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Jump King
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...
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
35 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“a very worthwhile atmospheric experience about personal growth and getting up when life knocks you down”
“The accomplishment you feel after beating this game is one that very few games even in this genre can capture. Very distinctive artstyle and annoying but gameplay wise intuitive mechanics. 9/10.”
“It's a fun game. Really. For me it's kind of meditating. Of course you get frustrated at times, but you know it's not the game bullshitting you. It's your own fault for missing a jump. The game has strict mechanics and…”
26 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Jump King is like my crush no matter how hard I try, I keep falling, and somehow I’m still stupid enough to believe the next jump will work.”
“The accomplishment you feel after beating this game is one that very few games even in this genre can capture. Very distinctive artstyle and annoying but gameplay wise intuitive mechanics. 9/10.”
“After the first 4 hours, I was like "Hell no am I beating this." Walked away for a couple days. Came back and beat it in another 2+ hours. Game can feel stupid. Like it's just there to frustrate you or that your button…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Once you reach the top, your mental health will ascend to another level. This game also has 3 different maps, which means your mental health can become 3 times stronger. If you have played "Getting Over It", this game…”
“good game. only took me 15 hours over the course of 4 days. 27k jumps and 2.8k falls :)”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“a very worthwhile atmospheric experience about personal growth and getting up when life knocks you down”
“The accomplishment you feel after beating this game is one that very few games even in this genre can capture. Very distinctive artstyle and annoying but gameplay wise intuitive mechanics. 9/10.”
“The graphics and level design are really good but I personally I think the constant jumping and falling is pretty boring. Maybe it's for fun if you don't suck though. 7/10”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“After the first 4 hours, I was like "Hell no am I beating this." Walked away for a couple days. Came back and beat it in another 2+ hours. Game can feel stupid. Like it's just there to frustrate you or that your button…”
“Once you reach the top, your mental health will ascend to another level. This game also has 3 different maps, which means your mental health can become 3 times stronger. If you have played "Getting Over It", this game…”
“Great game, whenever you fall and fail you know it’s your fault and theres no excuse but skill issue. I never got mad, and after finishing the main game I spent 30 minutes getting my ass kicked in new babe+ on the first…”
28 of the 102 reviews raise this · 22 of them still recommend the game.
“You have to be unemployed to prevent stroke from stress”
“It's a fun game. Really. For me it's kind of meditating. Of course you get frustrated at times, but you know it's not the game bullshitting you. It's your own fault for missing a jump. The game has strict mechanics and…”
“i broke my keyboard bcs of thsi game”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“It's a fun game. Really. For me it's kind of meditating. Of course you get frustrated at times, but you know it's not the game bullshitting you. It's your own fault for missing a jump. The game has strict mechanics and…”
“de la merde”
“The graphics and level design are really good but I personally I think the constant jumping and falling is pretty boring. Maybe it's for fun if you don't suck though. 7/10”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“It's a fun game. Really. For me it's kind of meditating. Of course you get frustrated at times, but you know it's not the game bullshitting you. It's your own fault for missing a jump. The game has strict mechanics and…”
“حلوه بس مره صعبة و تروفياتها اصعب اشوف انك لا تجيب التروفيات الا لو تكره نفسك انا بس ختمتها مره وحده و مره ثانيه نفس منطقة البداية بس اسرع ما رحت انا المناطق الثانيه لأن كل منطقه لها تختيمه انا اشوف خلاص راضي ما يحتاج…”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is painful. You gain nothing from this besides an empty feeling of hours that slipped away from your total lifespan being gone forever.”
“she's not worth it”
“This game is intentionally bad. The purpose of this game is to anger you. That being said, I played it to challenge myself by attempting to 100% one of the hardest games to get full completion on Steam. Just need 2 more…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“really relaxing game recommended for people with anger issues, it helps you calm down”
— a player, Steam review · 106 hrs played“60+ HOURS AND IM STILL AT BARGAINBURG OR WHATEVER ITS CALLED AND IM STILL LOVING AND PLAYING THIS ♥♥♥♥♥♥ GAME”
— a player, Steam review · 66 hrs played“[h1]RECOMMENDED![/h1] This game really tests your patience. Like the name says, all you do is climb to the top by jumping... falling... then jumping again. That’s it. Simple on paper, brutal in reality. Saying it has no story wouldn’t be totally fair, but let’s be honest, you’re…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:14 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Update notes for 30/05/2025 & 02/06/2025
Jump King This update patches: Fixed the startup crash caused by a duplicate folder. Worldsmith This update fixes: A bug where the "Loading project" popup wouldn't dismiss (thanks to Czar, frytkill, I
Performance & Stability Update for Worldsmith and Jump King
The main focus in this update is to bring general performance and stability issues related to Worldsmith to make the process of making your custom content less slow and more enjoyable! Worldsmith Qual
To all Jumpers: JUMP KING QUEST is Evolving!
Jump King Quest launched on February 12th: Shocking, Brutal, Ridiculously Cool - the sequel to the original Tactical Leaping Adventure greatly expands the Jump King™ style with “souls-like” and "metro
Update notes for 05/01/2025
This update fixes: - A bug where the current map played displayed in the pause menu/main menu would be different from the one actually played.
Update notes for 05/11/2024
Jump King This update fixes: - A bug where starting a new custom level without a save will ask you to override the old inexistend save.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Psychological Horror · Difficult · Precision Platformer · Indie · Pixel Graphics · Adventure · Platformer · 2D · Action · Singleplayer · Retro · Medieval (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Simplified Chinese * , French * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * , Spanish - Latin America * , Japanese * , Traditional Chinese * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 48 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://nexile.se/jump-king/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Dual Core 2.4 GhZ Memory: 2 GB RAM Storage: 1700 MB available space