New Heights: Realistic Climbing and Bouldering

New Heights: Realistic Climbing and Bouldering

Steam Deck Verified

Wikkl Works · Simulation · Feb 26, 2026

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

At $21.99. It has been as low as $17.59.

91%
Very Positive
263 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 263 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 184 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
72% of themes are praise14% are divided14% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
great game, there is something here for sure. but holy crap are these routes messed up. the dynos are absolute garbage. you person will MAYBE grab where you need them to if youre lucky, or you will just flail around and fall or completely launch yourself into the sun and crash down the mountain. your persons model will freak out and turn their legs inside out and arms bending in ways it shouldnt which ruins a perfect run. the castle level is EASILY the worst of all of the level on how the holds just dont care. a lot of the holds make no sense on how you are suppose to hold them and the center of gravity sometimes doesnt even matter. you will fall. any other level is WAY better for climbing. as frustrating as this is, the game is super fun and they are doing very well on improving this game. i cannot wait to see how it improves. i may have said a lot of negatives in this review but the gameplay on other levels and the climbing is VERY fun and makes up for a lot of frustration. already a solid game if you like climbing
18 of 184 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Oh and small tip: With F5 you can turn off the UI/HUD so have an even more simulation like feeling.
7 of 184 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The moment the physics of the movement *clicked* my brain automatically started to move the characters body like I would do in real life.
6 of 184 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The climbing system takes some getting used to and having tried both mouse and keyboard and playing on the Steam Deck with the default controller scheme I have to say I like both of the input systems, each has its own flaws and strong points but both work great.
6 of 184 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
The climbing system takes some getting used to and having tried both mouse and keyboard and playing on the Steam Deck with the default controller scheme I have to say I like both of the input systems, each has its own flaws and strong points but both work great.
6 of 184 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Gameplay18 reviews
Interface7 reviews
Story and characters6 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Graphics18 reviews
72%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs10 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 4 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

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Currently $21.99. The lowest we've tracked is $17.59.

3 points recordedtoday · $21.99

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Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
53
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