Climbing Over It With a Spear (v1.03)

A single spear separates a determined climber from a humiliating trip back down a hostile, dreamlike mountain. Climbing Over It With a Spear is a punishing physics-driven platformer built around tension, persistence, and the uncomfortable knowledge that one bad move can erase minutes of progress. Its icy slopes offer reliable grip, but stone surfaces turn your main tool into a liability by launching you violently away. The mood is knowingly cruel rather than grim, inviting players to laugh, rage, and try again after every spectacular fall.

Movement revolves around aiming and thrusting the spear into suitable terrain, then using it to pull, push, and propel yourself upward through awkward vertical obstacles. Success comes from controlling momentum, judging angles, and knowing when a powerful jab will help rather than send you sliding into the abyss. There are no enemies or elaborate upgrades distracting from the central challenge; every advance is earned through cleaner execution and better understanding of the mountain’s hazards. Failure is constant, but the controls aim to make each mistake feel traceable to your own timing and decisions instead of random punishment.

The spear changes the familiar climbing formula by making surfaces matter: ice becomes your lifeline while rock can instantly sabotage a promising run. That gives the ascent a rhythm of careful planning followed by risky bursts of movement, with every new height raising the stakes of a fall. Its deliberately discouraging design clearly follows the spirit of Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, prioritizing mastery, frustration, and memorable setbacks over conventional progression. Players who enjoy precision platformers, rage games, speedrunning personal bests, or proving they can endure a brutal climb will find a compact but demanding test here, while anyone who hates losing progress should approach with caution.