Rage games like Getting Over It

Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy is a 2017 climbing game made by Foddy himself. A man in a cauldron climbs a mountain using only a hammer, and one mistake can drop you back to the start. These games bring the same slow climb and the same scream when you fall.

Why rage climbers are so watchable

The controls are simple to learn and very hard to master: in Getting Over It you only move the hammer with the mouse or your finger. There are no checkpoints, so the mountain itself is the score. Foddy talks over your climb, and when you fall he has something to say about failure. It is on PC, Mac, iOS and Android.

That mix of skill, loss and comedy is why streamers and TikTok love the genre. Viewers feel every fall.

Rage climbing games like Getting Over It

Jump King. Nexile's 2019 pixel-art climb. You hold to charge a jump, let go, and hope. A miss can drop you several screens.
Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends. Hendrik Felix Pohl's 2019 game where you bounce up on a pogo stick. Other players climb the same map at the same time.
A Difficult Game About Climbing. Pontypants' 2024 game. You climb a mountain using only your two hands, swinging from hold to hold.
Only Up! SCKR Games' 2023 climb up a giant tower of floating junk. Its solo developer removed it from Steam later that year.
Sexy Hiking. Jazzuo's 2002 indie game, the odd little climber that Bennett Foddy made Getting Over It as a tribute to.
Chained Together. Anegar Games' 2024 co-op climb on PC where players are chained to each other, so one fall pulls everyone down.
QWOP. Bennett Foddy's 2008 running game where you control each leg muscle with a key. The same humor, on flat ground.

How to stay calm on the climb

Learn one section at a time and take a break after a big fall instead of rushing back. Move slowly: most falls come from panic moves right after a mistake. And watch a few clean runs first. Seeing the right line up a tricky spot saves hours.