Cairn

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REALISTIC CLIMBING SIMULATION Cairn’s realistic simulation allows intuitive climbing: find the best holds and place your hands and feet seamlessly with simple controls. Adapt your posture, effort and balance —if you're not careful, you will fall!

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Developer:
The Game Bakers
Engine:
Unity 6
Release date:
29 January 2026
Recent Steam reviews:
Overwhelmingly Positive (683)
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (8668)

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REALISTIC CLIMBING SIMULATION

Cairn’s realistic simulation allows intuitive climbing: find the best holds and place your hands and feet seamlessly with simple controls. Adapt your posture, effort and balance —if you're not careful, you will fall!

THE ASCENT OF A LIFETIME

As pro climber Aava, you embark on the ascent of Mount Kami, a summit that has never been reached. Along the journey, meet unexpected companions and hear from those left on the ground. Discover the mountain's history and decide what Aava is willing to sacrifice to achieve her dream.

OPEN YOUR OWN ROUTE

You are free to climb anywhere. Explore the mountain, read the rock face from the ground and plan your route carefully to reach the top. Solve problems while on the wall to navigate difficult sections. You can climb on anything, so choose your path wisely!

CLIMBING IS A FIGHT

Climbing is challenging: each wall feels like a boss fight. A thrilling challenge for those eager to test themselves, but you can also adjust the difficulty to customise your experience.

SURVIVE THE DEADLY MOUNTAIN

Manage your resources to survive during the long ascent: pitons, chalk, finger tape... but also food, water and medicine. Set up bivouacs and explore the mountain to find resources to reach the summit.

AWARD-WINNING INDIE TEAM

An unforgettable experience from the makers of Furi and Haven, with music and sound design by the team behind Limbo, Inside, Control and Cocoon, and art and story by renowned comic-book artist Mathieu Bablet.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10
Processor:
Intel Core i7-6700 (4 * 3400), AMD Ryzen 5 1500X (4 * 3500) or equivalent
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4096 MB), Radeon RX 570 (8192 MB)
Storage:
10 GB available space
Additional Notes:
SSD required. Controller recommended.

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10
Processor:
Intel Core i7-10700 (8 * 2900), AMD Ryzen 7 3700X (8 * 3600) or equivalent
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
Geforce RTX 2060 Super (6144 MB), Radeon RX 5700 (8192 MB)
Storage:
10 GB available space
Additional Notes:
SSD required. Controller recommended.

User reviews

Tanhathan
Recommended | 02 Jun 2026
25.9h played

The Game Bakers have always been great at mixing gameplay, visuals and music. Cairn is no exception. A great story about the thin line between strive and obsession, not much being said, but deeply. Thank you and congrats

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Damon
Recommended | 02 Jun 2026
17.4h played

Beautiful game. It's cute, cozy, and as full of charm as it is heartfelt sadness. Probably the best climbing mechanics I've seen, though I'm glad there is no free solo (no pitons permadeath mode) achievement if you want

Helpful: 1
WalkEmDownWIz
Recommended | 01 Jun 2026
21.2h played

super fun game, you can tell the developers put their heart into this project. I never write reviews but i really really like this game and how it turned out. I can't wait for any future DLC

Helpful: 0
alexis_meadling
Recommended | 02 Jun 2026
22.4h played

Absolutely incredible game, great game mechanics and the story is incredible. I would say (MINOR SPOILERS) pick the safer option at the end, it'll allow you to reload and do things you didn't get a chance to the first

Helpful: 0
Diford
Recommended | 02 Jun 2026
14.5h played

Incredible game with a very good story. The climbing is almost always satisfying but occasionally frustrating, though you likely fell due to user error. The story is compelling, emotional and the score accentuates it

Helpful: 0
Xav
Recommended | 02 Jun 2026
12.7h played

One of my favorite game this year. The take gameplay is really great to get and intuitive, sometimes it's kinda weird how you can make some moves but you get used to it. It's game about immersion and how you get lost in

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