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Use physics-based arm controls to grip, swing, and leap up a perilous mountain, where missed moves can undo hard-won progress.
Released 06 Mar 2024
Climb Using Your Arms
Swing Into High Ledges
Practice Precision Jumps
This is a difficult game about climbing.
Developed by Pontypants · Published by Pontypants
Themes from a helpfulness-selected sample of Steam reviews, not the aggregate Steam score.
You control a lone climber attempting to reach the peak of a treacherous mountain. The journey is built around climbing with the character’s arms, with gravity and the risk of falling shaping every move.
Move each arm to grab surfaces, pull upward, build momentum, and launch into jumps between ledges. Progress depends on learning how the physics respond and making precise choices about when to reach, swing, or let go.
The main ascent spans seven areas, and an included second chapter adds nine more zones with new climbing challenges. Repeated attempts let you practice obstacles and improve your control, while falls can cost you progress.
In this helpfulness-selected sample, players often enjoy the satisfaction of gradually mastering the climbing controls and making progress through demanding obstacles. Some describe the repetition and focus as meditative, while others find the difficulty and lost progress frustrating; opinions are especially divided on the second chapter.
REACH THE PEAK
Pull yourself up a treacherous mountain to reach the legendary Peak, where eternal glory and a wonderful gift awaits. This journey demands complete mastery in the legendary art of climbing.
Game includes one free expansion, a completely new, bigger adventure featuring a full second chapter that’s more brutal, more ambitious, and absolutely not easier.
No deaths or violence.
Just the constant fear of falling and losing all your progress. Perhaps that is worse…
Physics based climbing.
Use only your mouse to control the arms of the climber. Gamepad supported.
Endless suffering.
The world record is under 4 minutes. You, however, will be here for hours. Possibly forever.
Legs... You cannot use your legs for some reason.
FAILURE IS A TEACHER. EACH FALL IS A LESSON.
Embark on a philosophical journey, uncover lessons of ancient wisdom and who knows... perhaps even the meaning of life itself?
ETERNAL GLORY AWAITS YOU AT THE PEAK
Conquer each of the 7 uniquely designed areas that make up this one colossal mountain to receive the grand prize.
A completely new, bigger adventure featuring a full second chapter that’s more brutal, more ambitious, and absolutely not easier. Adds 9 completely new zones and is included with the game.
“The ascent has become familiar… almost comforting. But alas, far below, within the endless water that binds earth to heaven, lies a glimmer of hope - and perhaps a deeper truth.”
This game is inspired by "Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy", itself a homage to an older game made by Jazzuo. I aimed to capture the magic of GOI's intensely difficult gameplay, which becomes comically easy once you master it.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
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| Achievements | 5 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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