Climbing Game Cairn Will Have A 'free Solo' Mode With No Rope

If you tried nan demo for upcoming climbing crippled Cairn and someway recovered it excessively easy, you're successful for a treat. Developer The Game Bakers announced astatine nan latest Future Games Show that Cairn will see a "Free Solo" mode that lets you tackle nan game's already difficult climbs without pitons aliases a rope.

A emblematic climb successful Cairn — and astir stone climbing games for that matter — tasks you pinch managing rope, and nan pitons you usage to anchor it to a stone face. You adhd pitons arsenic you climb truthful that successful nan arena you slip, you only autumn to your past piton alternatively than each nan measurement to nan ground. In Free Solo mode, you don't person that information net, turning each climb into much of a roguelike run.

In nan existent life stone climbing world, "Free Solo" climbing is erstwhile you tackle a climb without a partner aliases accepted equipment. The word roseate to mainstream relevance aft nan merchandise of nan documentary Free Solo, which followed climber Alex Honnold arsenic he trained for and yet ascended El Capitan successful Yosemite National Park.

Adding a vulnerable style of climbing to what's already a difficult crippled feels due successful this case. On apical of a climbing mechanic that makes you move each limb individually, Cairn besides requires you to negociate your hunger, thirst and an inventory of supplies. At slightest based connected its demo, nan crippled is acold much demanding past thing for illustration Jusant, which was overmuch much concerned pinch making its traversal nosy and expressive alternatively than realistically difficult.

If you're itching for punishment, nan Cairn demo is disposable to download now connected PS5 and PC. The crippled will beryllium released connected some platforms connected November 5, 2025.