Choose City Climber
Choose City Climber if you want a Simulation and Casual game with Steam Leaderboards, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and PvP. City Climber launched in 2017.
City Climber vs Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure
City Climber and Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure both land in Action, Sports, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Sports, Indie on Steam. City Climber (2017) is 7 years older than Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure (2024). Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure scores higher on Steam reviews (87.1% positive) than City Climber (73.5% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure
Choose Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 87.1% positive across 101 reviews.
Both City Climber and Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure sit in Action, Sports, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 City Climber |  Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Action, Sports, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 3.74 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.5% positive (136 reviews) | 87.1% positive (101 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Ondrej Angelovic | Jasper Oprel, Indiana-Jonas |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Sports, Indie on Steam.
- City Climber (2017) is 7 years older than Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure (2024).
- Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure scores higher on Steam reviews (87.1% positive) than City Climber (73.5% positive).
- Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than City Climber (3.74 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; City Climber has no Deck rating yet.
City Climber vs Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure — FAQ
- Which is better, City Climber or Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure?
- On Steam reviews Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure scores higher (87.1% positive) than City Climber (73.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play City Climber or Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure first?
- If you want chronology, City Climber (2017) came out before Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are City Climber and Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure similar?
- They overlap on Action, Sports, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both City Climber and Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: City Climber ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.