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Upstream

100% positive of 18 Steam reviews

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Released
2025
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam

Made by Gllama Games.

About the game

Play as a salmon journeying home in this challenging physics based platformer using only two buttons! Remember that on a voyage through innumerable obstacles and constant danger, it is your reaction to adversity that determines your success.

Tagged by players

  • Underwater
  • Dynamic Narration
  • Precision Platformer
  • Fishing
  • Nonlinear
  • Collectathon
  • Nature
  • Physics
  • Puzzle Platformer
  • 2D Platformer
  • Emotional
  • Exploration

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Holy cow. What a beautiful little game. I just finished it (quicksave mode, obviously) and I can't get over how well polished and enticing this is for a first release from a studio, First of all, the idea is such a good one. A "Getting Over It" style game focused on the journey upstream at the end of a salmon's life. It's frustrating and difficult gameplay, but I didn't find that it induced the same rage level as…

    3 h played when written. 10 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    I found the demo for this game during the last Next Fest & have been eagerly awaiting the release since then. This title alone made hours of scrolling through the list of Next Fest games entirely worth it, what a hidden gem! The fact that Upstream is the first game that this studio has released makes it all the more impressive. The music is perfect and never becomes grating to listen to when playing for long periods…

    2.5 h played when written. 7 found it helpful.

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