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Upstairs

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About the game

A short classic point-and-click adventure with a verb-based interface and dialogue choices, where you explore a strange building, meet unsettling characters, and slowly uncover a dark, ancient secret.

Upstairs is a short point-and-click game with a verb-based interface and dialogue choices, inspired by all those classic adventures you’re thinking of right now.

Gameplay

You’ve been trapped for years. Now you finally have a chance to escape.

Find your way through a strange building full of unsettling people, dark humor, and strange mysteries. Every floor brings you closer to freedom… or deeper into an ancient, terrible secret.

-Short, focused experience (about 1–2 hours)

-Classic point-and-click gameplay

-Verb-driven interface with a visible inventory

-Handcrafted pixel art

Background

A game by Jaime Herrero

Original Music: The Coven

Cover art and logo by Clara Soriano.

Complete official description

Upstairs is a short point-and-click game with a verb-based interface and dialogue choices, inspired by all those classic adventures you’re thinking of right now.

You’ve been trapped for years. Now you finally have a chance to escape.

Find your way through a strange building full of unsettling people, dark humor, and strange mysteries. Every floor brings you closer to freedom… or deeper into an ancient, terrible secret.

Upstairs has been carefully crafted, late at night and piece by piece, by a single developer using Unity, Adventure Creator and Aseprite.

-Short, focused experience (about 1–2 hours)

-Classic point-and-click gameplay

-Verb-driven interface with a visible inventory

-Handcrafted pixel art

-A happy ending

-A friendly severed head you can talk to (responses are not guaranteed)

-No AI-generated content

MOUSE - Interact with the world

ESC - open the game menu

A game by Jaime Herrero

Original Music: The Coven

"Watch the Skyline Catch Fire" by Of the Wand & the Moon , written by Kim Larsen, distributed by Tesco Distribution Germany

Cover art and logo by Clara Soriano.

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Upstairs is a small personal project made during late nights. If it sticks with you after finishing it, sharing your thoughts on Steam means a lot.

Official videos

Upstairs - Gameplay Teaser

System requirements

Windows

Minimum requirements

最低配置: 操作系统: Windows 10 处理器: Dual Core 2.0 GHz 内存: 2 GB RAM 显卡: Any DirectX 11 compatible graphics card DirectX 版本: 11 存储空间: 需要 300 MB 可用空间

macOS

Minimum requirements

最低配置: 操作系统: macOS 11.0 (Big Sur) 处理器: Intel Core i5 or Apple M1 内存: 4 GB RAM 显卡: Intel HD Graphics 5000 or equivalent 存储空间: 需要 300 MB 可用空间 声卡: Compatible sound card

Linux

Minimum requirements

最低配置: 操作系统: Ubuntu 20.04 / SteamOS 3.0 or later 处理器: Dual Core 2.0 GHz 内存: 4 GB RAM 显卡: OpenGL 3.3 compatible GPU 存储空间: 需要 300 MB 可用空间 声卡: Any

Supported languages

英语, 西班牙语 - 西班牙, 西班牙语 - 拉丁美洲

* Indicates full audio as listed by the store. Interface, subtitle or audio support is not inferred when unspecified.

Game engine

Upstairs has been carefully crafted, late at night and piece by piece, by a single developer using Unity, Adventure Creator and Aseprite.

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