{"id":862857,"date":"2025-12-16T20:27:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T20:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/cairn-is-a-new-climbing-adventure-survival-game-from-the-developers-behind-haven\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T20:27:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T20:27:22","slug":"cairn-is-a-new-climbing-adventure-survival-game-from-the-developers-behind-haven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/cairn-is-a-new-climbing-adventure-survival-game-from-the-developers-behind-haven\/","title":{"rendered":"Cairn Is A New Climbing Adventure-Survival Game From The Developers Behind Haven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cairn-is-a-new-climbing-adventure-survival-game-from-the-developers-behind-haven.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Cairn The Game Bakers Climbing Roguelite Reveal Trailer PC Consoles 2025\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Game Bakers, the developers behind 2020&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/review\/haven\/haven-review-love-conquers-some#:~:text=Even%20when%20I%20was%20frustrated,too%20far%20beyond%20its%20strengths.\">Haven<\/a>, have revealed Cairn, a climbing game all about exploring (and surviving on) a mountain. Revealed during today&#8217;s Summer Game Fest 2024 showcase, Cairn appears to be about a woman attempting to climb a very high (and difficult) mountain, only to die several times in the process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, if the reveal trailer is any indication, dying isn&#8217;t the end of her climb \u2013 just a part of the process. Though not confirmed, this premise seems to point toward Cairn being a roguelite, or at least a game where dying is part of the process. Rockclimbing treachery aside, the game looks beautiful.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check it out for yourself in the Cairn reveal trailer below<\/strong>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1wUEGA0F8hI\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Reach a summit never climbed before in this survival-climber game,&#8221; the game&#8217;s description reads. &#8220;Climb anywhere and plan your route carefully, managing pitons and resources to survive the unforgiving Mount Kami. Discover what Aava is willing to sacrifice to achieve the ascent of a lifetime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cairn is due out on consoles and PC sometime next year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Are you going to check out Cairn next year?Let us know in the comments below!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sgf-2024\/2024\/06\/07\/cairn-is-a-new-climbing-adventure-survival-game-from-the-developers-behind\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Game Bakers, the developers behind 2020&#8217;s Haven, have revealed Cairn, a climbing game all about exploring (and surviving on) a mountain. Revealed during today&#8217;s Summer Game Fest 2024 showcase, Cairn appears to be about a woman attempting to climb a very high (and difficult) mountain, only to die several times in the process.&nbsp; However, if the reveal trailer is any indication, dying isn&#8217;t the end of her climb \u2013 just a part of the process. Though not confirmed, this premise seems to point toward Cairn being a roguelite, or at least a game where dying is part of the process. Rockclimbing treachery aside, the game looks beautiful.&nbsp; Check it out for yourself in the Cairn reveal trailer below:&nbsp; &#8220;Reach a summit never climbed before&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/cairn-is-a-new-climbing-adventure-survival-game-from-the-developers-behind-haven\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":862858,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-862857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cairn Is A New Climbing Adventure-Survival Game From The Developers Behind Haven | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Game Bakers, the developers behind 2020&#039;s Haven, have revealed Cairn, a climbing game all about exploring (and surviving on) a mountain. 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