The Climbest is a free arcade game you can play right here in your browser. Think music & rhythm — that is the shape of it. Everything runs client-side, so it starts fast even on a modest connection.
About The Climbest
Ladies and gentlemen, The Climbest! Tap 👆 to Jump and then tap again to hang Reach the 🔝 to get your 🎁 👌 Don't fall, it's not fun 🔥💀 In The Climbest, nothing is ever repeated twice - from the level structure to the background music, everything gets generated procedurally! Enjoy your climb towards the top... if you can make it!
How to play The Climbest
Nothing here needs explaining twice. Everything is done with the mouse. No key bindings to learn, so the phone version plays identically to the desktop one. It is built tall rather than wide — comfortable one-handed on a phone, centred and uncropped on a monitor. The second run is always better than the first — that is the whole learning curve.
Controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Mouse or number keys | Hit the notes on the beat |
On mobile: Tap and swipe directly on the screen. The game is built for portrait, so you can play one-handed without rotating your phone.
Why it is worth playing
Plenty of arcade games want a tutorial and ten minutes of setup before anything happens. The Climbest does not — it is playable from the first second. It works as well on a phone on a bus as it does on a desktop.
At a glance
- Free to play with no account required
- Runs in the browser — nothing to download or install
- Portrait layout, comfortable one-handed on mobile
- Keyboard and mouse on desktop, full touch support on mobile.
- Music & Rhythm gameplay — Stay on the beat
- Added to our catalogue from a 2021 release
Frequently asked questions
Is The Climbest free to play?
Yes, entirely free. The Climbest costs nothing to play, asks for no card and has no paid tier hiding behind it.
Do I need to download or install anything?
Nothing at all. The Climbest runs in the browser tab you already have open, the same way a video or a map does.
Can I play The Climbest on my phone?
It works on phones and tablets. Tap and swipe directly on the screen. The game is built for portrait, so you can play one-handed without rotating your phone.
What are the controls for The Climbest?
Keyboard and mouse on desktop, full touch support on mobile. Mouse or number keys — hit the notes on the beat.
Can I play The Climbest fullscreen?
Yes. Use the fullscreen button in the top-right of the game player to expand it to the whole screen, and press Escape to come back out.
What kind of game is The Climbest?
The Climbest is a arcade game built around music & rhythm. If that is the sort of thing you enjoy, the related games further down the page are picked using the same tags.
