Take The Climb With The first VR Rock Climbing Game

The Climb

A new VR game, The Climb, has been announced and it will bring the most realistic rock climbing experience for video games to date

If you’ve always wanted to go extreme rock climbing without the risk then you’ll be interested in hearing about The Climb. This would be a new VR title that Crytek is working on for the Oculus Rift that will place you right in the middle of doing what the title is all about: climbing. Not much is currently known about The Climb but we will dish out everything that there is to know currently. As well as a nice little visual aid to go along with the announcement of The Climb.

Unlike other titles like The Climb it looks like this will be more than just an experience that will have players using the Oculus Touch controller to move their nameless character’s hands from location to location. As of right now said location in The Climb is based on Vietnam’s Halong Bay but more are on the way. Players will have to worry about not only lifting said nameless character but also all of the other issues that rock climbers need to worry about. Things like finding hand holds and hand sweatiness will part of the gameplay in The Climb to give you that authentic experience.

Currently The Climb is looking to be rated E for Everyone and be accessible to all forms of players. You won’t have to worry about letting your eight year old go mountain climbing now when you can have them play The Climb in the relative safety of the gaming room in the house. Not only that but, as should be obvious, those who don’t have the physical prowess or capability for the sport can now give it a go with The Climb. If you can attach those Oculus Touch controllers to some pulley weights then you can get one extra step closer with none of the danger.

How does The Climb tickle your fancy here? Do you think that this will pave the way for more VR experience type games and Crytek is on to something great from the start? Do you think that it will be just another gimmick type title and The Climb will amount to nothing more? Let us know your thoughts and spill them freely in the comments below. As we get more on The Climb and other VR titles coming soon we will have them here so be sure to keep locked into the site for all those as they come.