Games Like Clamb

This is a difficult game about climbing.

Why similar: Philosophical 18.4%, Difficult 15.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Dark Humor 9.9%, Physics 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive spiritual successor to the punishing, physics-based climbing genre that defines the Clamb experience.

A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.

Why similar: Difficult 25.1%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Philosophical 15%, Physics 11%, Horror 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is the foundational title for the genre, focusing on the same philosophical frustration and precise, physics-based movement.

Travel around The Great Gales to climb challenging peaks in this physics-based climbing adventure set in 1887. Meet like-minded mountaineers, unlock helpful climbing gear, and become a pioneer of mountaineering.

Why similar: Difficult 22.4%, Philosophical 21.8%, Physics 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, 3D Platformer 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated physics-based climbing game that emphasizes precision and the grueling nature of scaling difficult terrain.

Roll the boulder to the top.

Why similar: Philosophical 19.7%, Difficult 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Physics 12%, 3D Platformer 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Thematically identical to Clamb, it captures the absurdity and existential dread of an endless, punishing climb.

Take up the challenge and face true high-stakes platforming in Jump King! Struggle upwards in search of the Smoking Hot Babe of legend, but explore with care; a single missed jump could lead to a long fall back down...

Why similar: Difficult 33.3%, Psychological Horror 30%, Philosophical 10.1%, Dark Humor 5.5%, Platformer 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same high-stakes, punishing platforming design where one mistake can result in a massive loss of progress.

Run, jump, and climb using only your hands. Play tag or infection with people online. Run away from the infected players, or outmaneuver the survivors to catch them. Embrace your inner ape.

Why similar: VR 31.1%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Funny 10%, Horror 8.7%, 3D Platformer 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a tactile, VR-specific movement system that requires physical exertion and spatial awareness to master.

Climb a surreal mountain on a pogo stick and make friends along the way.

Why similar: Difficult 32.3%, Psychological Horror 31.4%, Funny 13%, Platformer 8.3%, Adventure 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Requires extreme precision and mastery of physics-based momentum, much like the climbing mechanics in Clamb.

BONEWORKS is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure. Use found physics weapons, tools, and objects to fight across dangerous playscapes and mysterious architecture.

Why similar: VR 50%, Physics 24.5%, Horror 7.5%, Funny 3.8%, Action 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides the foundational physics-based VR interaction that makes climbing and manipulating objects feel grounded and challenging.

BONELAB is an experimental physics action game. Explore a mysterious lab filled with weapons, enemies, challenges and secrets. Escape your reality, or wreak havoc. No wrong answers.

Why similar: VR 50.1%, Physics 28.4%, Action-Adventure 5.9%, First-Person 4.9%, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features an advanced physics engine that allows for the same type of creative, albeit difficult, physical interaction found in VR.

This game is hard-boiled. Face the challenge of being a real, fragile egg. Escape the hen-house and jump, roll and climb your way through a farm shop, factory and other perilous environments. With some determination, you might just reach your freedom.

Why similar: Philosophical 22.6%, Difficult 13.3%, Dark Humor 11.2%, Physics 11%, Psychological Horror 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern physics-based climbing challenge that emphasizes the frustration and precision required to succeed.

In Crowbar Climber, use your crowbars to make your way up! Face hooks, planks, and gears using only your arms. Can you beat the game before you run out of energy?

Why similar: VR 30%, Difficult 17.5%, Physics 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Platformer 4%

Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the hammer-climbing mechanic of Clamb, focusing on tool-assisted traversal in a physics-based world.

Climbey is a VR-only climbing game! The goal is to climb to the finish as fast as you can, avoiding obstacles and trying not to fall along the way.

Why similar: VR 95%, Indie 5%

Why You'll Like It: A VR-focused climbing game that relies on physics-based movement and requires significant physical effort to navigate.

What's better than climbing mountain in a cardboard box? Getting deep frustration every time you fall from it.

Why similar: Difficult 24%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Physics 19.5%, Platformer 7.3%, Funny 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A direct homage to the 'getting over it' style of movement, focusing on physics-based climbing and persistence.

From Squanch Games comes Trover Saves the Universe. Your pups are missing. The cosmos is at stake. Only you and Trover can save everything in this bizarre comedy adventure!

Why similar: VR 26.4%, Dark Humor 16.8%, 3D Platformer 12.5%, Funny 9%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the surreal, dark, and often absurd humor found in the atmosphere of Clamb.

