Steam market intelligence

A Difficult Game About Climbing

87% positive · 5,708 Steam reviews · released Mar 6, 2024 · by Pontypants

Psychological Horror Difficult Adventure Singleplayer Platformer Precision Platformer Action Funny

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~217k (P10–P90: 86.6k – 477k)

Gross revenue: ~$1.8M (P10–P90: $710k – $3.9M)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate

Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 1, 2026.

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 71% positive across 70 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3300 games).

Gameplay & mechanics83% positive · 24 mentions

“"A Difficult Game About Climbing" is a "Foddian Game" (Game designed so that you must reach the top of a surface following difficult controls, major setbacks, and lots of raging, ideal games to stream on twitch or youtube) in the truest…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 23 h played · Report / request removal

Difficulty & balance80% positive · 20 mentions

“Very nice game, a bit easy for my liking. Probably needs another DLC with an upgrade in the difficulty. Game is worth it, hopefully didn't cause too much damage for players. Congrats to the Dev!”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 34 h played · Report / request removal

Price & value89% positive · 18 mentions

“this game i mean .... wow .... ill just say this, whether its on sale for £5.52 or full price for £8.50 i would still rather clamp my balls in a vice and let someone twist it shut until they physically couldnt then of never bought this gem…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 32 h played · Report / request removal

351 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

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Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

Third-person

Technology

Mood & themes

HorrorFunny

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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