Insurmountable
- April 29, 2021
- ByteRockers' Games
- 5h median play time
Cerebral and engrossing, Insurmountable succeeds at making a tactical mountain-climbing rogue-lite. No frostbite required.
Get on Steam"Insurmountable is a permadeath roguelike adventure game with a procedurally generated mountain climbing environment, dynamic weather system, and tough decisions that impact your climber's survival. Choose from three characters, each with unique skills and backgrounds, and scavenge for equipment while dealing with randomly generated events. As time passes, your climber will grow stronger through a sophisticated skill system, but one mistake could lead to your last."
Nintendo Switch
PC
Playstation 4
Windows
Xbox One
PlayStation
Xbox
Reviews
- story255 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 77 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
- gameplay169 mentions
- 31 % positive mentions
- 59 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
- replayability58 mentions
- 21 % positive mentions
- 69 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
- graphics50 mentions
- 72 % positive mentions
- 28 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- atmosphere38 mentions
- 74 % positive mentions
- 26 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- music26 mentions
- 23 % positive mentions
- 69 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
- grinding20 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 10 % neutral mentions
- 90 % negative mentions
- stability6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
- ads4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
- optimization4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
Insurmountable review — The hill of judgment is still left to climb
Cerebral and engrossing, Insurmountable succeeds at making a tactical mountain-climbing rogue-lite. No frostbite required.
85%Insurmountable Review (PC)
Insurmountable gains a new gameplay layer with the 2.0 update, which gives the experience a clearer structure and players more clear goals to aim for. Climbing peaks, with limited resources and careful planning, continues to be compelling. There are plenty of strategies to try out, many events to deal with, some mysteries to untangle. The problem is that there’s not enough variety, even with the newly added campaign structure. After 5 or 6 climbs, nothing is surprising. The player can try new synergies or new ideas, but the mountains remain largely the same. Insurmountable has a great concept and some solid mechanics but can struggle to entice players to reach more than one summit. Review code provided by the publisher.
80%Insurmountable Review
Insurmountable is definitely a hidden gem of a game, one that provides the right mix of challenge and fun for the player’s delight.
80%
