Underplayed Gems

The Dark Climb (2023)

The Dark Climb cover
Developer
Marco Venditto, Sebastian Stuhlberger, Timea Hötzinger, Angela Prager, Andreas Deters, Maximilian Strohmayr
Publisher
The Dark Climb Team
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Free To Play, Indie
Rating
5.0 of 5, 10 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 34 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A tense, resource-starved stealth crawl where every step in the dark is a gamble between your light and your life.

stealthtenseresource managementdarkatmosphericpunishingthird-personsurvival

What players say

Players describe a short but challenging game built around a clever light-based health mechanic. The experience is over quickly, which suits its difficulty, and some missed having a story. The ending and visuals get praise, and a few set challenges by replaying.

Screenshots

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