- Upstream 1-year Birthday Update! - 25 March 2026
Hello, it's been awhile!We wanted to celebrate the one year birthday of Upstream with a few updates as well as a small surprise!Additions:Added a surprise birthday feature!Changes:Upgraded engine version from Godot 4.3 to Godot 4.6.1This should (hopefully) add some performance improvements!Please make sure to report all issues you encounter with this bug report form.Also, we are still working on future projects, progress is just slow. We will share more info when we are ready!Just keep swimming! Gllama Games
- Upstream Hotfix: v.1.0.7 - 8 April 2025
Changes: Changed the buttons focus highlight hue to increase pause menu navigation visiblity Bug Fixes: Fixed some missing detail tiles in the Beach area Fixed an issue where the quicksave confirmation on popup could lose focus while using controller Rotating the player should now behave correctly after returning to an out of water quicksave point Hook respawn behavior should now be accurate around quicksave points Please make sure to report all issues you encounter with this bug report form Just keep swimming! Gllama Games
- Upstream Hotfix: v.1.0.6 - 29 March 2025
Bug Fixes: Fixed an issue which caused the Innumerable Obstacles Achievement to not trigger when a Hidden Area is the last Collectable Found. Known Issues: Certain area achievements triggering earlier than expected Unexpected game crash occurring while shifting focus using streaming software (if you encounter this issue, PLEASE fill out a detailed bug report. We are currently unable to reproduce this) Please make sure to report all issues you encounter with this bug report form Just keep swimming! Gllama Games
- Upstream Hotfix: v.1.0.5 - 28 March 2025
Bug Fixes: Fixed an issue which allowed the endgame screen to be retriggered after completing the game. Known Issues: Certain area achievements triggering earlier than expected Unexpected game crash occurring while shifting focus using streaming software (if you encounter this issue, PLEASE fill out a detailed bug report. We are currently unable to reproduce this) Please make sure to report all issues you encounter with this bug report form Just keep swimming! Gllama Games
- Upstream Hotfix: v.1.0.4 - 27 March 2025
Changes: Added French localization for Achievements (courtesy of UULaCrevette) Players can no longer access the leaderboard when running game in offline mode Pause menu now displays how many Salmon Sense particles you are missing per area Bug Fixes: Fixed an issue where saving and reloading game in certain scenarios in the Lake causes unexpected particle behavior on hooks and player Known Issues: Saving and reloading game in certain scenarios in the Lake causes unexpected particle behavior on hooks and player Certain area achievements triggering earlier than expected Unexpected game crash occurring while shifting focus using streaming software (if you encounter this issue, PLEASE fill out a detailed bug report. We are currently unable to reproduce this) Please make sure to report all issues you encounter with this bug report form Just keep swimming! Gllama Games
- Upstream Hotfix: v.1.0.3 - 27 March 2025
Bug Fixes: Fixed an issue where autosave would cause end game logic to not work as intended Fixed an issue where the quicksave settings logic wasn't being handled correctly Known Issues: Saving and reloading game in certain scenarios in the Lake causes unexpected particle behavior on hooks and player Certain area achievements triggering earlier than expected Unexpected game crash occurring while shifting focus using streaming software (if you encounter this issue, PLEASE fill out a detailed bug report. We are currently unable to reproduce this) Please make sure to report all issues you encounter with this bug report form Just keep swimming! Gllama Games
- Upstream Hotfix: v.1.0.2 - 26 March 2025
Changes: Removed auto disabling subtitles when narration is muted Adjusted some water body and waterfall connections to better align with player expectations Adjusted some water bodies in Lake area Hooks no longer respawn when the player is too close to their position Bug Fixes: Fixed an issue where restart wasn't deleting the previous save file Fixed an issue where narration was happening on load in when it shouldn't Fixed an uncommon issue where a respawning hook could launch the player in an unintended way Known Issues: Saving and reloading game in certain scenarios in the Lake causes unexpected particle behavior on hooks and player Certain area achievements triggering earlier than expected Unexpected game crash occurring while shifting focus using streaming software (if you encounter this issue, PLEASE fill out a detailed bug report. We are currently unable to reproduce this) Please…
- Upstream Hotfix: v.1.0.1 - 25 March 2025
Changes: Slightly adjusted a few tiles in the middle of the Salmon Ladder to increase the chance of catching yourself from a fall Made the jump between the final Waterfall platform and the first moving platform in the Salmon Ladder not as far Game will now autosave every few seconds in case of unexpected crashes Lake secret areas should be more intuitive to find now Changed camera behavior around certain jumps to improve visibility Skip and fall sound effect happens regardless of narration cue Reworked hook behavior Reduced time attached to hooks Increased hook respawn time Increased hook sensitivity to player movement while attached to hooks Bug Fixes: Fixed certain narration lines being louder than intended Fixed some incorrect narration triggers in the Waterfall area Fixed an issue where music volume would drastically increase or decrease at unexpected times End game sprite now behav…
- Upstream is available NOW! - 25 March 2025
What's Upstream? Not much... Play as a salmon journeying home in this challenging physics based platformer using only two buttons! Remember that on a voyage through innumerable obstacles and constant danger, it is your reaction to adversity that determines your success. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3245890/Upstream/ 🐟 Swim and jump your way to the Mountain Spring as a spawning salmon using only a left and right button. 🐟 Traverse environments based on different ecosystems from the Pacific Northwest. 🐟 Experience an educational and emotional story about the life cycle of a salmon with a bit of encouragement along the way if your progress isn’t always forward (or up). 🐟 Satisfy your completionist side by collecting salmonberries and salmon sense, and by finding all the secret areas. 🐟 Enjoy the game at your own pace with accessibility settings like: Key Rebinding, Hold-to-Swim,…
- Demo Hotfix: v.demo.0.9 - 26 February 2025
A small update this morning! Fixes: - Fixed a nasty issue primarily effecting PlayStation controllers that would prevent key-rebinding if any controller stick drift was present. - Fix the game icon to properly display in all locations
- Playing Upstream for Next Fest! - 24 February 2025
Come see the two person dev team playing their game Upstream!
