New Heights: Realistic Climbing and Bouldering

Buy91%

Very Positive · 269 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Wikkl Works · Simulation · Feb 26, 2026

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Price
$21.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
53
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio1 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy New Heights: Realistic Climbing and Bouldering?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Steam Deck: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Graphics: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 269 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 188 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise38% are divided12% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
36 of 188 sampled reviews raised it
My rig with a 2070 rtx handle DCS or Xplane well at 40+ fps without any crash in 4k, so I don't really understand the unity motor limitations here for rendering but anyway, the gameplay is a pleasure and general aspect at 4k still very nice on medium settings.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
8 of 188 sampled reviews raised it
I found the climbing movement to be surprisingly realistic, with a slight learning curve.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
6 of 188 sampled reviews raised it
Performance wise I run this on Steam Deck and it runs steady at 40fps on lowest.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
6 of 188 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay is smooth for what is possible with the interface of mouse and keyboard.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay36 reviews
Difficulty8 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
100% still recommend
Controls
75% still recommend
Optimization
100% still recommend
Players complain
Graphics
69% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$21.99

The lowest we've tracked is $17.59.

3 points recordedtoday · $21.99

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