Review: Frustrating and incredible in equal measure, Cairn is a game all about climbing to the top of a mountain.
On a trip to Wyoming, a novice learns to climb a frozen waterfall, an activity that takes focus, fearlessness and a good ice ...
With infinite pathways and incredible tension, video games like Cairn and Peak are recreating the activity’s emotional highs ...
Cairn is another change of tune for The Game Bakers, hitherto known for the nimble RPG snogging of Haven and the gimlet-eyed boss-rushing of Furi. Also the *squints* cephalopoddy eco activism of ...
A new cohort of titles, including this year’s ‘Cairn’, lets players taste the ecstasy — and heart-pounding terror — of alpinism ...
Mountaineers have tried to rationalize their obsession with scaling peaks for centuries. “What is above knows what is below but what is below does not know what is above,” wrote Rene Daumal. Anatoli ...
Mountain-climbing simulators have been surprisingly common in recent years but how does this compare to co-op hit Peak and the acclaimed Jusant?