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Wall climbing

Activities theme

Involves scaling vertical surfaces without the aid of ladders or similar aides.

126
games
33
platforms

Alternate name: Wall scaling

Shrek Forever After (Wii)
Shrek Forever After
WII 2010-05-19
Remnants of Skystone (Flash)
Remnants of Skystone
FLA 2010-03-18
Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360)
Assassin's Creed
X360 2007-11-14
Firetrap (Amstrad CPC)
Firetrap
CPC 1987
Prototype (PlayStation 3)
Prototype
PS3 2009-06
Open Surge (Linux)
Open Surge
LIN 2008
Assassin's Creed (PlayStation 3)
Assassin's Creed
PS3 2007-11-14
Aliens versus Predator (Macintosh OS Classic)
Aliens versus Predator
MAC 2001
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
NES 1990-04-06
The Incredible Hulk (Wii)
The Incredible Hulk
WII 2008-06-05
STRIDER (PlayStation 4)
STRIDER
PS4 2014-02
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (PlayStation Portable)
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
PSP 2008
Related:
* Ledges
* Vaulting
* Wall traversal
* Wall clinging
* Ladders
Easiest way to spot these is that the game allows you to climb _any_ wall or vertical surface that matches some very basic criteria, such as having small ledges or anything else to take hold of. If these are found only in few select places like ladders, then they should not be considered.

Popular tags

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Parent groups

Interaction: Environment, Locomotion

Games by year

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The first Wall climbing video game was released in 1980.

Activision, Ubisoft and Capcom published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 22
Linux 21
PS3 10
X360 10
NES 9
Mac OS X 6
PS2 6
Arcade 5
PS4 4
Wii 3
Xbox One 3
ZX Spectrum 2
MS-DOS 2
C64 2
VIC-20 2
Atari 2600 2
MSX 1
Flash 1
GB 1
ColecoVision 1
Xbox 1
GameCube 1
iOS 1
Arcadia 2001 1
Amstrad CPC 1
Nintendo DS 1
Atari 400/800 1
PSP 1
Mac OS Classic 1
MSX2 1

Most common companies

Activision19
Ubisoft12
Capcom5
Sega5
Sony Computer Entertainment3
Microsoft Game Studios3
Nichibutsu3
Ubisoft Entertainment3
Tecmo3
Electronic Arts3
Suspicious Developments3
Feral Interactive3
Klei Entertainment2
Data East2
Electric Dreams2