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White Knuckle

Dark Machine Games · DreadXP · 2025-04-17

Steam

Early Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Apr 17, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

White Knuckle is a first-person roguelite speed-climbing game. Ascend through the guts of SUB-STRUCTURE 17 using precision movement mechanics. Sharp reflexes and resource management will bring you out from under ten thousand meters of concrete and decay.

White Knuckle is a 2025 Early Access game priced at $16.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and Overwhelmingly Positive (98% of 14556 reviews).

818
playing now
98%
positive of 15k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
88
twitch viewers (latest)
17.6
viewers/channel (concentration)
84/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (826 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$16.99
steam price (US)

818 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 UTC (census sample)

You're not alone down here. Strange life flourishes far underground, and darker things haunt these halls. Something oozes from the depths– following you, growing angrier… and it won't let up.(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

White Knuckle trailer thumbnail

White Knuckle - Official Trailer | The Indie Horror Showcase 2024

≈971,627 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 818 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,211 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~276/week).
  • · Review velocity up 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 5,831 Early Access games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 309k–696k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 15,472 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $10.91 at Steam (2025-09-29)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $16.99 · on sale 4 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
81881820252026Week of 2025-04-17: 818 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 701 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 350 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 207 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 257 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 147 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 154 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 215 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 168 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 255 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 217 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 166 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 140 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 120 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 158 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 359 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 288 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 190 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 147 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 142 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 157 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 136 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 119 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 100 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 87 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 107 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 116 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 308 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 338 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 336 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 329 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 280 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 239 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 194 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 161 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 117 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 109 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 462 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 392 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 342 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 258 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 216 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 191 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 158 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2.6k3082026-09-14 23:00 — 594 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 330 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 604 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 616 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 389 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 544 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 584 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 326 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 1,879 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 2,431 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 1,203 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 886 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 1,637 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 1,154 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 1,012 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 1,768 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 1,077 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 526 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 1,233 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 1,023 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 622 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 993 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 883 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 818 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.2k127Apr 2025Aug 2026Apr 2025 — avg 503 · peak 819May 2025 — avg 334 · peak 690Jun 2025 — avg 273 · peak 719Jul 2025 — avg 261 · peak 585Aug 2025 — avg 138 · peak 255Sep 2025 — avg 127 · peak 1,382Oct 2025 — avg 343 · peak 976Nov 2025 — avg 163 · peak 345Dec 2025 — avg 267 · peak 787Jan 2026 — avg 463 · peak 784Feb 2026 — avg 283 · peak 579Mar 2026 — avg 228 · peak 428Apr 2026 — avg 691 · peak 2,733May 2026 — avg 898 · peak 1,842Jun 2026 — avg 802 · peak 4,222Jul 2026 — avg 1,247 · peak 2,600Aug 2026 — avg 632 · peak 1,137
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
68682026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 38 new positive2026-09-21: 2 new negative2026-09-22: 21 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 17 new positive2026-09-24: 13 new positive2026-09-26: 57 new positive2026-09-26: 3 new negative2026-09-27: 53 new positive2026-09-28: 48 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 38 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-09-30: 48 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 39 new positive2026-10-02: 32 new positive2026-10-03: 43 new positive2026-10-03: 3 new negative2026-10-04: 39 new positive2026-10-04: 2 new negative2026-10-05: 40 new positive2026-10-06: 68 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 34 new positive2026-10-08: 30 new positive2026-10-09: 44 new positive2026-10-10: 30 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 40 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 23 new positive2026-10-12: 2 new negative2026-10-13: 29 new positive2026-10-14: 23 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$16.99$10.912025-04-172026-07-102025-04-17 — best price $11.692025-04-24 — best price $12.992025-06-27 — best price $11.042025-07-10 — best price $12.992025-09-29 — best price $10.912025-10-06 — best price $12.992025-10-17 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $12.592026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-03-06 — best price $12.592026-03-15 — best price $14.992026-04-17 — best price $11.242026-04-24 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $11.992026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-07-10 — best price $16.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

1.5k02026-09-30 18:34 — 71 viewers2026-10-01 03:34 — 196 viewers2026-10-01 12:34 — 37 viewers2026-10-01 21:34 — 105 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-02 15:34 — 53 viewers2026-10-03 00:34 — 105 viewers2026-10-03 09:34 — 31 viewers2026-10-03 18:34 — 25 viewers2026-10-04 03:34 — 34 viewers2026-10-04 12:34 — 70 viewers2026-10-04 21:34 — 90 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-05 15:34 — 45 viewers2026-10-06 00:34 — 95 viewers2026-10-06 09:34 — 38 viewers2026-10-06 18:34 — 164 viewers2026-10-07 03:34 — 90 viewers2026-10-07 12:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-07 21:34 — 45 viewers2026-10-08 06:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-08 15:34 — 74 viewers2026-10-09 00:34 — 89 viewers2026-10-09 09:34 — 58 viewers2026-10-09 18:34 — 67 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 115 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 57 viewers2026-10-10 21:34 — 212 viewers2026-10-11 06:34 — 79 viewers2026-10-11 15:34 — 32 viewers2026-10-12 00:34 — 33 viewers2026-10-12 09:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-12 18:34 — 126 viewers2026-10-13 03:34 — 124 viewers2026-10-13 12:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-13 21:34 — 153 viewers2026-10-14 06:34 — 48 viewers2026-10-14 15:34 — 79 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 88 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
85.7%
earned "Urban Boulderer"
33.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,2123%62

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSHorrorParkourAdventureOld SchoolPlatformerRogue-likeAtmosphericEarly AccessFirst-Person

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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