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White Knuckle

White Knuckle — Genres, rating & game data

White Knuckle is a first person roguelite speed-climbing game.Use momentum-based movement mechanics with precision, deploy a variety of tools and resources, and ascend as fast as you can. Just don't lose your grip, there’s eternity below you.Manage your inventory or become encumbered and fall to your death. Failure to grab what you need from your bag in time can spell disaster.Through run-based…

White Knuckle is a shooter game developed by Dark Machine Games, 2025. It stands out for dark gameplay, ranged combat and a horror setting. Available in single-player and co-op mode. With an iRank Score of 98/100, it ranks as an exceptional title in our catalog.

About White Knuckle

White Knuckle is a first person roguelite speed-climbing game.Use momentum-based movement mechanics with precision, deploy a variety of tools and resources, and ascend as fast as you can. Just don't lose your grip, there’s eternity below you.Manage your inventory or become encumbered and fall to your death. Failure to grab what you need from your bag in time can spell disaster.Through run-based meta-progression, you’ll discover and unlock varied augmentations. Bolster your will to ascend. 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.Travel through different regions with unique threats and gameplay challenges during your attempted escape of the underground megastructure. The deep dry storage of the Silos, the putrid sewers of the Pipeworks, the haunted piers of Habitation. Each area will require adaptation to new obstacles and denizens.

How White Knuckle was received

Of the 10,568 Steam player reviews, 98% are positive. Critics score it 80/100 on OpenCritic (2), reflecting a favourable reception.

Players

  • Steam players10,568 reviews98%Overwhelmingly positive

Critics

  • OpenCritic2 reviews80/100

Aggregated from public ratings on Steam, IGDB, Metacritic and OpenCritic. iRankGames does not host its own reviews.

iRank Score

98/100 ↗

Type

Shooter, FPS, Platformer

Released

2025

Updated May 2026

Developer

Dark Machine Games

Publisher: DreadXP

Avg. playtime

~51h

Platforms

PC

Official trailer for White Knuckle

Screenshots of White Knuckle

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