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Upstairs

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.

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Developer
Karellen Games
Publisher
Karellen Games
Release
March 20, 2026
135 days ago
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Very Positive64 reviews93.8%

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About the Game

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.

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