Budget Steam smash hit, Peak, is my new gaming obsession

I love climbing things in games. But I don't always love games that are firmly about climbing. Games that are firmly about climbing are often too technical for me - they tangle me up with ropes and pitons and tricky physics systems. Too many systems. Too many meters to manage. When climbing games are at their most arcadey - say something like Jusant, or Grow Home - I'm in, thoroughly in. But the best climbing I've ever had in a game was probably in Crackdown, and that's an action game that just happens to let you stick to walls and ledges. The best climbing until now, anyway. Read more

Jun 24, 2025 - 12:02

Budget Steam smash hit, Peak, is my new gaming obsession

I love climbing things in games. But I don't always love games that are firmly about climbing. Games that are firmly about climbing are often too technical for me - they tangle me up with ropes and pitons and tricky physics systems. Too many systems. Too many meters to manage. When climbing games are at their most arcadey - say something like Jusant, or Grow Home - I'm in, thoroughly in. But the best climbing I've ever had in a game was probably in Crackdown, and that's an action game that just happens to let you stick to walls and ledges. The best climbing until now, anyway.