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The Upturned
A frantic adventure. Welcome to the Upturned Inn: a grand hotel for the dead! You just want to find your room.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
47 of the 100 reviews raise this.
33 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Truly hope the dev one day is free from the live service expectations of lethal company players so he can make another game like this. Enjoyed this more than LC. Honestly a shame there isn't as much opportunity in a…”
11 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Such a delightful experience. Adorable, Hilarious with an adorable coat of spooky (Think Luigi's Mansion Levels). I definitely rate my stay 5 stars! But now its the morning. Time for me to go.”
“One of the best games I ever played! Crazy stylish, super funny, and of course, actually very fun.”
“Challenging, cool story, unique visuals, poetic, all around pretty good game. Took 7 hours to 100% at a non-speedrun pace. I'd reccommend, albeit, the pixel filter can be hard on the eyes for some.”
7 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Weird and Scary in the BEST POSSIBLE WAY! Zeekerss is an amazing story teller and world builder, and this game is the perfect example of that! The thing that makes it different from Lethal Company is it's amazing…”
“This game deserves 100% positive reviews. It's simply perfect. A fun platformer with fun goofy characters and a fun soundtrack. All very much fun. Then it becomes all very much scary. Not the haunting kind of scary, but…”
“Incredibly charming and high-energy game with physics that it takes advantage of to the fullest extent, from the puzzles to the combat to the individual jokes. it does the thing where each level has the same core…”
5 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“SIX DOLLAR SIMP SPECIAL!”
“too cheap”
“money well spent :thumbsup: very good very nice very good price very good visuals very good levels very good hotel very good character very good very good very good very good very good very good very good very good very…”
6 of the 100 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“This game deserves 100% positive reviews. It's simply perfect. A fun platformer with fun goofy characters and a fun soundtrack. All very much fun. Then it becomes all very much scary. Not the haunting kind of scary, but…”
“Short but fun comedy horror game.”
“I remember seeing this game pop up while watching a video essay about the history and his game dev journey of this developer, and they brought up this game. I was hooked from how charming it looks and it's honestly a…”
3 of the 100 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Terrible, i dont get the overwhelmingly positive reviews. This game is horrible and everytime i start it, i want it to end. Dont buy if you're trying to save money.”
Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 99.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Zeekerss, dude, how do you do this? Another great game from the GOAT himself. Great blend of horror and comedy. I love the character designs, dialogue, and graphics. Music slaps as well! The goal is insanely simple, find the fuse on each floor, but every single time, there is…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“One of the best hidden gems of a game on steam. The humor is consistently funny and the gameplay constantly throws new challenges at you at just the right pace for them not to get old. I cant imagine that a game of this quality can be easy to make for a what I believe is a…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THERE NEEDS TO BE A BIGGER FANDOM FOR THIS GAME It has the bored protagonist that cant be ****ed, the silly, zany sidekick you become best friends with, and the lovable dog character. GIVE ME MORE FANART PLEASE In all seriousness, this a beautiful, well…”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Update - Bonus levels
Hello, it's been a long time since I'd planned to have the bonus levels all done (which was before the game was even released). Working on an online multiplayer game has required all my focus to keep
Small patch: V1.201
Patch notes: Fixed issue where the player's camera would clip through the ceiling sometimes. Renamed Mr. Ballen to Mr. Ballin, because I learned there was already someone with that weird name. Made th
Patch V1.2
Hello! I am back with a small patch. I'm excited to come back to the game and add in the bonus levels, but I'm a bit distracted by my NEXT project (which has been very new and challenging for reasons
Hotfix 2
Hiya! - Fixed an issue in which invisible menu elements could be navigated to while in dialogue, sometimes forcing the player to restart. - Fixed an issue in the art museum where Ik would repeat old d
Patch 1.11
Hello, I'm back! Added in new bonus floor 800 for the glass pane factory. In the future I would like to release a larger update with many new bonus floors, but for now I think this is a fun one. Unloc
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Comedy · Physics · Survival Horror · 3D Platformer · Cartoony · Story Rich · Mystery · Exploration · Puzzle-Platformer · Action-Adventure · 3D · Combat (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 8 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-7400 CPU @ 3.00GHz ; Shader Model 5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space