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Is Only Up: With Friends worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Groups of friends seeking competitive parkour races
- Players who enjoy precision-based jumping and climbing
- Competitive players who want vertical obstacle courses
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat, crafting, or character-progression systems
- Players who prefer forgiving platforming, since a mistake can send the climb back to the start
- Solo players looking for a primarily single-player experience
Our take on Only Up: With Friends
The defining constraint is the punishment for a missed movement: a failed jump can erase the climb and send the player back to the starting point.
What is Only Up: With Friends?
Only Up: With Friends is a multiplayer parkour game centered on racing to the top of vertical obstacle courses.
Players jump and climb through varied hazards, including moving platforms, rotating gears, and other obstacles. Timing and precision are central to navigation, while a miscalculation can send a player tumbling back to the starting line. The goal is to reach the highest point ahead of friends and other players. Each race combines upward movement with hazards that require careful control, making speed and accurate movement important throughout the ascent. The game supports competition with friends and players from around the world.
How Only Up: With Friends plays
- 01Multiplayer Parkour Races
- Players compete against friends and other players while climbing toward the top of the course.
- 02Dynamic Obstacles
- Courses include moving platforms, rotating gears, and other varied hazards.
- 03Return To Start
- A miscalculation can send a player falling back to the starting line.
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Only Up: With Friends: platforms & release
Is Only Up: With Friends worth it?
It is worth it if: groups of friends seeking competitive parkour races. Skip it if: players seeking combat, crafting, or character-progression systems.
Where can I download Only Up: With Friends?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Only Up: With Friends's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Only Up: With Friends on?
Windows only.
