Action · October 26, 2023

Peaks of Yore (2023)

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Peaks of Yore is a first-person physics-based 'climb-em-up' adventure set in 1887. Steel your nerves and perfect your climbing skills as you ascend the rock wall, traverse difficult routes, and encounter many challenges and obstacles. As you venture out, you will meet like-minded mountaineers and discover the serene and picturesque nature of The Great Gales. The esteemed Official Ascension Society will be monitoring your progress and determine your potential for participation in further categories of mountaineering. A Peak-bagging Adventure Embark on an adventure to summit every boulder, peak, and mountain in The Great Gales. Ascending the mountains will be treacherous. You will make many attempts, and you will fall many times. Small mistakes lead to greater falls. Mountains are not fair or unfair, they are just dangerous. Each peak presents a new challenge as well as new routes to discover. Master every hold by trial and error. Not every hold is the same. Unlock climbing gear to help you summit the most treacherous peaks. Meet a charming cast of like-minded mountaineers. Find comfort in your cabin as your base of operations and fill it with trinkets found on your journey. Enjoy the fresh mountain air and quietudes of the mountains, rendered in a picturesque style harking back to the 19th century, or in a dash of color using the Colorful Mode . Develop your skills as a budding mountaineer to be the first to conquer the unconquerable mountains . Test your expertise in the unlockable modes You Fall You Die  and Free Solo . Create , Edit , and Play Custom Levels through the Peak Level Editor , with full Steam Workshop support. Hours of palm-sweat inducing content.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Difficult · 137
  • Physics · 134
  • Adventure · 124
  • Psychological Horror · 115
  • Exploration · 105
  • Platformer · 104
  • Atmospheric · 101
  • First-Person · 94
  • Singleplayer · 86
  • Historical · 85
  • Philosophical · 82
  • Action · 74
  • Nature · 70
  • Indie · 69
  • Retro · 66

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.9k Steam reviewsTop 81% in Action
Positive rating98% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 3%
Engagement hours17 h averageTop 29% for session depth among Action

Press Quotes

“Enter the world of nineteenth century mountaineering in Peaks of Yore, a gorgeous, nostalgic climbing experiment.” Vista Magazine “There’s a real sense of peril as you clamber for each hand-hold and some beautiful (and terrifying) views when you look down. Highly recommended.” Alpha Beta Gamer

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Includes level editor
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

17h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

9h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

53

Steam unlocks available

Reception Metrics

Steam community

98%Overwhelmingly Positive · 2.9k reviews

2.8k positive · 58 negative

Curator recommendations

3.2k

Release & Availability

Release dateOct 26, 2023
DeveloperAnders Grube Jensen
PublisherTraipseWare
Base price$8.54 -55%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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