Cairn
Playing now
135−127 vs. yesterday
1.5%of peak
All-time peak
8,852Feb 2026
Playing now
135−127 vs. yesterday
All-time peak
8,852Feb 2026
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| Community | News about the free roam mode! Hi climbers, Cairn’s first DLC launch window is fast approaching (this summer!) and we’re showing off a little bit more about the Free Roam mode dropping alongside. If you want to explore the corners of Mount Kami you rushed past on your way to the summit — or tackle the climb with Marco, the Free Roam mode is for you. A lot of you requested it, and it’s coming soon. The video is available in b… | — | |
| Game update | Cairn update - Wear your very own ascent! Hi climbers, Have you reached the summit yet? You can now immortalize your very own Kami ascent on a T-shirt! Simply finish the game, head to the Extra menu and customize your Cairn T-shirt. Perfect to show off your unique route to the peak during your digital and physical climbing sessions! Update the game to access the shirt creation menu in Extra. And find out more here: The update to versio… | 23175306 | |
| Community | Cairn's first DLC revealed! Hi Climbers, Are you itching to get back on the walls? Do you miss the fresh mountain air already? We for sure do, and that’s why we’re already at work on Cairn - On the Trail: Deep Water, Cairn’s first free DLC. It brings new climbing spots, fresh problems, but doesn’t change what made Cairn so special. Have a look at the reveal trailer! On the Trail is a series of free DLCs bringing you new c… | — | |
| Community | Thank you for 500,000 climbers! There's nothing like some fresh mountain air in the spring. Half a million people are climbing the formidable walls of Mt Kami! We’ve been floored by your love for Cairn <3 |
Announcements are the developer’s own posts to the game’s Steam news feed: updates and their patch notes, in-game events, releases and sales. The important ones are marked on the players chart.
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| Major update | Quality of Life Update! Hello climbers, It’s time for a Quality of Life update for Cairn! It includes a bunch of adjustments, new features and bug fixes that will make your experience with Cairn even smoother. In particular we are bringing tweaks to accessibility, features you asked for like the automatic finger tapping, a new feature to visualise Aava’s efforts, improvements to Aava’s getting down from walls, Climbot… | 22396100 |
| Community | Cairn will be in the Triple-i Initiative! Hello climbers, Cairn is on the trail to the Triple-i showcase! Climb your way up a mountain of handpicked game trailers and showstopping reveals. Wonder what we’ll discover up there… 9th April, 6pm CEST/9am PDT | — |
| Game update | Patch version 1.0.320: more bug fixes Hello climbers, We're enjoying seeing so many of you on your way to the summit! Thank you for the overwhelmingly positive feedback on the game - and thank you for the bug reports too! Our team is monitoring your reports, and we have pulled together a new patch with the following fixes: · Fixed a corrupted save · Fixed some teleportation issues while using rappel · Fixed game soft lock if multip… | — |
| Community | Thank you for 300,000 climbers Hi climbers, The goats have never seen this many people pass through! 300,000 new climbers on Kami in a week! Thank you all for 300,000 ascents | — |
| Game update | Patch 1.0.308 Hello climbers, Here comes a patch fixing more bugs that you've reported. Thank you for your patience and your feedback. Don't hesitate to check the game FAQ here We hope you're progressing well on the slopes of Mount Kami... the summit is in sight! Patch notes - version 1.0.308 · Work around for finger taping not working anymore with keyboard and mouse: left click now allows to tape even if th… | — |
| Community | Thank you for 200,000 climbers! Is this the revival of Kami’s golden age of tourism? We couldn’t be happier to have welcomed 200,000 climbers to the mountain over the weekend! | — |
| Community | Thank you for 100,000 climbers! 100,000 climbers have taken to Kami's walls in just 24 hours! Thank you for joining the ascent. We hope you feel the passion we baked into the mountain! | — |
| In-game event | Patch 1.0.303: FPS and minor bugs fix Hello climbers, We're so excited to see so many of you enjoy Cairn. Our team has been monitoring the forums, social media and our inboxes to gather your feedback and bug reports, and we have pulled together a patch. We have found a temporary solution for the FPS issues on AMD RX 9000 series cards, Steam Deck, and ROG Ally X. Here is how to improve your framerate if you're in this situation. In… | — |
| Community | "Among the best videogames I've played in years" - PC Gamer 9/10 We're still on our journey to the summit of our own Mount Kami, but we're already so grateful for all the encouragements we're getting along the way! · "A tough yet massively rewarding experience" - TechRadar Gaming · "A stunning and surprising masterpiece" - Game Informer 9.25/10 · "Climbing Kami is exhilarating" - IGN 9/10 · "A triumph. Gorgeous, nerve-wracking, Remarkable." - Jacob Geller ·… | — |
