Approximately Up

Buy94%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Approximately Games · Adventure · Aug 6, 2026

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$18.74−25%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Concurrent players not sampled yet.

All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
22
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio0 of 14
Subtitles0 of 14

Should I buy Approximately Up?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 87 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
87 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game's progression is nearly flawless - every objective completed gives you completely new components to use on your ship.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
However, in co-op it can be a bit awkward to build the ship and your co-pilot has minimal things to do to help. (one way I fixed this was to have us each build a half of the ship, then I combined them together in the middle!) This game is amazing and the developer seems very interested in continuing it's refinement and updates, based on the last update's message.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Essentially my review comes down to this : The premise is fun, and the game "difficulty" seems just about right (as in, you experiment until you figure out the physics correctly and then ride your new ship to success), but there are a number of things which i think could be improved upon.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There are some nice touches to the game despite the basic asthetics , such as the lighting, animals on some planets ect.
Crashes
Players who bring up Crashes mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This is the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ best ship flying game i have ever played, the building is amazing, the flying is amazing, the navigating is amazing, the crashes are amazing.
Bugs
Players who bring up Bugs mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Also factoring in how little bugs and glitches are found (I think I've only seen like 5 at most in the demo) shows that the dev has put so much care and time into this. 100% recommend for solo or with friends.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay87 reviews
Co-op43 reviews
Difficulty14 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Crashes8 reviews
Bugs8 reviews
Linux compatibility6 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion
Multiplayer
80% still recommend
Story
100% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
71% still recommend
Controls
80% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Save Anytime
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Workshop
  • Stereo Sound

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$18.74$24.99−25%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

3 points recordedtoday · $18.74

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