Peaks of Yore

Adventure· Difficult· Physics· Psychological Horror

Released Oct 2023

Travel around The Great Gales to climb challenging peaks in this physics-based climbing adventure set in 1887. Meet like-minded mountaineers, unlock helpful climbing gear, and become a pioneer of mountaineering.

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Evaluation

Peaks of Yore launched on October 26, 2023 and has received a consistent stream of significant content since then. The paid DLC expansion "The Great Alps" shipped on November 14, 2024, adding 23 new climbing locations, new hold types, and new mechanics. This was followed in December 2024 by Patch 1.9.0, which added achievements, cosmetic pins, and wildlife collectibles to the DLC areas. The most recent major release was Patch 2.0 on October 26, 2025 — the game's two-year anniversary — which introduced a full Peak Level Editor and Steam Workshop integration, enabling players to create and share custom climbing levels. The developer then continued refining the editor with feature patches on November 7, November 11, and November 18, 2025 (Patches 2.1.0, 2.1.1, and 2.1.2), adding new editor tools such as Force Zones, Invincibility Zones, and cloud customization. The most recent developer communication was on November 18, 2025. The established pattern of major content releases (the DLC in November 2024, the Level Editor in October 2025) suggests a roughly 12-month cadence between landmark updates, meaning we are currently approximately 10 months past the last major release — still within that historical window. No statement ending development has been made, and the November 2025 patches show active, ongoing work on the game's newest systems.

Evidence

Patch 2.1.2 added Force Zones, Invincibility Zones, and opaque water to the Peak Editor — the most recent developer communication on record.

news post · Nov 18, 2025 source development ongoing

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Patch 2.0 launched the Peak Level Editor and Steam Workshop integration, a major new feature allowing players to create and share custom climbing levels.

news post · Oct 26, 2025 source content shipped

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Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

Peaks of Yore - The Great Alps

Nov 2024

Media

Details

Developer

Anders Grube Jensen

Publisher

TraipseWare

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Difficult Physics Psychological Horror Adventure Platformer Exploration Atmospheric First-Person Philosophical Historical Indie Action Nature Retro Parkour

About this game

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.