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Up Left Out?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Up Left Out are NABOKI, Zerko, Color Soul: Memories.
Who developed Up Left Out?
Up Left Out was developed by Maciej Targoni and published by Maciej Targoni.

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 Up Left Out.

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