I played this the day it came out from Humble and I was hooked immediately. Listening to the story, climbing the mountain, failing, falling, restarting. The climb is long, I think my first completion was around 8 hours. By the time I got the golden pot, I think I was down in the 6 minute range.

This game checks all the boxes for a good, skill based game that a lot of the clones don't:

The physics are crisp and repeatable
There is infinite skill progression
There are routes to explore and different ways to tackle objectives
There are varied obstacles and techniques that build on each other as you climb the mountain. Everything feels meticulously intentional, bad or good

It's frustrating and rewarding, and everyone should give it a try at least.

Also: turn on trackpad tuning or the game is actually bad.

I played this the day it came out from Humble and I was hooked immediately. Listening to the story, climbing the mountain, failing, falling, restarting. The climb is long, I think my first completion was around 8 hours. By the time I got the golden pot, I think I was down in the 6 minute range. This game checks all the boxes for a good, skill based game that a lot of the clones don't: The physics are crisp and repeatable There is infinite skill progression There are routes to explore and different ways to tackle objectives There are varied obstacles and techniques that build on each other as you climb the mountain. Everything feels meticulously intentional, bad or good It's frustrating and rewarding, and everyone should give it a try at least. Also: turn on trackpad tuning or the game is actually bad.