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A Difficult Game About Climbing

Physics-based climbing platformer where falls can undo hard-won progress

Pontypants · Released Mar 6, 2024

ActionAdventure

Reviews
Very Positive
86% of 5,830
Recent reviews
Very Positive
81% of 54 in 30 days
Players
22
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
11 months ago
Nov 30, 2025
Minimum PC
HD 4000
2 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is A Difficult Game About Climbing?

This single-player climbing platformer has you control a climber’s arms to pull him up a mountain, grip surfaces, and make jumps. You cross seven areas on the way to a peak and a promised prize. An included second chapter adds nine more zones, and a fall can send you far back.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy mastering physics-based movement through practice
  • +you like difficult jumps that demand precise timing

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike losing substantial progress after a mistake
  • −you want a gentle difficulty curve or frequent safe spots

What players say

86% of 5,830 reviews are positive · 81% of 54 in the last 30 days

Players praise the climbing mechanic and the sense of getting better with practice. Common complaints are sharp difficulty spikes and punishing falls, particularly in later sections. Some players also find the mouse controls imprecise or tiring to use.

Players over time

▼ -24% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 30 players on Oct 3, 2026.

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How many players finish A Difficult Game About Climbing?

14% of Steam players have unlocked «Peak», 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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A Difficult Game About Climbing system requirements

Minimum: HD 4000, 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 (SP1+)
Processor
2 GHz Dual Core CPU
Graphics
Intel HD Graphics 4000 or better
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
2.5 GHz Dual Core CPU
Graphics
Geforce GTX 970/Radeon RX470 or better
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does A Difficult Game About Climbing have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does A Difficult Game About Climbing run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
5
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America.

Does A Difficult Game About Climbing 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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