Go Up

A balloon rises through a vertical sky, and your only defence is a circular shield you drag around it. Slide the barrier on screen to knock aside blocks, beams and triangles, but timing matters: shove too late or too hard and the obstacles bounce back into your path. Obstacles grow more frequent and complex the higher you climb, in a single-player test of reaction and patience that runs in the browser on desktop, phone or tablet, with no installation needed.

About this game

Welcome to Go Up, the exciting free mobile game that challenges you to protect the balloon as it rises higher and higher into the sky. Get ready to put your skills to the ultimate test with this amazing balloon game that’ll keep you on your toes and your eyes glued to the screen.

Picture this. You have a tiny balloon you need to protect. You need to push away all the pointy and heavy things that get in the way of your balloon going up. But it’s not that easy. The sky is full of all kinds of strange things like blocks, beams, and triangles. If your balloon even touches one of these, it’s all over. Exciting, right?

But it gets even better! The higher your balloon goes, the harder the game gets. The obstacles become trickier and more difficult to avoid. You can push everything out of the way, but watch out! If you send blocks flying everywhere, you will find it difficult to protect the balloon.

How to play

You have a “shield” or barrier (often a circular protective plane) that you can move around the balloon to push objects aside.
You swipe or drag on the screen to reposition your shield around the balloon. (While the store page doesn’t explicitly describe the swipe controls, that’s the common mechanic for this kind of game.)
You must time your moves carefully pushing obstacles too late or too aggressively can send them flying in directions that block the balloon again.
The higher you get (the further in the level), the more frequent and more complex obstacles appear.