Ladders

Other (objects, etc.) entity

Anything used to climb up or down a vertical surface, regardless what it looks like, or how or even if it's attached to anything.

1578
games
114
platforms

Alternate names: Ropes, Vines, Grid fences, Rappelling, Abseiling

Examples:
* Ladders
* Ropes
* Vines (hanging or covering a wall)
* Metallic grids

And any other specifically marked or shaped surface. Such as a recognizable type of plant covering the wall section.

In most generic sense of the term, these are fixtures that allow vertical movement beyond what the protagonist can achieve via hoisting themselves up ledges or jumping. May allow jumping on and off them and some may also move (usually swing, but some may for example move on rails) allowing extended movement options.
Related:
* Wall climbing
* Grappling hook
* Wall clinging
* Monkey bars - a "ladder" on the ceiling for lateral movement.

The first Ladders video game was released in 1980.

Gremlin Graphics, Nintendo and Firebird published most of these games.

Child group

Poles climbing

Platforms

Windows 188
C64 139
Linux 129
ZX Spectrum 83
Amstrad CPC 74
MS-DOS 70
Amiga 55
NES 54
MSX 42
Atari 400/800 41
Mac OS X 40
X360 39
Apple II E 35
PS3 35
Atari ST 34
Arcade 27
Tandy Coco 23
C16/Plus4 23
BBC 21
VIC-20 20
Famicom Disk System 18
Memotech MTX 16
GB 15
Electron 13
PS2 12
PS4 11
ColecoVision 11
Atari 2600 11
GBC 10
MSX2 9

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