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The gameplay of new indie game Cairn may entail conquering a mountain that's claimed many lives, but the game itself is happy with winning hearts and minds. In Cairn, you make your way up a mountain ...

Cairn, a new rock-climbing sim by Montpellier studio The Game Bakers, is a video game about what it’s like to have a body. Playing it, you feel the protagonist Aava’s muscles tremble and her breath ...

A punishing, beautiful survival game that turns mountaineering into an intimate test of endurance, fixation and emotional resolve – you’ll be in tears by the end Mountaineers and climbers, especially ...

If you liked the idea of Death Stranding’s long, meditative walks but found it all a bit horizontal for your liking, your day has come. Cairn is the latest in what’s turning out to be a surprisingly ...

Cairn is an extremely good and beautifully made climbing game that is exceptional at executing the one specific thing it's trying to recreate. If you go in knowing that and are on board with it, then ...

Mountain-climbing simulators have been surprisingly common in recent years but how does this compare to co-op hit Peak and the acclaimed Jusant? Last weekend saw Alex Honnold’s globally televised ...

The standup mines familiar comedy scenarios, but dazzling one-liners and shaggy dog stories elevate the set Pierre Novellie protests that life is getting harder for observational comedians because, in ...

Marital woes meet open mic night in the disjointed "Is This Thing On?," a mixed effort from director Bradley Cooper that is just as unsure of itself as its two main characters. Will Arnett stars as ...

Stay present for each move at a time, over and over. That’s how Alex Honnold describes the challenge of ascending one of the world's tallest buildings without any ropes or nets. “I kind of lost track ...