{"id":1105391,"date":"2026-01-28T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T07:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wydL4DAPu85P6pAwMqHcpk"},"modified":"2026-01-28T07:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T07:15:00","slug":"ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Ascend through &#8216;ten thousand meters of concrete and decay&#8217; in this horrifying &#8216;first-person roguelite speed-climbing game&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"low\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p6o4x6zT_9s\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever thought to yourself, <em>I wonder what <\/em><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/jusant\/\"><em>Jusant<\/em><\/a><em> would be like if <\/em><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/horror\/the-creator-of-dusk-and-iron-lung-is-making-a-gruesome-but-surprisingly-funny-horror-game-about-beating-killer-cultists-with-lead-pipes-and-2x4s\/\"><em>David Szymanski<\/em><\/a><em> made it<\/em>, you&#8217;ll be thrilled to hear about <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3218540\/White_Knuckle_Demo\/\">White Knuckle<\/a>, &#8220;a first-person roguelite speed-climbing game&#8221; being developed by three-person indie studio Dark Machine Games. Even better, you can partake in its unique horrors right now thanks to a free demo on Steam.<\/p>\n<p>At their most basic level, the climbing mechanics in White Knuckle and Jusant are quite similar: Your left and right mouse buttons correspond to your left and right hands, and you click and release to open and close them as you climb ever upward. There&#8217;s a rhythm to it, and once you&#8217;re in the flow you can make upward progress pretty quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond that, though, the two games couldn&#8217;t be more different. Jusant, which I will once again say is brilliant and grossly underrated, is built on &#8220;joyful rock climbing and fascinating storytelling,&#8221; as we said in our <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/jusant-review\/\">89% review<\/a>. It&#8217;s relaxing, meditative, and challenging but not stressful because you might stumble, but you can&#8217;t fall.<\/p>\n<p>White Knuckle, on the other hand, is an ascent into hell. Even the tutorial is a goddamn nightmare: It starts off simply enough but within minutes you&#8217;re dealing with crampons, rebar, ropes, long jumps, dizzying heights, and no safety net\u2014and unlike the tireless hero of Jusant, your cardio doesn&#8217;t seem super-hot either because after just a few seconds of dangling from one awful spot or another, your hands start to turn red and tremble. Fail to address that situation more or less immediately, and it&#8217;s kersplat time.<\/p>\n<p>Inventory management is also designed to be psychologically taxing. You have two pockets, each capable of holding one item, and a backpack that will accommodate several. Pick an item up with one hand or the other, open the inventory with the TAB key, put the item in the appropriate spot, and release your mouse button\u2014simple, right?<\/p>\n<p>Now do it while you&#8217;re hanging one-handed about a million feet in the air: Open the inventory, pull out a crampon, close the inventory, slam the crampon into the wall, open the inventory, take out your hammer, close the inventory, pound in the crampon, open the inventory, put your hammer away, close the inventory, climb, rinse, and repeat.<\/p>\n<p>You were switching hands throughout that process, right? Because if you weren&#8217;t, well, <em>kersplat<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, if you persist in your efforts through the tutorial, will see this:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3838px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.28%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"EpfVksj3RYhmg9UvhowetA\" name=\"20250124163429_1\" alt=\"White Knuckle screenshot - entrance to the tutorial's advanced course\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"3838\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\"><em>oh no<\/em> <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Dark Machine Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yeah, it&#8217;s like that. And we haven&#8217;t even got to the monsters yet.<\/p>\n<p>I can tell you right off the bat that some people will find White Knuckle immeasurably frustrating, because it demands speed and precision in equal measure, and it does not forgive. But it&#8217;s also <em>really<\/em> good. I kept falling, but I kept climbing, because god dammit, <em>I can make it<\/em>. And I did\u2014through the tutorial at least.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery inline-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 22<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"2GtX8ZpWNZRwmCQwdR9DQ7\" name=\"White_Knuckle_VtTMeLxBIO\" alt=\"White Knuckle screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Dark Machine Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 2 of 22<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"iqksUhM9kQLWp2Ko5Moni3\" name=\"White_Knuckle_EJddcBwwr6\" alt=\"White Knuckle screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game-2.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Dark Machine Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 3 of 22<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"hJH4D2dMKCzkAhXBmSUoM7\" name=\"WK5\" alt=\"White Knuckle screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game-3.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Dark Machine Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 4 of 22<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"DQhEoposSfJaWGAfZADCC7\" name=\"White_Knuckle_3MDH7vWtOo\" alt=\"White Knuckle screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game-4.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Dark Machine Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 5 of 22<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"jWyHNxpQe2GQ96NZwuZjA7\" name=\"White_Knuckle_A0p3vm6GYd\" alt=\"White Knuckle screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jWyHNxpQe2GQ96NZwuZjA7.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Dark Machine Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 6 of 22<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"sUHA5sYptbtUiEAcmeGm47\" name=\"White_Knuckle_T5sZ3VgGFS\" alt=\"White Knuckle screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game-5.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Dark Machine Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 7 of 22<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"LsAoQHBYxDMQpNdPLTWYv6\" name=\"WK4\" alt=\"White Knuckle screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game-6.