Accounting+ is a NIGHTMARE ADVENTURE COMEDY. Experience classic virtual reality gameplay: clean up your office, take the battery out of the cooling machine, play the skeleton xylophone, and summon thousands upon thousands of demons.

Why similar: VR 51.5%, Comedy 14%, Horror 8.8%, Indie 6.8%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A VR experience that matches the surreal, philosophical, and darkly comedic tone of Clamb.

A physics driven parkour game inspired by "Getting Over It" and "Jump King". Flip, ski, and dive yourself up a massive mountain of stuff. Fall down, rage, get up, shake it off, parkour-on!

Why similar: Philosophical 22.1%, Difficult 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Dark Humor 12.5%, Physics 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A punishing platformer that emphasizes the frustration and repetition inherent in climbing-based challenges.

Experience the extreme simulated sporting sensation that's sweeping our digital nation! Mount Your Friends is a fiercely competitive sporting event for you to play with your friends in the contextual security of your own home, assuming that your home is not composed of sexual innuendo.

Why similar: Physics 31.9%, Funny 29.5%, Comedy 22.5%, Psychological Horror 6.5%, Indie 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features hilarious, physics-based climbing mechanics that focus on the awkwardness of controlling limbs to scale structures.

Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

Why similar: Physics 38.8%, Funny 27.4%, 3D Platformer 7.9%, Adventure 7%, Action 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a similar 'wobbly' physics-based movement system that turns simple traversal into a challenging puzzle.

Soviet Bear Uni Adventure is a painfully challenging physics-based action/adventure game. Pedal and lean to stay upright and overcome each crazy obstacle.

Why similar: Difficult 23.2%, Psychological Horror 18%, Physics 16.9%, Funny 11%, 3D Platformer 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines physics-based platforming with an absurd, humorous tone that aligns with Clamb's aesthetic.

Be the weapon! Swing like an axe, thrust like a spear, and soar like an arrow in this physics-based platformer. Flip, throw, and carve your path to the peak! Rage burns, revenge awaits... Are you up to the challenge?

Why similar: Difficult 22.3%, Physics 19.3%, Philosophical 18.8%, Dark Humor 11.4%, Horror 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines physics-based climbing with platforming challenges in a way that rewards patience and precision.

City Climber is a silly physics-based game about a floppy ragdoll climber, who has to save the world. Find your way through diverse hand-crafted environments and enjoy funny challenges full of falling and destruction.

Why similar: Difficult 21.4%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Physics 16.2%, Horror 10.5%, Funny 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based climbing game that focuses on the awkwardness of movement and the challenge of navigating urban environments.

There are many different levels where you can play with spinners, plunge into the subtleties of handling weapons, milk a cow, take part in a Mexican duel with your friends, have a good time fishing, play chess or simply chat in an anonymous club.

Why similar: VR 27.8%, Difficult 21.4%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Funny 15.9%, Comedy 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the extreme frustration of controlling limbs in a physics-based environment, mirroring the difficulty of Clamb.

A difficult, minimalist, one-more-try, physics game. Slide your mouse up and down to control your skier's posture and initiate jumps. Stick the landings. Get to the cabin.

Why similar: Philosophical 23%, Difficult 17.2%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Physics 12.4%, Dark Humor 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features physics-based movement that is intentionally difficult, surreal, and focused on the challenge of traversal.

Take control of a mighty ball and fling with great precision towards the top of the Tower. Jump through aesthetically pleasing environments filled with intriguing creatures and encounters. Falling is part of the journey, so just keep going. Can you reach the end?

Why similar: Philosophical 19.8%, Difficult 17.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Physics 11.7%, Survival Horror 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A precision-based platformer that demands extreme patience and mastery of physics to overcome difficult obstacles.

A highly punishing 3D precision platformer about a goat bouncing up a beautiful mountain to save its scared baby goat. Can you handle the challenge and endure all obstacles that you will face on your way up the mountain?

Why similar: Difficult 59.2%, Platformer 17.9%, Adventure 10.2%, Singleplayer 8.5%, Indie 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on physics-based climbing with an emphasis on momentum and the difficulty of vertical traversal.

"AIM" × "Climbing Game" "Aim Climb" is a HARDCORE game in which you use your "Aiming skill" to climb to the top and reach the summit. There is also a difficulty level for players who are not used to using mouse.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 46.3%, Horror 19.1%, Platformer 12%, Action-Adventure 7.7%, Singleplayer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines climbing mechanics with precision-based challenges, requiring steady hands and focus.

