Underplayed Gems

Sklime: A Difficult Climbing Adventure (2024)

Sklime: A Difficult Climbing Adventure cover
Developer
Zankai
Platforms
Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Genres
Platform, Adventure, Indie
Where to get it
PlayStation Store

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How it feels

A punishing, twitchy climbing game where precise twin-stick controls push you upward through vivid, varied zones with occasional minigame breaks, maintaining a tense, struggle-based pace.

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About

Sklime is a difficult single level twin-stick climbing game taking inspiration from Bennett Foddy's Getting Over It. The player must climb over a thousand meters out of The Depths, visiting 7 different colorful zones while playing some minigames along the way.

Screenshots

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