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Marco Venditto, Sebastian Stuhlberger, Timea Hötzinger, Angela Prager, Andreas Deters, Maximilian Strohmayr · Published by The Dark Climb Team · Official site ↗
Positive — 100% positive (10 reviews)
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
The Dark Climb is a challenging, third person, resource-based, stealth game in which you try to reach the end of a dark and dangerous map. You are equipped with a light source, which is directly bound to your life in the game.
Indie, Free To Play · 2023 · More free games
Embark on a perilous journey through The Dark Climb's treacherous terrain. As you navigate its shadows, carefully manage your dwindling light source to survive and reach your goal.
About this game
Fortunately, scattered throughout the world are safe-havens in the form of giant eyes, where you can replenish your light source. These havens are initially unlit, requiring you to discover and use scattered lanterns to illuminate them. By doing so, you gradually illuminate your path through the world.
Beware of deadly flying eyes that also inhabit the map. Drawing their attention with your light will result in them attacking you and rapidly draining your energy. If you do attract their notice, your only means of escape is to temporarily seek refuge in the shadows. Effective energy management and stealthy, evasive gameplay are crucial to your success.
Traversing the map is not without its challenges, as the darkness continually tears it apart, leaving a fractured environment adrift in an endless void. Your character possesses basic movement abilities such as walking and jumping to navigate this fragmented world.
Moreover, The Dark Climb aims to provide a captivating audio-sensory experience. The fading energy supply and menacing inhabitants of the dark world are emphasized through immersive sound design. The safe-havens also contribute to this experience, offering a sense of relief whenever you can freely activate your light, even if you remain just a small glimmer lost in the eternal night.
System Requirements
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- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: 2.3 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U with Radeon Vega
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 2 GB available space






