Insurmountable

 PC
Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Vandal
    May 7, 2021
    67
    Insurmountable is a very irregular experience, sometimes it succeeds in what it’s trying to achieve; sometimes it’s just boring. However, it’s a nice mix of genres with good ideas.
  2. CD-Action
    Dec 7, 2021
    65
    Insurmountable suffers from the “pretty syndrome”. Pretty nice graphics. Pretty good music. Pretty cool idea. Pretty solid execution. And pretty much no emotions. [07/2021, p.34]
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  3. Games.cz
    May 3, 2022
    60
    This rogue-lite survival’s ideas definitely feel fresh - its mountain-climbing setting is imaginative and the atmosphere is gripping. It gets repetitive soon, though, and boredom becomes a scarier threat than an avalanche.
  5. Multiplayer.it
    May 2, 2021
    58
    Insurmountable is an intriguing product on paper, based on a particular idea but with a slow and not very interactive game structure.
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  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Jun 7, 2021
    I’m probably not the best person to rate the physical ins and outs of a mountain climbing game. But as a consumer of pop culture tales of derring-do, and a horrified audience member to that callous motivational speaker, I dig ByteRockers attempt to find the right genre fit for the singular, intense mindset of a potentially lethal hobby.
  2. Vice
    May 21, 2021
    If the developers stick with it, I believe they can fill in that content in the spaces they’ve carved out for it. And hopefully they do, because I think they’ve really got something here. Insurmountable has a strong, foundational bedrock, and it already shows how even that, piled high enough, can amount to something quite striking.

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User Score
6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. Skhaarin
    Apr 14, 2022
    3
    Mediocre at best, I did beat the game because it is short enough to get through it, but I got bored before even finishing the first run.
    The    Mediocre at best, I did beat the game because it is short enough to get through it, but I got bored before even finishing the first run.
    The game looks beautiful an unique at first glance, but once you start playing...Oh my. Basically there is almost no gameplay. Imagine a FPS survival game so empty and with such dull mechanics that it ends up being a walking simulator. Now, imagine that but in a turn based game with top down view... How exciting! That is exactly what happens to Insurmountable, a nice idea with nothing else.    … Full Review »
  2. DLHub01
    Aug 9, 2023
    8
    Very interesting game. To everyone who wants a break from a major game. It takes the player a while to figure out the movement mechanics, butVery interesting game. To everyone who wants a break from a major game. It takes the player a while to figure out the movement mechanics, but in a strategy game what I'm really looking for is having to stop and think about the next move. The mechanics of the events that can provide perks (positive or negative) to the player are beautiful. It turns out to be a nice pastime in boring evenings. The graphics and soundtrack are also nice.… Full Review »
  3. ImperialKnight
    Apr 16, 2022
    5
    Interesting premise, but poor execution. The pathing is terrible, causing your character to move back and forth unnecessarily, wasting energyInteresting premise, but poor execution. The pathing is terrible, causing your character to move back and forth unnecessarily, wasting energy and such.… Full Review »
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