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Climbing game Cairn will have a 'free solo' mode with no rope

If you tried the demo for upcoming climbing game Cairn and somehow found it too easy, you're in for a treat. Developer The Game Bakers announced at the latest Future Games Show that Cairn will include a "Free Solo" mode that lets you tackle the game's already difficult climbs without pitons or a rope.<br /> A typical climb in Cairn — and most rock climbing games for that matter — tasks you with managing rope, and the pitons you use to anchor it to a rock face. You add pitons as you climb so that in the event you slip, you only fall to your last piton rather than all the way to the ground. In Free Solo mode, you don't have that safety net, turning each climb into more of a roguelike run.<br /> In the real life rock climbing world, "Free Solo&quo [...]

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Highguard, a hyperpop arena shooter and other new indie games worth checking out

Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. There are tons of interesting games out this week. But first, there's been some discourse around the Nintendo Switch [...]

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Survival climbing game Cairn has been delayed until 2026

The survival climbing game Cairn has been delayed until the first quarter of 2026. Development studio The Game Bakers had previously announced a release date for November 5 of this year.<br /> T [...]

Match Score: 147.69

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Video Games Weekly: Climbing games are so hot right now

Welcome to Video Games Weekly on Engadget. Expect a new story every Monday or Tuesday, broken into two parts. The first is a space for short essays and ramblings about video game trends and related to [...]

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Cairn's new release date is January 29, 2026

We've been monitoring the upcoming rock climbing game Cairn for several months, as have the many folks who've already enjoyed the demo — which has an impressive 99 percent rating on Steam. [...]

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Mountain climbing sim Cairn is getting free DLC this summer

The hit mountain climbing simulation Cairn is getting a series of free DLC drops, under the banner On the Trail. The first will be released this summer and it's called Deep Water.<br /> The [...]

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Survival climber Cairn ascends to PS5 and PC on November 5

Cairn, a survival climbing game from The Game Bakers, is one we've had our eye on for a while, so it was nice to get a release date for it during Sony's State of Play stream on Wednesday. It [...]

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I think I found the most wholesome game in the Playdate Catalog

I didn’t set out to play jump rope STAR! when I picked up my Playdate this weekend. I was actually looking for something else, but lazily searched only half of the correct title and found myself st [...]

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Apple Watch Solo Loop bands are on sale for up to 70 percent off

If you want to get Solo Loop bands for your Apple Watch in several colors, this may be your chance to grab a few at a discount. Woot is selling them for up to 70 percent lower than their actual price, [...]

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A Beats headphone sale includes all-time lows on the Solo 4 and Powerbeats Pro 2

A wide-ranging sale on Beats headphones has brought some of the brand's products down to record-low prices. Take, for instance, the Beats Solo 4. That model is currently half off at $100 at Amazo [...]

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