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Pontypants · Published by Pontypants
Very Positive — 87% positive (5,701 reviews) · 5 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
This is a difficult game about climbing.
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Action, Adventure · 2024 · More £5 - £15 games
Embark on a perilous ascent in A Difficult Game About Climbing, where precise movements and daring climbs define your progress. Experience the tension and excitement as you navigate steep cliffs and precarious ledges under the watchful eye of developer Pontypants.
About this game
REACH THE PEAK
Pull yourself up a treacherous mountain to reach the legendary Peak, where eternal glory and a wonderful gift awaits. This journey demands complete mastery in the legendary art of climbing.
Game includes one free expansion, a completely new, bigger adventure featuring a full second chapter that’s more brutal, more ambitious, and absolutely not easier.
Enjoy:
No deaths or violence.
Just the constant fear of falling and losing all your progress. Perhaps that is worse…
Physics based climbing.
Use only your mouse to control the arms of the climber. Gamepad supported.
Endless suffering.
The world record is under 4 minutes. You, however, will be here for hours. Possibly forever.
But not:
Legs... You cannot use your legs for some reason.
FAILURE IS A TEACHER. EACH FALL IS A LESSON.
Embark on a philosophical journey, uncover lessons of ancient wisdom and who knows... perhaps even the meaning of life itself?
ETERNAL GLORY AWAITS YOU AT THE PEAK
Conquer each of the 7 uniquely designed areas that make up this one colossal mountain to receive the grand prize.
Expansion - Chapter 2:
A completely new, bigger adventure featuring a full second chapter that’s more brutal, more ambitious, and absolutely not easier. Adds 9 completely new zones and is included with the game.
“The ascent has become familiar… almost comforting. But alas, far below, within the endless water that binds earth to heaven, lies a glimmer of hope - and perhaps a deeper truth.”
Note from the developer:
This game is inspired by "Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy", itself a homage to an older game made by Jazzuo. I aimed to capture the magic of GOI's intensely difficult gameplay, which becomes comically easy once you master it.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+)
- Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core CPU
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: 2.5 GHz Dual Core CPU
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Geforce GTX 970/Radeon RX470 or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Key Rebinding Update - Patch Notes v1.2.65
With this update, you can finally rebind keys to your liking. This is exclusive to keyboard/mouse as the controls for gamepad wouldn't really work in any other configuration. Enjoy! Patch Notes v 1.2.65 Added full mouse-and-keyboard key-remapping (accessible from the pause menu). Smoother, cleaner menu navigation for gamepad users. Finally added menu sound effects :) Polished various menu elements for a more cohesive, tidy look. Happy climbing! :)Read full article on Community Announcements (albrechtmediainc)Patch NotesOfficial
UI Update - Patch Notes v1.2.64
Patch Notes v1.2.64 Added options to hide the crown and cape. Added a Statistics screen showing PB times and clears for both maps. Improved localization across all languages. Fixed minor sound playback issues. Roadmap: Rebindable Buttons: Final major feature in progress, targeted for next patch. Optimization: 90% complete. Localization: Complete. Ability to equip/unequip unlocked items: Complete. Improved Menu: Complete. If you have any feedback or bug reports, feel free to join the Discord or reach out on Twitter — both links can be found in the game’s pause menu. :) Happy climbing all!Read full article on Community Announcements (albrechtmediainc)Patch NotesOfficial
Improved localization, optimization and more - Patch Notes
v1.2.63 Patch Notes: Improved localization: Some of the translations were a bit off, these should hopefully be corrected now. It's hard for me to be sure since I don't speak any of the translated languages :| If you have suggestions I am all ears! Improved optimization: The new map should overall be a lot more performant, especially the Mines, Lava area and the Junkyard which were pretty bad in prior versions. Save System update: Some players reported an issue after the intro text, the game would not load any further and got stuck on a black screen. This was a bug with the save system which should now be completely fixed. Please report if this is still happening for you!! Minor UI bug fixes. There are still a lot of things on my to do list! Stay tuned for future updates in the coming days! Cheers! /PontyRead full article on Community Announcements (albrechtmediainc)AnnouncementsOfficial
Localization is here!
A Difficult Game About Climbing has now been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Russian and Korean!All UI elements, intro texts and credits (at the end of map 2) have been fully localized.Still on the list to translate:In game assets such as the "Peak" sign.The end credits of the first map - since it is 3D rendered text it is taking a bit longer.Happy climbing everyone!Read full article on Community Announcements (Pontypants)Patch NotesOfficial
Roadmap & Patch Notes
Patch Notes v1.2.5: To not spam out patch notes - here are all the patch notes since the release of the new expansion: Added 2 new achievements Difficulty balancing in several sections. Gift boxes now have notes to indicate whether more gifts are available or not. Quick restart in the 2nd level is enabled once you have completed it at least once (ctrl+R to quick restart) Intro text is now skippable Fixed some broken colliders which allowed the player to fall through the world. Small bugfixes Roadmap for future updates: Quick Reset in new map (COMPLETED) Improved Menu, better overview of stats (In Progress) Improved optimization (In Progress) Localization for major Languages (In Progress) Ability to equip/unequip unlocked items Rebindable buttons If you have any suggestions for improvements to the game, feel free to join our Discord or simply tweet @Pontypants and let me know what you want! Happy climbing everyone! PontyRead full article on Community Announcements (albrechtmediainc)
