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Only Up: With Friends

Third-person parkour races up obstacle courses with punishing falls

NoGlyph Games · Released Aug 17, 2023

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Reviews
Mixed
69% of 1,781
Recent reviews
Mixed
50% of 10 in 30 days
Playing now
4
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
1 year ago
Jul 16, 2025

What is Only Up: With Friends?

This third-person parkour platformer casts you as a competitor trying to reach the top of towering obstacle courses. You jump and climb past moving platforms and rotating gears alone or in multiplayer races; a missed jump can send you far down.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy precise jumps across moving obstacles
  • +you want competitive multiplayer parkour races

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike losing progress after a missed jump
  • −you prefer exploration to racing up obstacle courses

What players say

69% of 1,781 reviews are positive · 50% of 10 in the last 30 days

Players say it is more fun with friends, though some find the punishing falls frustrating.

Screenshots and trailer

Only Up: With Friends

Only Up: With Friends system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 10/11
Processor
Intel Core i5-6600 or equivalent
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 or equivalent
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
6 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

Recommended

OS
Windows 10/11
Processor
Intel Core i7-3770 or equivalent
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or equivalent
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
6 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Third-party account
Microsoft Playfab (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
6
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English.

Tags

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