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Downward: Enhanced Edition

2017

Should you play it?

Downward is a first-person open-world parkour based platform adventure set in the medieval ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet Earth. Make your way through breath-taking landscapes, face ancient guardians and unravel the deep mystery that lies behind the disappearance of humanity.

What works

  • Beautiful and immersive open world
  • Engaging parkour mechanics
  • Active and responsive developers
  • Multiple endings and replayability
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Vague and minimal story
  • Some bugs and glitches
  • Combat is simplistic and shallow
  • Controls can be clunky at times
  • Performance issues on some hardware

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Song of the Deep

  • Spirit of the North 2

  • Yooka-Laylee

  • Someday You'll Return: Director's Cut

  • Subnautica

  • Steel Seed

More violent

Games that feels like Downward: Enhanced Edition but with more combat and destruction

  • The Morrigan

  • AMID EVIL

  • VOIN

  • Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition

  • AWAKEN - Astral Blade

  • WRATH: Aeon of Ruin

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Downward: Enhanced Edition but with less survival pressure

  • Sword of the Sea

  • Obduction

  • Yooka-Replaylee

  • The Knightling

  • Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed

  • Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

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Downward: Enhanced Edition: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Leadership.

Last update: 04/08/2026