| Community | Cairn is out now! Hello Climbers, I hope your gear is ready, because Kami is waiting for you! We’re beyond excited for you to start your climb, explore the mountain, and find out more about Aava’s expedition. Grab the game right now and start the ascent of a lifetime! As you prepare for your first ascent, here’s a reminder of all that’s waiting for you on Kami: As pro climber Aava, you attempt the first ascent o… | — |
| Community | Cairn exact launch time today Cairn will be available today at: · 9 AM Pacific Time · 12 PM Eastern Time · 5 PM GMT · 6 PM Central European Time · 01 AM China, Beijing (next day) · 02 AM Japan (next day) · 04 AM Australia, Sydney (next day) | — |
| Community | Cairn's Original Soundtrack coming to digital Hi Climbers, You already know about the amazing team working on Cairn's music: a collaboration between Martin Stig Andersen, Cairn audio director well known for creating the immersive soundtracks of LIMBO, INSIDE and Control, Gildaa, a rising talent on the French music scene with a debut album releasing later this year, and The Toxic Avenger — a key figure of the French electronic music scene y… | — |
| Community | Cairn is Steam Deck verified! Hi climbers, Good news, Cairn has been Steam Deck Verified ! You can play your favorite climbing game out in the mountains if you wish 🗻 That good news also means the game should work nicely on the Steam Machine. | — |
| Community | Cairn won 2 awards at IndieCade! Hi Climbers, We're incredibly proud to let you know Cairn has won the Mike Seller's Systemic design as well as the Grand Jury awards at Indiecade! Not only does it mean a lot to us this close to launch, but we're also especially touched it came from Indiecade. We are big fans of the community they've built for indie devs through the years, and we're humbled to join the ranks of their incredible… | — |
| Community | Happy New Year! Happy New Year climbers! We hope you reach the summit you set out for, hopefully, Kami's! Only 17 days to go before you can start your ascent | — |
| Community | Thank you for 700,000 wishlists! Hello Climbers, Kami used to be a popular touristic destination - it is preparing to find renewed popularity among climbers, with over 700,000 of you adding Cairn to your whislist! More seriously, this is huge for us. We are giving everything we have to make Cairn the best game it can be, and this support is extra motivation for us to get there, so thank you so much! 💞 | — |
| Community | Aava's once in a lifetime ascent and Mount Kami's past Cairn is more than just a climbing game, it follows in the tradition of the grand adventure games like Death Stranding or Tomb Raider . As you climb Kami, you camp in the mountain and explore its hidden paths, finding food, water, and places to rest. But you also live Aava’s story and feel both the exhilaration of the ascent and the challenges that comes with it, as she leaves behind her family… | — |
| Community | Cairn launches January 29 (pinky promise!) Hi Climbers, You’ll be able to set out on the expedition January 29, on PC and PS5 - better take some time to hone your climbing skills in the demo! We’re also able to share more about the editions we have prepared for Cairn and we’re happy to reveal our Deluxe Edition , with : · Kami travel book : a chronicle of Marcel and Pontus’s latest attempt at climbing Mount Kami. This rugged little guid… | — |
| Game update | Ghosts Have Left Kami The ghosts event has ended. Thank you everyone for climbing with the specters of speedrunners, devs, and community members. Now we focus on making the last push to the summit, see you at the top at release! | — |
| Community | The Ghosts update is ending soon! Hi Climbers, All good things must come to an end, and on Halloween night we will be saying goodbye to the Ghosts update in Cairn’s demo! Let us know if you enjoyed racing them, or discovered new routes, and if you want them back for another limited event | — |
| Major update | The Cairn demo update is here - and you can win some merch! Hi climbers, It’s time! Ghostly apparitions are now available in Cairn’s demo. They’re not all that scary though, we think. You can climb Tenzen alongside selected community, dev and content creators ghosts, and see what everyone’s been getting up to. Maybe you can try something new? We’re bringing the routes contest back! We're excited to see what you can come up with. Here are the categories… | — |
| Community | Demo Ghost Update - coming October 13 Hi climbers, We’re bringing another update to the demo, and it’s for a limited time only! Starting on October 13, you’ll be able to see selected ghosts climbing Mount Tenzen with you. You can race them, learn how they tackle some particularly difficult routes, or sit back and watch the chaos unfold. We’ve been truly touched by the reception of Cairn’s demo, and we wanted to celebrate the incred… | — |
| Community | Cairn now Q1 2026 and Demo Ghost Update Hi Climbers, Today we're bringing both good, and not so good news, but there's still some good in it. We've decided to delay the launch of Cairn on PC and PS5 to Q1 2026 so we can spend a bit more time on debug and optimisation. To bridge the gap we're bringing an update to Cairn's demo on October 13, with ghosts of other players in the demo! Cairn launching Q1 2026 The team has made the tough… | — |