A Difficult Game About Climbing

A Difficult Game About Climbing is exactly what the title says, modeled directly on Bennett Foddy's Getting Over It (itself a homage to Jazzuo's earlier work). The protagonist climbs a treacherous mountain using only their arms, controlled with the mouse, with no use of legs for unexplained reasons. Falling resets your progress entirely. The world record sits under four minutes; your first session will not be one of them.

The campaign covers seven uniquely designed areas of a single colossal mountain. The included free expansion adds Chapter 2, a bigger and more brutal adventure with nine completely new zones. No deaths, no violence, just the constant fear of losing all your accumulated progress in a single careless swing.

The physics-based control scheme demands real mastery. Pulling, swinging and reaching require precise mouse work; gamepad is supported but mouse remains the natural fit. Beyond the mountain, the developer frames it as a philosophical journey where failure teaches and each fall is a lesson. Climb the peak for eternal glory, a wonderful gift, and perhaps the meaning of life. Or just rage-quit. Both are valid.