Prove your skills by driving the Bathtub on Wheels! Solve puzzles, collect soap, and dive into Jeff's family drama. Drive, Fall, Learn, Repeat.

Why similar: Philosophical 22.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Physics 12.3%, Dark Humor 12.2%, 3D Platformer 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the 'frustration-based' design philosophy where simple tasks become monumental challenges due to physics.

Grapple, clamber and fall thousands of meters down into a dark and ancient place in this first-person horror climbing game. You are being hunted.

Why similar: Horror 26%, 3D Platformer 26%, Physics 22.3%, Platformer 7.8%, First-Person 5.2%

You've been tasked with crawling into a crawlspace to retrieve some dolls. what could go wrong? Made exclusively for VR

Why similar: VR 40.3%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 16.5%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Funny 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A VR horror game that focuses on claustrophobic movement and the tension of navigating tight, difficult spaces.

Mental Hospital VR is a truly scary first-person stealth horror game. Discover heart-thumping terror, chase and scary creatures in this atmospheric horror game.

Why similar: VR 31.6%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Horror 13.7%, Action-Adventure 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Matches the psychological horror atmosphere of Clamb within an immersive VR environment.

Your name is Hank. You are doing a Handstand. Jump to the top.

Why similar: Difficult 18.5%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Philosophical 16.2%, Dark Humor 15.8%, 3D Platformer 11.9%

It's a difficult game but it should be easier than real rock climbing.

Why similar: Philosophical 22.3%, Difficult 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Physics 11.6%, Horror 10%

You're in a box and you have to climb as high as possible... if you can make it.

Why similar: Philosophical 22.1%, 3D Platformer 15.7%, Dark Humor 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Physics 10%

PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

Why similar: Physics 35.3%, Comedy 15%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.5%, Platformer 6.9%

Adventure Climb VR is a room-scale climbing experience suitable for anyone of any age - particularly great for newcomers to VR. Achieve triumph through a combination of physically demanding climbing techniques and puzzle challenges that are designed by actual rock climbers.

Why similar: VR 46.2%, 3D Platformer 25.5%, Action-Adventure 7.4%, Casual 5.7%, Adventure 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A more straightforward VR climbing experience that focuses on the mechanics of scaling vertical surfaces.

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Physics 25.5%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Dark Humor 18.6%, Funny 12.9%, Horror 9.9%

A game about a very happy guy and his boulder. (Warning: As an accurate representation of the ancient Myth of Sisyphus, this is likely the most difficult and punishing game you will ever play.)

Why similar: Difficult 20.8%, Philosophical 16.2%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Survival Horror 7.8%, Horror 7.4%

Climb a massive overgrown concrete tower while constantly at risk of falling and losing precious progress. BETON BRUTAL offers a fluid and responsive first person parkour experience through tranquil brutalist architecture.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 34.8%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Difficult 15.9%, Platformer 7.5%, Physics 7.3%

Into the Radius is a single-player survival shooter in VR. Explore the Pechorsk zone filled with surreal landscapes and dangerous anomalies. Defend yourself with realistic firearms, recover strange artifacts, scavenge for loot, and uncover the mysteries of this unforgiving dystopian environment.

Why similar: VR 50.7%, Horror 16.3%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Ascend through the twisted levels of the Backrooms using physics-based object manipulation to overcome obstacles, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover unsettling secrets. Play solo or team up in online co-op with up to 4 players as you climb higher, think smarter, and survive the unknown.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 33%, Horror 16.9%, Funny 15.6%, Platformer 14%, Casual 7.8%

In a world where robots have replaced all human jobs, step into the "Job Simulator" to learn what it was like 'to job'.

Why similar: VR 36.9%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 13%, Funny 9.9%, Physics 9.1%

GORN is a ludicrously violent VR gladiator simulator, made by Free Lives, the developers of Broforce and Genital Jousting.

Why similar: VR 69.6%, Funny 13.7%, Action 6.7%, Indie 5.2%, First-Person 2.8%

VR horror-slasher with physically correct combat system and dynamic battles across arenas in the dark fantasy world.

Why similar: VR 55.8%, Horror 12%, Physics 11.5%, Funny 9%, Action 5.4%

Surgeon Simulator is an over-the-top operation sim, stitching together pitch-black humour with life-saving surgery. Become Dr. Burke, a would-be surgeon with a less than conventional toolkit, as he performs procedures on patients including the Heavy from TF2! ...is that a hammer?

