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The Game Bakers’ Cairn turns mountain climbing into a boss rush
The team behind Furi and Haven is back with a rock-climbing simulator set on the face of a lethally steep mountain.
It’s a rock-climbing simulator set on the face of a lethally steep mountain, starring an alpinist who’s determined to be the first person to reach its summit. Cairn is a “survival climber,” according to The Game Bakers, and it includes moments of slow mundanity among the extreme physical exertion. As they ascend, players are able to establish a limited number of checkpoints by screwing pitons into the rock, and choosing where to place these is a critical aspect of the game’s strategy.
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