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Is A way up! worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy platformers built around vertical climbing rather than side-scrolling stages
- Players who like experimenting with slow, quick, chaotic, or strategic play rather than following one pace
- Players seeking a short game focused on a meteorite's return to space, rather than a broad campaign
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a wide variety of mechanics beyond repeated throws and upward movement
- Players who prefer a predictable, consistently gentle challenge, since the game may feel difficult or frustrating
- Players seeking a long campaign; the stated gameplay estimate is about 2 hours, though it can take longer
Our take on A way up!
The defining action is holding a mouse button over the meteorite and throwing it upward, making repeated launches the basis of the climb.
What is A way up!?
Play as a meteorite separated from other space stones and throw it upward on a route from magma caves, through a city, to the high skies.
The main action is holding a mouse button over the meteorite and throwing it. This platformer focuses on a vertical climb, with about 2 hours of gameplay stated as an estimate; a playthrough can take much longer. The challenge may feel easy to some players and impossible to others. Play at a slow, quick, chaotic, or strategic pace, and try to set the best time. The experience centers on sending the meteorite upward through the route using repeated throws.
How A way up! plays
- 01Mouse-Driven Throws
- Hold a mouse button over the meteorite to launch it.
- 02Vertical Route
- The climb passes through magma caves and a city before reaching high skies.
- 03Best-Time Goal
- Players can try to complete the climb in their fastest time.
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A way up!: platforms & release
Is A way up! worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy platformers built around vertical climbing rather than side-scrolling stages. Skip it if: players looking for a wide variety of mechanics beyond repeated throws and upward movement.
Where can I download A way up!?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens A way up!'s store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is A way up! on?
Windows only.
