A Difficult Game About Climbing overview

Overview

A Difficult Game About Climbing comes from Pontypants and is published by Pontypants. It arrived on Steam on Mar 6, 2024, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Steam, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

A Difficult Game About Climbing's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 18 players at 12 September 2026 - 06:20:29 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1,224. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 88% positive across 5,454 reviews.

Language and system requirements

A Difficult Game About Climbing is available in 6 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

A Difficult Game About Climbing has sold up to 170,000 units and has 5,393 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,300,000. On Twitch, 1 streamers are live with around 2 total watchers.

A Difficult Game About Climbing overview details

A Difficult Game About Climbing combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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. Enjoy: 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. But not: 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. Expansion - Chapter 2: 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.” Note from the developer: This game is inspired by "Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy", itself a homage to an…

SteamPulse editorial summary

A Difficult Game About Climbing is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action and Adventure. SteamPulse's latest observation records 18 players at 12 September 2026 - 06:20:29 UTC, a tracked peak of 1,224, and 88% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Psychological HorrorDifficultAdventureSingleplayerPlatformerPrecision PlatformerActionFunnyPhilosophicalHorrorPhysicsCasualDark HumorReplay ValueSurvival Horror

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