StrategyFit check
Is Only Up ! worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Platforming fans who want a vertical obstacle course
- Speedrunners who want timed ascent attempts and leaderboard competition
- Players who enjoy unusual environments and continuous climbing challenges
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who need checkpoints or saved progress during a run
- Those seeking a game built around combat, quests, or multiple progression paths
Our take on Only Up !
The store presentation stresses a huge world filled with secrets and a journey into space, but the central activity is a single uninterrupted climb. With no checkpoints or save function, falling can erase substantial progress rather than simply moving play to another section.
What is Only Up !?
Only Up !
follows Jacky, a teenager attempting to climb from a junkyard toward space. The route crosses abandoned favelas, factories, deserts, Japanese cities, an aircraft cemetery, and dinosaur-filled areas. Progress depends on running, jumping, climbing, and vaulting across objects and platforms. Beds placed around the map act as trampolines that can bypass sections of the course. A time-slowing ability provides additional control over movement. The objective is to reach the highest point of the map, but there are no checkpoints and progress cannot be saved. The game also includes speedrunning features, with players able to compare completion times and submit a performance video for leaderboard placement.
How Only Up ! plays
- 01Trampoline shortcuts
- Beds positioned throughout the environment can launch Jacky over parts of the route.
- 02Time control
- A slow-motion ability changes the pace of Jacky's movement during difficult sections.
- 03Speedrun leaderboard
- Players can submit a video and Steam nickname for possible placement among the top three times.
- 04Varied environments
- The ascent passes through locations including abandoned settlements, factories, deserts, Japanese cities, and a plane graveyard.
Games like Only Up !
Strategy
StrategyFrog Jump
KNGL StudioFor:Players who enjoy short platforming races with direct interferenceSkip if:Players seeking exploration beyond a focused climb to the top may find the structure narrow.
StrategyStep By Step
Trippster StudiosFor:Platformer fans who want continuous movement instead of stop-and-start traversalSkip if:Players seeking checkpoints or forgiving recovery after failed jumps
StrategyGummy Jump
DIG GamesFor:Platformer players who want repeated hill-climbing attemptsSkip if:Players who want forgiving movement, since a small misstep can cause a substantial fall backwardPicked by overlapping fit notes and genres, not an editorial comparison.
Only Up !: platforms & release
Is Only Up ! worth it?
It is worth it if: platforming fans who want a vertical obstacle course. Skip it if: players who need checkpoints or saved progress during a run.
Where can I download Only Up !?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Only Up !'s store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Only Up ! on?
Windows only.
