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Insurmountable

Mountain-climbing roguelike where weather and scarce resources shape every route

ByteRockers' Games · Published by Daedalic Entertainment · Released Apr 29, 2021

AdventureIndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
79% of 983
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
2
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
4 years ago
Jul 27, 2022
Minimum PC
GTX 670
8 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 74/100 (critic reviews)

What is Insurmountable?

Insurmountable is a single-player mountain-climbing roguelike with three climbers, each tied to a mysterious story. You plot routes up three procedurally generated mountains, search for equipment, and manage your climber’s condition through changing weather, day and night, and random events. Death ends the run.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy weighing routes against weather and limited supplies
  • +you prefer a slow pace without direct combat
  • +you like choosing climbers with different skills

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike restarting a run after your climber dies
  • −you need varied objectives across successive climbs

What players say

79% of 983 reviews are positive

Players praise the resource-management decisions and replayable climbs. Common complaints include awkward camera controls, repetitive events, and a story some find unengaging. Some players also report a DLL overlay error that prevents the game from loading.

How many players finish Insurmountable?

7.5% of Steam players have unlocked «First ascent», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Insurmountable system requirements

Minimum: GTX 670, 8 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
WINDOWS® 7, 8.1, 10 (64 or 32 BIT)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-4460, AMD FX™-6300
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 670 or AMD Radeon™ R7 260x
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Optimized for 16:9 aspect ratios

Recommended

OS
WINDOWS® 7, 8.1, 10 64-BIT
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-3770, AMD FX™-9590, or better
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970 with 6GB VRAM, AMD Radeon™ RX 480 with 8GB VRAM, or better
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
Notes
Optimized for 16:9 aspect ratios

Does Insurmountable have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Insurmountable run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Device compatibility warnings shown
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
29
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian.

Does Insurmountable use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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