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Only Down: Not Up!

After finishing his shift, a crane operator finds himself stuck at the top of a massive crane tower. There’s no climbing up, only down! Jump from platform to platform, avoid falling, and reach the ground to…

8 January 2026

Only Down: Not Up! is an adventure developed by Leakage Games, released 8 January 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Only Down: Not Up! is

Only Down: Not Up! is an adventure game developed by Leakage Games and released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

After finishing his shift, a crane operator finds himself stuck at the top of a massive crane tower. There’s no climbing up, only down! Jump from platform to platform, avoid falling, and reach the ground to get home. Only Down: Not Up!
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Only Down: Not Up! launched on 8 January 2026, within three weeks of Hytale, Cairn, Mio: Memories in Orbit and Pathologic 3.

Released around the same time: Hytale, Cairn, Mio: Memories in Orbit, Pathologic 3.

Official trailer

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When did Only Down: Not Up! come out?
Only Down: Not Up! was released on 8 January 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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