UpBRELLA Brings Umbrella-Based Puzzle Platforming to PC
UpBRELLA is a knowledge-based puzzle game where a single umbrella tool teaches rules that players combine to solve tougher puzzles, a genre the developer says is emerging.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
AbleYou showed UpBRELLA at Busan Indie Connect Festival 2026. The 2D puzzle platformer stars a witch who uses an umbrella to glide, bounce, and trigger switches. Developer Kim Yunu said the three-person team builds puzzles around one tool, with influences including the knowledge-based game Ooo.
UpBRELLA is a 2D puzzle platformer from Korean studio AbleYou, shown at Busan Indie Connect Festival 2026. The player controls a witch whose umbrella does most of the work: placing it creates a stepping stone, opening it slows falls for gliding, and recalling it from a distance can drop objects onto switches.
Developer Kim Yunu told 4Gamer the project started as a knowledge-based game, a genre where players discover mechanics through a single tool. The team of three, who met in a university club, settled on an umbrella after looking for a tool that could support the whole puzzle set. Kim cited Ooo as a major influence.
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