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Shares procedural generation with Peaks of Yore.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Games like Peaks of Yore
- 21 games
- Updated Nov 3, 2026
Players who liked Peaks of Yore also play
The closest matches to Peaks of Yore: A Difficult Game About Climbing, Cairn, Jump King, Baby Steps, and White Knuckle. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Baby Steps
Why this: Same immersive mood as Peaks of Yore.
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White Knuckle
Why this: Shares climbing mechanics and procedural generation with Peaks of Yore.
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Shares climbing mechanics and procedural generation with Peaks of Yore.
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: Anders Grube Jensen
- Price: $18.99checked Nov 3
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 98% of 3,182 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Artstyle direction is authentic to the time period
- Challenging
- Immersive
- Climbing mechanics
- Difficulty curve
- Equipment upgrades
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Why this: Same challenging mood as Peaks of Yore.
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Why this: Shares procedural generation with Peaks of Yore.
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Cairn
Why this: Shares climbing mechanics with Peaks of Yore.
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Why this: Same challenging mood as Peaks of Yore.
Baby Steps
Why this: Same immersive mood as Peaks of Yore.
About Peaks of Yore
The closest matches to Peaks of Yore: A Difficult Game About Climbing, Cairn, Jump King, Baby Steps, and White Knuckle. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Peaks of Yore is your kind of game, the closest matches are A Difficult Game About Climbing, Cairn and Jump King — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging and immersive, and single out its climbing mechanics and difficulty curve. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Peaks of Yore is a physics-based climbing adventure set in the year 1887 across the treacherous landscape of The Great Gales. Players navigate challenging peaks using momentum-based movement mechanics that reward careful tactical positioning and skill mastery. The game features procedural generation for its environments, equipment upgrades to aid progression, and a demanding difficulty curve that reviewers note provides an immersive experience. Players highlight how the art direction authentically captures the historical period. This solo-only experience offers substantial length and supports play on Steam Deck. Currently priced at $18.99, the game holds a 98% positive rating from over 3,100 Steam reviews.
About Peaks of Yore: Travel around The Great Gales to climb challenging peaks in this physics-based climbing adventure set in 1887. Meet like-minded mountaineers, unlock helpful climbing gear, and become a pioneer of mountaineering.
Is Peaks of Yore worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 98% of 3,182 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $18.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 20 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Artstyle direction is authentic to the time period
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“If you get MOTION SICK, don't play this game. But, for everyone else this seems to be a fun but challenging climbing game that doesn't try to make you rage like Jump King or Getting Over It but is still hard to master. I really wish I…”
People who play it also play: A Difficult Game About Climbing, Cairn, Jump King
Frequently asked about Peaks of Yore
Can I run it?
Does Peaks of Yore run on Steam Deck?
Peaks of Yore is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Peaks of Yore cost?
Peaks of Yore is listed on Steam at 18.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Peaks of Yore?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Peaks of Yore are A Difficult Game About Climbing, Cairn, Jump King.
Who developed Peaks of Yore?
Peaks of Yore was developed by Anders Grube Jensen and published by TraipseWare.