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Upstream

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…

24 March 2025

Upstream is an adventure, released 24 March 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Upstream is

Upstream was released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Godot Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy, educational and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Upstream launched on 24 March 2025, within three weeks of Inzoi, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Split Fiction and Blue Prince.

Released around the same time: Inzoi, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Split Fiction, Blue Prince.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Upstream come out?
Upstream was released on 24 March 2025 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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