- Upstream Demo Hotfix: v.demo.0.8 - 23 February 2025
We got a big list of changes here, many bug fixes and QoL changes for you all as we polish up the demo going into Next Fest this week. Changes: - The game timer now waits to start until the player enters a movement input or the fish is moved by an external force like a current. - Subtitles will now be automatically disabled if narration is muted. - Sound effects like splashes and collisions now scale based on the salmon's velocity. - Button prompts in the tutorial now flash to draw more attention to them. - If Salmon Sense is disabled, the Salmon Sense Collection Bar will not be visible. - The keybind for quicksave will now only be visible in the Settings Menu when the QuickSave Gamemode is selected. Fixes: - Removed a Visual Artifact from the Main Menu Art - Fixed a visual bug with water surfaces causing them to remain on screen if traveling at high speeds. - Various UI tweaks. - Fixed…
- Demo Hotfix: v.demo.0.7 - 18 February 2025
Some small fixes and changes today as well as one new feature! Additions: - Enabled Steam Cloud Saves Fixes: - Enabled Controller Navigation in the leaderboard - Fixed an issue causing the collision of the fish to be incorrect when loading a save with quicksave enabled. As always, please report all issues on our bug report form with as much detail as possible. Thanks for playing! Gllama Games
- Demo Hotfix: v.demo.0.6 - 17 February 2025
Only one change in this week's hotfix! Fix: - Fixed a bug which could erase save files when opening the menu without starting a game. As always, please use the bug report feature on our website if you encounter any issues, and please be as detailed with your report as you can. Thanks so much! -Gllama Games
- Demo Hotfix: v.demo.0.5 - 12 February 2025
Just a few emergency fixes for this patch! Fixes: - Fixed a bug that could cause a soft lock when getting a new high score while playing with Steam in offline mode. - Moved game savedata from Upstream folder to a UpstreamDemo folder.
- Demo Hotfix: v.demo.0.4 - 11 February 2025
Hello Salmon! Here are all the changes for todays update! Additions/Improvements: - Added a new particle effect when you do a complete flip in the air! - Added sound effects to accompany narrator reaction lines. - Added a tooltip to explain Hold-to-Swim mode. - Added a new achievement! - Changed UI transition speed. - Various small level changes to improve appearance. - Internally refactored the pause menu to increase stability. - Dramatically improved performance of water currents using a new visual effect. Fixes: - Edited the collisions of certain tiles. - Stopped sound from playing when loading the game after the game is muted. - Fixed a bug causing narrator lines to play over each other. - Fixed a bug allowing the player to move and the timer to start before the game had finished loading. - Fixed an issue causing the controller mode to switch when transitioning from the game to the…
- Demo Hotfix v.demo.0.3 - 9 February 2025
Hello All. We have another batch of changes here for you all. Additions: - Added a new progress bar to the UI to show you how far you are through the game. Fixes: - improved audio levels for some effects - remapped certain audio effects to the correct audio bus - fixed a crash caused by repeated presses of menu buttons - internally refactored narration set up As always, please let us know if you run into any issues and submit a bug report form with as much detail as you can. Thank you for your support! Gllama Games
- Upstream Demo Hotfix: v.demo.0.2 - 8 February 2025
Hello all, we have couple small changes to the demo for you this morning. Additions: - improved the background effect in menus by adding a ripple on click - added Steam user specific game saves Fixes: - modified terrain and salmon collisions to prevent getting stuck - added more variance to repetitive sound effects - fixed controller focus on quicksave warning pop-up - fixed music tracks becoming offset
- The Upstream Demo is Available NOW! - 6 February 2025
Thank you so much for following along with the development of Upstream so far. We are so incredibly excited to share our first Official Demo build of the game! The demo features two areas out of the seven that will be present in the full game. It also features a fully functional leaderboard to keep track of best times, and its own set of Steam Achievements for you to collect! We have been working so hard the last month to get this demo polished to share with you all, and we can’t wait to see that leaderboard start to fill up. Demo Page Link Please give it a try, and share it with your friends! Do you think you will make it to the leaderboard? Stay tuned for more updates! Thanks for playing, Gllama Games
- Upstream Playtest is Live! - 14 December 2024
Thank you for following along with the development of Upstream! It’s been so fun to work on our first commercial project and see it slowly come to fruition. We’ve published a short playtest in the hopes of garnering some feedback on the gameplay. After playing it, please make sure to fill out the feedback form (linked in game on the intro screen and in the pause menu). We would really appreciate it! Below are a few notes on the playtest. This is NOT a demo and thus the game is missing music, narration, among other things and is not finished. Please fill out the feedback form linked in game during/after playing (there are some questions that require having the game open still). This is how we improve. Hit TAB to toggle a helpful overlay. Keep in mind the final game will NOT have this (at least not in the main game). Hit ESCAPE to toggle the pause menu. Thank you! Gllama Games