Why similar: Difficult 19%, Dark Humor 18.4%, VR 18.1%, Physics 15.7%, Funny 10.5%

Vertigo 2 is a single-player VR adventure. Explore the depths of the vast Quantum Reactor as you descend to finish your journey home.

Why similar: VR 52.4%, Comedy 14.5%, Action-Adventure 7.6%, First-Person 6.4%, Indie 6.1%

YOLKED: Follow the EGG-scruciating escape of an egg with arms!

Why similar: Difficult 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Physics 16.4%, Dark Humor 15.5%, Funny 8.5%

Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.

Why similar: VR 32.1%, Horror 19.3%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Difficult 10%

Reach a summit never climbed before in this survival-climber from the creators of Furi and Haven. Climb anywhere and plan your route carefully, managing pitons and resources to survive unforgiving Mount Kami. Discover what Aava is willing to sacrifice to achieve the ascent of a lifetime.

Why similar: Difficult 45.8%, Physics 24.7%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Indie 6.9%, Adventure 6.3%

Budget Cuts is a VR stealth game where you dexterously zip, sneak or rambo your way forward through thrilling, oil-splatter filled combat!

Why similar: VR 59.7%, Horror 9.2%, Action 7.6%, Adventure 6.9%, Indie 6.3%

One mountain; Zero checkpoints

Why similar: Psychological Horror 48.5%, Platformer 17.7%, Physics 16.1%, Comedy 15.3%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Fling yourself into a mountain climbing adventure! Become the first to reach the top of the highest mountain in the world and meet eccentric characters along the way!

Why similar: Physics 41.3%, Funny 18.4%, Platformer 11.2%, Action 8%, Adventure 7.1%

YOU ARE THE BEAST! Rampage through colorful worlds to reclaim your desecrated Underworld from parasitic beings of joy. Use intuitive locomotion mechanics to run, jump, claw, and climb using only your hands in an adventure that will remind you of your favorite platformers.

Why similar: VR 34.8%, 3D Platformer 21.8%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Funny 9.6%, Platformer 8.7%

Face your fears in realistic VR spelunking. Explore fictional and real-life caves recreated in VR, including the infamous Nutty Putty cave guided by a real-life rescuer. Tackle steep climbs and narrow tunnels with physical tools and authentic techniques.

Why similar: VR 38.9%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 14.4%, Physics 11.9%, First-Person 4.5%

Born into a punishing environment with no bearings, there is nowhere to go but up.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 42.1%, Platformer 17.9%, First-Person 9.7%, Indie 8.6%, Action 8.2%

Every grip is a rebellion against fate. The top holds the only secret method to defeat the demon king, but the path there is paved with countless falls. We pay tribute to every challenger. Reaching the end, you win the dawn of the world; and every attempt, you have already won your own dawn.

Why similar: Difficult 28.5%, Psychological Horror 26.7%, Physics 12.5%, Horror 9.8%, Platformer 7.4%

Bend and twist reality in A Fisherman's Tale, the mind-bending VR puzzle adventure game in which being turned upside down and inside out is not merely a play on words.

Why similar: VR 38.8%, Physics 23.7%, Dark Humor 20.9%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Adventure 4.3%

Now with Vive Support! A cryptic, brain-racking, button-pushing non-linear puzzle game.

Why similar: VR 53.3%, Horror 14.4%, Casual 10.7%, Indie 10.3%, Adventure 8.4%

This VR Journey takes you to the 'behind the scenes' of the Universe. Beyond a door lies a barren landscape inhabited by strange rocky heads. Here, the maintenance and heavy lifting required keeps existence stable and temporal. You are a tourist. Don't do anything foolish.

Why similar: Philosophical 33.9%, VR 28.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 12.4%, Action-Adventure 3.2%

The higher you climb, the bigger the fall.

Why similar: Difficult 29.7%, Physics 23.6%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Platformer 9.4%, Indie 4.1%

A physics-based platformer with unique controls and a pun-laden narrator. Jump, stick, and attempt to roll a loop over obstacles. Perhaps this game will teach you patience. Stick with it! I'll be right there with you. In your earhole. *Plorp*

Why similar: Philosophical 27.7%, Difficult 17.9%, Physics 14%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Dark Humor 11.2%