The WhatsNext verdict
For Patient players who enjoy punishing physics and earn every stretch of a climb through practice: Each step up the mountain comes from learning how the hammer swings, so small improvements feel like skills you earned. Tradeoff: One long fall can erase minutes of climbing, which makes the game stressful for anyone who wants relaxed play.
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horror
comedy
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What you are walking into
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy is a punishing climbing game, a homage to Jazzuo's 2002 B-Game classic 'Sexy Hiking'. You move the hammer with the mouse, and that's all there is. With practice, you'll be able to jump, swing, climb and fly. Great mysteries and a wonderful reward await the master hikers who reach the top of the mountain. To quote Jazzuo himself: "The hiking action is very similar to way you would do it in real life, remember that and you will do well".
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