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Dark Machine Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 8 of 22<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"jC9Qinrj3CLLp2e4R52hp6\" name=\"WK1\" alt=\"White Knuckle screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game-7.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Dark Machine Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 9 of 22<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Bpgm4PS7VerkkpofZKH9m6\" name=\"White_Knuckle_C5sBfUOBjq\" alt=\"White Knuckle screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game-8.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Dark Machine Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 10 of 22<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"ZFejkK7s42ejKWeC8XCPh6\" name=\"White_Knuckle_LQJ89Hr7wC\" alt=\"White Knuckle screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game-9.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Dark Machine Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 11 of 22<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"eaxxAiCqXiRWkue64kmmf6\" name=\"White_Knuckle_avcIEstmsC\" alt=\"White Knuckle screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game-10.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Dark Machine Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 12 of 22<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"W4KXxhDQiXgpvCsUEBkyu5\" name=\"White_Knuckle_UOXAVSlX7X\" alt=\"White Knuckle screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game-11.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Dark Machine Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 13 of 22<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"2AwJ3k3obq6Tme7mwPukn5\" name=\"White_Knuckle_byR0QaKlvT\" alt=\"White Knuckle screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game-12.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Dark Machine Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 14 of 22<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"sWeh4nAQsMVQuwWearRxj5\" name=\"White_Knuckle_GdWUET9H57\" alt=\"White Knuckle screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game-13.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Dark Machine Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 15 of 22<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"QtWafJB7NofeJibeGtDNe5\" name=\"White_Knuckle_jN8kbt04Mn\" alt=\"White Knuckle screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game-14.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Dark Machine Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 16 of 22<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"q8dqBCSw9iSQaiNHpaw7U5\" name=\"White_Knuckle_V9vJ0FmZd7\" alt=\"White Knuckle screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game-15.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Dark Machine Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 17 of 22<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"bavdyEpwhwGeN8iJUxYrT5\" name=\"White_Knuckle_CtX6oNvs5E\" alt=\"White Knuckle screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game-16.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Dark Machine Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 18 of 22<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"ghWZnzn3fJ5MPWTuFmsmF5\" name=\"WK3\" alt=\"White Knuckle screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game-17.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Dark Machine Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 19 of 22<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"iPvvzUoxChFeXzHv4sRjC5\" name=\"White_Knuckle_m1JW1kNT7S\" alt=\"White Knuckle screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game-18.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" 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itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Dark Machine Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 22 of 22<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"YXd4iu2psifJb6KEyfrkn3\" name=\"White_Knuckle_6UPqujU5sP\" alt=\"White Knuckle screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game-21.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Dark Machine Games)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;m not the only one who thinks White Knuckle is great. The <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3218540\/White_Knuckle_Demo\/\" target=\"_blank\">demo on Steam<\/a> is rated &#8220;overwhelmingly positive&#8221; across more than 1,000 user reviews, which is nothing to sneeze at. Even more impressively, horror game publisher DreadXP took notice of White Knuckle during the Indie Horror Showcase in October 2024 and ended up <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/3195790\/view\/529836636819685605\" target=\"_blank\">signing a publishing deal<\/a> with Dark Machine shortly after. With development now fully funded, the team is ending its Patreon, although everyone who&#8217;s supported it will get all the promised perks; Dark Machine will still go ahead with an early access release for White Knuckle, though, because &#8220;having the community around during a game\u2019s development is an amazing thing, and we don\u2019t want to lose that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A date for that early access release hasn&#8217;t been set at this point, but for now the demo is a blast even in a pre-release state. I can&#8217;t promise you&#8217;ll like it, but I absolutely urge you to try it.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/horror\/ascend-through-ten-thousand-meters-of-concrete-and-decay-in-this-horrifying-first-person-roguelite-speed-climbing-game\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve ever thought to yourself, I wonder what Jusant would be like if David Szymanski made it, you&#8217;ll be thrilled to hear about White Knuckle, &#8220;a first-person roguelite speed-climbing game&#8221; being developed by three-person indie studio Dark Machine Games. Even better, you can partake in its unique horrors right now thanks to a free demo on Steam. At their most basic level, the climbing mechanics in White Knuckle and Jusant are quite similar: Your left and right mouse buttons correspond to your left and right hands, and you click and release to open and close them as you climb ever upward. There&#8217;s a rhythm to it, and once you&#8217;re in the flow you can make upward progress pretty quickly. 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