
Upstream
17 Apr 2025 · (15 months ago) · Full Release
A physics-based upstream paddling challenge where every move matters. Navigate treacherous waters, dodge deadly obstacles, and fight against the current—but one wrong touch shatters your fragile glass boat, sending you back downstream. A brutally hilarious test of patience and skill.
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Developer & Publisher: Icarus
About
About this game
A game for those who crave the struggle.
You are a man in a glass boat, paddling against the current. The river climbs endlessly up the mountain, winding through perilous waters filled with obstacles designed to test your patience, precision, and sanity. Every stroke propels you forward, but one wrong moveâone single touch against the jagged world around youâand your fragile boat shatters, sending you plunging into the depths below.
You will fall. You will curse. You will swear youâre done.
And then, you will paddle again.
What awaits at the top? That depends on whether you can make it there.
Features:
Paddle your way up a relentless mountain river with nothing but sheer willpower.
A physics-based nightmare where every movement could be your last.
Multiple themed areas, from industrial gauntlets of sawblades and crushers to frozen rapids and surreal dreamscapes.
Brutal setbacksâone mistake can cost you everything.
An emotional journey of perseverance, frustration, and⦠maybe enlightenment?
No handouts. No mercy. No refunds.
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System requirements
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 or Windows 11 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5-7600 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space
Features & accessibility
PC system requirements
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 or Windows 11 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5-7600 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space
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