White Knuckle
First-person roguelite climbing with momentum, horror, and permadeath
Dark Machine Games · Published by DreadXP · Released Apr 17, 2025 · Early Access
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 98% of 15K
- Recent reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 97% of 569 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 542
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 2 months ago
- Jul 21, 2026
Free demo available, 30 playing it now: get the demo.
What is White Knuckle?
A single-player, first-person roguelite about escaping an underground megastructure by climbing through regions with different obstacles and creatures. Each run involves momentum-based movement, precision jumps, tools, limited inventory space, and permanent upgrades unlocked between attempts.
For you if...
- +you enjoy fast, precise movement under constant pressure
- +you like horror built around tension and hostile environments
- +you want difficult runs that reward mechanical mastery
Not for you if...
- −you prefer careful climbing without strict time pressure
- −you want a relaxed platformer with frequent checkpoints
What players say
98% of 14,596 reviews are positive · 97% of 569 in the last 30 days
Players praise the momentum-based climbing, horror atmosphere, and satisfaction of mastering fast movement. Common complaints focus on losing lengthy progress after death, limited mid-run saving, and random items or perks making attempts feel inconsistent.
Screenshots and trailer
White Knuckle system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 Or Later
- Processor
- 2.4GHZ Dual Core Processor Or Higher
- Graphics
- GTX 670 or Equivalent
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 2.4 GHZ Quad Core Processor Or Higher
- Graphics
- GTX 1060 or Equivalent
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 62
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Early Access
- Parkour
- Horror
- First-Person
- Roguelike
- 3D Platformer
- Platformer
- Pixel Graphics
- Precision Platformer
- Survival Horror
- Atmospheric
- Adventure
- Old School
- Dark
- FPS
- Score Attack
Recent updates
- Jul 21, 2026 · White Knuckle Beta 0.60h
- Jul 10, 2026 · White Knuckle Beta 0.60g
- Jun 30, 2026 · White Knuckle Beta 0.60f
- Jun 29, 2026 · White Knuckle Beta 0.60e
- Jun 28, 2026 · White Knuckle Beta 0.60d
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