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Two indie titles, Cairn and Baby Steps, reframe masocore by swapping reflex-heavy trials for patient, tactile traversal and handcrafted level design. Their slower, more deliberate progression strips away arbitrary gates, delivering hard-won emotional payoff and inviting a broader audience to experience the genre’s rewards without brutal punishment.
New PS5 climbing game Cairn from The Game Bakers has sold over 200,000 copies in four days after its January 29 launch, marking a strong start to 2026. The game is praised as a tactile climbing simulator with freedom to explore a full mountain and a deliberately slow pace, though the PS5 version suffers frame-rate drops (PC is preferable until patches land).
The PS5 console-exclusive Cairn by The Game Bakers is on sale at the PS Store with launch discounts for PS Plus members (standard edition 10% off to $26.99; deluxe edition 8% off to $34.03). The game has strong reception (Metacritic 82/100; user rating 4.67/5 from ~5,000). The Game Bakers announced Cairn sold over 200,000 copies in its first weekend.
The Game Bakers’ climbing indie game Cairn sold over 200,000 copies on PC and PS5 in its first weekend, with peak concurrent players near 15,000 and a top-10 Steam ranking, signaling strong early demand for a niche title.
Cairn, a PS5/PC-exclusive from The Game Bakers, released Jan 29, 2026, scores 84 on Metacritic and ties with The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon as 2026’s top-rated game (not counting the DLC Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven at 86). Cairn runs about 10–15 hours, costs $29.99 (PS Plus discount $26.99 until Feb 13), and offers no PS5 Pro enhancements, with strong user ratings on PlayStation Store (≈4.67/5).
A broad indie-gaming roundup highlights Highguard, a 3v3 raid shooter from former Apex/Titanfall developers, along with Don’t Stop, Girlypop!, Cairn, Steel Century Groove, Rosday’s Wanderling, Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator, I Hate This Place, Rebadge, Darkhaven, Box or Void, and Good Boy. The piece also covers discourse around a Switch version of Dispatch and how Nintendo’s guidelines shape content, noting platform availability and launch discounts as games land on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch.
Cairn is a thoughtful climbing-survival game from The Game Bakers that blends precise limb control, stamina/food/water management, and a lore-driven ascent of Kami. The PC version shines, but the Steam Deck port is verified yet prone to noticeable frame drops when the mountain is shown broadly, often dipping below 30 FPS. Lowering the resolution and using SteamOS’ FSR helps stabilize performance, though battery drain increases. Despite Deck hiccups, the core climb remains engaging, aided by accessible options (auto-save, fall rewind, etc.) and a save system that rewards careful planning.
Cairn, The Game Bakers’ new climbing sim, puts a female climber and a robo buddy on a mysterious mountain with inventory management and pitons guiding your ascent; the game is on Steam, with a demo praised for its demanding wall-as-boss pacing, signaling a stylistic shift from Haven and Furi.
Cairn is a tense climbing-survival game that follows elite climber Aava as she attempts the never-before-climbed Mount Kami. Players must manage ropework, pitons, water, food, and injuries while reading the mountain and confronting the pull of obsession. The experience blends peril with awe, offering assist options to ease the challenge, and culminates in a powerful ending that lingers emotionally.
This Week in Gaming (Week 5) centers on Cairn, a survival-climber from the makers of Furi and Haven, as the major release, with Highguard (PvP raid shooter), Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles (3D command sim), Hellmart (horror supermarket sim), I Hate This Place (isometric survival horror) also launching; also listed are Code Vein II and several other titles like The Midnight Walkers, Vampires: Bloodlord Rising, Front Mission 3 Remake and Half Sword, plus notes on demos and related features as January’s slate unfolds.
The article lists the most anticipated video games of 2026, including titles like Grand Theft Auto VI, Marvel’s Wolverine, and Cairn, highlighting their gameplay features, platforms, and release dates, showcasing a diverse range of genres from horror and adventure to open-world crime and superhero action.