Q-UP

Q-UP

Released Nov 2025

Sick of long queues, unfair matchups, and arbitrary reflex tests? Try Q-UP, the coin flipping eSport. It's one part clicker, one part multiplayer strategy game, one part demented capitalism simulator, and 100% completely random.

93% positive · 1,193 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Q-UP launched on November 5, 2025 as a complete game featuring 8 playable characters, over 200 items, and full single/multiplayer modes. The developer followed up quickly with hotfixes and balance patches, then shipped a free content update on December 20, 2025 — the Hacker Update — which added a new playable character and a roguelike game mode with permadeath, a drafting system, skill stealing, and three difficulty levels. Crucially, the developer was explicit about their plans on November 20, 2025: they stated they do not intend to run the game as a live service with a constant stream of content, and that future support will be limited to quality-of-life improvements and hotfixes as needed. This is a clear statement that the Hacker Update represented the end of planned major content additions. No future DLC, expansions, or named updates have been announced since then, and no unreleased content is listed in the store. The game is complete as of the Hacker Update on December 20, 2025. Players waiting for all content are safe to dive in now.
Evidence
The Hacker Update launched as a free update, adding a new character and a roguelike game mode — the content commitment referenced in the November developer post
news post · Dec 20, 2025 source content shipped
high
Developers explicitly stated they do not plan a constant barrage of content like a live service game, and will only provide quality-of-life and hotfix support going forward
news post · Nov 20, 2025 source development ending
high

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Details

Publisher
Everybody House Games
Achievements
24
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP

About this game

From the twisted minds that brought you Universal Paperclips and Babble Royale comes a timeless tale about numbers going up and going down, the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, reverse mergers, spooky action at a distance, and a 3-ton whale with a day job.

50/50. Totally random. Totally fair.

You sit down after a tough day to play your favorite video game. Of course you have to wait 10 minutes to get into a match. When you finally do get into a game, you're up against the sweatiest kids you've ever seen. Meanwhile, the idiots on your team have apparently never even heard of a keyboard. After that guaranteed loss, it's another 10 minute wait just to get into a game with someone who screams at you the whole time and then leaves halfway through. As usual, you played your "favorite" video game for the entire night and the only thing you got was mad. 

Sound familiar? We've been there. That's why we made Q-UP! Every single round of Q-UP is determined by the result of a coin flip, so every single round of Q-UP is completely fair. No more smurfs ruining your games. No more inters. No more tryhards. No more stupid reaction times or mechanics. Just perfectly fair matches, every single time.

  • Climb the ladder by earning the most Q

  • Experience a dramatic battle for corporate power in the eSports industry and, if it's not too much trouble, decide the future of the universe

  • 8 playable heroes, each with their own unique skills and abilities

  • 4v4 team-based competition

  • Team up with your friends, Solo-Q, or play the whole game single-player against bots

  • Over 200 Items to discover and build around 

  • Over 400 skills to unlock

  • A unique geometric trigger-based skill combo system

  • 1.38 × 10¹¹² ways to play! 

However you play, you'll experience the heart-stopping thrills of our patented, mathematically-perfect, quantum-powered matchmaking system. Will you make it to the top of the ladder or be trapped forever in Q-Lo hell? Don't ask me! Buy the game and find out!!

Last evaluated Jun 17, 2026
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