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Cloud Climber
A surreal first person walking sim about the end of humanity. Explore magnificent sky-bound ruins, and learn why they were built.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Thought-provoking worldbuilding and narration” (28 of 78 reviews) and “Beautiful, distinctive visual styles” (24); the most common complaint is “Extremely brief playtimes” (33). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
28 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“Less then 20 minutes kinda short but it's a really nice game with great music and sound design, and a surprising story for such a short game.”
24 of the 78 reviews raise this.
13 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“A game that takes 12 minutes, and is 100% worth your time. It really makes you think”
9 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“I remember playing this, it's honestly a really nice and short game, I'd recommend you play it!”
“played for 8 minuts and i really liked it its short nice and achely calm i highely recomend”
“Amazing short game”
3 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“Less then 20 minutes kinda short but it's a really nice game with great music and sound design, and a surprising story for such a short game.”
33 of the 78 reviews raise this · 30 of them still recommend the game.
“A very short game. I probably did like 4 tasks, walked here and there, and the game is finished. Haha. Hope they will develop it more.”
“Less then 20 minutes kinda short but it's a really nice game with great music and sound design, and a surprising story for such a short game.”
8 of the 78 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
6 of the 78 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I guess it's fine. I don't want to leave a negative review so I'm leaving a positive one. It's really really short, you just walk around slowly, pick up some notes and items, nothing much.”
Counted across 78 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 91.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Cloud Climber There is a unique novelty about this game, which I found particularly compelling. The further I investigated the various towers, the more and more I began to question my identity as a protagonist. You first wake up in a room with a journal entry from Stan on the…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Just play it. It'll take you less than half an hour, and there's a lot for how little there is if that makes sense.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“Great visuals, very simple and extremely short but still a cool experience. Kinda reminds of the short story about the tower of Babylon from the collection "Stories of Your Life and Others" by Ted Chiang (one of the books in this collection is the basis for the movie "arrival").…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Walking Simulator · Adventure · Casual · Atmospheric · Singleplayer · First-Person · Post-apocalyptic · Exploration · Relaxing · 3D · Story Rich (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player |
| Languages | English * * |
| Official site | https://twitter.com/TwoStarGames |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: 2.5 GHz Quad-core Intel or AMD processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX or AMD Radeon 6870 HD Storage: 300 MB available space Additional Notes: Game includes adjustable graphics settings to aid lower end devices.