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Climb out of an underground megastructure with momentum-based, two-handed controls while managing tools and outrunning danger.
Released 17 Apr 2025
Climb With Both Hands
Outrun The Rising Mass
Hammer In Pitons
White Knuckle is a first-person roguelite speed-climbing game. Ascend through the guts of SUB-STRUCTURE 17 using precision movement mechanics. Sharp reflexes and resource management will bring you out from under ten thousand meters of concrete and decay.
Developed by Dark Machine Games · Published by DreadXP
You play as a climber trying to escape SUB-STRUCTURE 17, a vast underground complex. Scale its structures while strange inhabitants and a rising threat make every route dangerous.
Control each hand separately to grab holds, swing, jump, and build momentum. Manage hand stamina and your inventory as you use tools and supplies to climb, overcome obstacles, and avoid falling.
Each attempt is a run through distinct regions with their own hazards and challenges. Run-based progression unlocks augmentations, while learning routes and refining your movement can help you climb farther and faster.
Players often praise the tactile, momentum-driven climbing and the satisfaction of mastering its demanding controls. Reviews also highlight the tense horror atmosphere and the urge to replay runs, improve routes, and climb faster. Some describe a steep learning curve and punishing difficulty, especially in later sections.
Use momentum-based movement mechanics with precision, deploy a variety of tools and resources, and ascend as fast as you can.
Just don't lose your grip, there’s eternity below you.
Manage your inventory or become encumbered and fall to your death. Failure to grab what you need from your bag in time can spell disaster.
Through run-based meta-progression, you’ll discover and unlock varied augmentations.
Bolster your will to ascend.
You're not alone down here. Strange life flourishes far underground, and darker things haunt these halls. Something oozes from the depths– following you, growing angrier… and it won't let up.
Travel through different regions with unique threats and gameplay challenges during your attempted escape of the underground megastructure.
The deep dry storage of the Silos, the putrid sewers of the Pipeworks, the haunted piers of Habitation. Each area will require adaptation to new obstacles and denizens.
| Platforms | Windows |
|---|---|
| Achievements | 62 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| Website | Official website |
