{"id":17230,"date":"2026-02-02T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/ps5-climbing-game-cairn-is-the-first-success-story-of-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:00:00","slug":"ps5-climbing-game-cairn-is-the-first-success-story-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/ps5-climbing-game-cairn-is-the-first-success-story-of-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"#PS5 Climbing Game Cairn Is the First Success Story of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/ps5-climbing-game-cairn-is-the-first-success-story-of-2026\/#PS5_Climbing_Game_Cairn_Is_the_First_Success_Story_of_2026\" >PS5 Climbing Game Cairn Is the First Success Story of 2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PS5_Climbing_Game_Cairn_Is_the_First_Success_Story_of_2026\"><\/span>PS5 Climbing Game Cairn Is the First Success Story of 2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"3416d48212094\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Cairn PS5\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/3416d48212094\/cairn-ps5.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/3416d48212094\/cairn-ps5.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Cairn PS5\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Newly released PS5 mountaineering game Cairn looks to have made a strong start to life sales-wise, with developer The Game Bakers confirming it&#8217;s sold over 200,000 copies since launch last week.<\/p>\n<p>It released on 29th January 2026, meaning the milestone has been reached in just four days. &#8220;We couldn\u2019t be happier to have welcomed 200,000 climbers to the mountain over the weekend,&#8221; the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/thegamebakers.com\/post\/3mdt6pttzjs2f\">team said on Bluesky<\/a> in celebration.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-bsky-post\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/thegamebakers.com\/post\/3mdt6pttzjs2f @ 2026-02-02T09:51:29+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:kst7bs2gydolpc5y5xha3hjf\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mdt6pttzjs2f\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreib4z7iffqvlau3qlmcu5cvheovj3afnapgh7bixtnwli4tfvah52m\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Is this the revival of Kami\u2019s golden age of tourism?<br \/>\n\u00a0We couldn\u2019t be happier to have welcomed 200,000 climbers to the mountain over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:kst7bs2gydolpc5y5xha3hjf?ref_src=embed\">The Game Bakers (@thegamebakers.com)<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:kst7bs2gydolpc5y5xha3hjf\/post\/3mdt6pttzjs2f?ref_src=embed\">2026-02-01T20:37:09.165Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"tlQ5LXaq6NA\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tlQ5LXaq6NA?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<div class=\"video-stage\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cairn PS5 Review - Is It Any Good?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tlQ5LXaq6NA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">167k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;Cairn is a great climbing simulator, one that presents you with an entire mountain and complete freedom to traverse it as you please,&#8221; we wrote in our <strong>Cairn PS5 review<\/strong>. &#8220;Some light survival mechanics apply just enough pressure to push you forward, and the purposely slow pace encourages careful climbing and proper planning.&#8221; Unfortunately, the PS5 version does suffer from frame rate drops, so it sounds like PC is the best place to play this one.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile insert insert-label\">\n<div id=\"inject-primis-player\" data-src-primis=\"https:\/\/live.primis.tech\/live\/liveView.php?s=117168&amp;vp_content=plembed39b4tigwxqjz&amp;cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&amp;playerApiId=primis_player_float&amp;schain=1.0,1!ziffdavis.com,22392450815,1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Still, with performance patches surely on the way, Cairn has made a strong start to life. It could be one of the indie scene&#8217;s standout titles come the end of 2026 if it carries on like this. Have you been playing Cairn? Share your first thoughts in the comments below.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/thegamebakers.com\/post\/3mdt6pttzjs2f\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/thegamebakers.com\/post\/3mdt6pttzjs2f\">bsky.app<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/027272dbfe5fc56b52284584f6e012c5 @ 1770032914 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\"><strong>Cairn<\/strong> (PS5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><strong>Cairn (PS5)<\/strong> Review<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\">The Best PS5 Games (2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2026\/02\/ps5-climbing-game-cairn-is-the-first-success-story-of-2026\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PS5 Climbing Game Cairn Is the First Success Story of 2026 Newly released PS5 mountaineering game Cairn looks to have made a strong start to life sales-wise, with developer The Game Bakers confirming it&#8217;s sold over 200,000 copies since launch last week. 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