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City Climber

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2017

Should you play it?

City Climber is a silly physics-based game about a floppy ragdoll climber, who has to save the world. Find your way through diverse hand-crafted environments and enjoy funny challenges full of falling and destruction.

What works

  • Unique physics-based climbing mechanics
  • Humorous ragdoll physics and story
  • Local co-op and multiplayer modes
  • Leaderboards and achievements
  • Affordable price with good content

Things to keep in mind

  • Janky and sometimes frustrating controls
  • Short story mode and limited replay value
  • Linear level design with little exploration
  • Lack of checkpoints causing repeated restarts
  • Camera and physics glitches causing player frustration

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City Climber: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Leadership, Exploration.

Last update: 23/08/2026