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New Heights: Realistic Climbing and Bouldering

2026

Should you play it?

The ultimate climbing and bouldering simulation game. Test your skills across more than 280 routes on real world crags from the Fontainebleau boulders to Hanshelleren Cave, including the legendary route Silence. Create your own routes and compete with friends for the best sends.

What works
  • Realistic and immersive climbing mechanics
  • Multiple real-world climbing locations and routes
  • High skill ceiling and rewarding gameplay
  • Active developer support and roadmap
  • Good value for price with frequent updates
Things to keep in mind
  • Janky animations and occasional glitches
  • Steep learning curve and control complexity
  • Limited character customization
  • No multiplayer or cooperative modes
  • Some visual and optimization issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

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  • Offroad Mania

  • Tony Stewart's Sprint Car Racing
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New Heights: Realistic Climbing and Bouldering: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fantasy, Violence, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Competition, Thrill.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Escapism

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  • Experimenting

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  • Exploration

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  • Expression

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  • Fantasy

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  • Growth

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  • Violence

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  • Survival

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    "Players must avoid falling and losing progress, managing grip and momentum to survive the climb."

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Last update: 13/07/2026