Time Est: 30m


If you are not afraid of heights, you will now be after playing Cairn. This beautiful game about climbing mountains made me feels things that I was not ready for. during my playthrough I scared, happy and relieved.

The tutorial sets the mood quite well and explains everything that you need to know about the game. Once you are out of it you are now faced with your first challenge. What should I do. Sure you know that you need to climb the mountain in front of you, but how ? From now on you will be forging your own path through this mountain. Your real objective may be mount Kami but first you need to start at the bottom. Hopefully it is the first and last time that you are stuck here.

As I was saying, once you are past the tutorial, you are left on your own. There are no indications on where to go nor how to go (only HOTTOGO !). Once you start a route, do not worries as you can come back down and try another if it isn’t working. But be aware, you have limited pitons to reach your goal. Sure you can recycle them but be careful as they are not infinite resources.

The global ambiance is something that needs to be brought up. Even though there isn’t a lot of music (if any at all). This is one of the most immersive game I have ever played. The wind blowing harder as you get up, your character stressing out if you don’t pay attention. All of these small elements together make it so I kinda feel like I was in the game, by myself, against this enormous mountain of rock.

Compared to other demo’s it really shows that this isnt the studio’s first game. They are the one behind Furi and Haven 2 EXCELLENT games. So please go try it out.