Relaxing, meditative atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“There’s no goal, no pressure, and nothing you really need to do—just watch the mountain exist and slowly change over time.”
Steam review · 161.2 h played ↗
Mountain
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%David OReilly2014Idler · Simulation · Casual
$0.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
Mountain is a cheap, ambient idle toy: a floating mountain you watch, with a keyboard piano and secret codes. Skip it if you want real gameplay or hate idling for achievements.
Great for
Players wanting a cheap, relaxing background companion or art piece to leave running while doing other things
Main risk
It's essentially a screensaver with almost no gameplay, so many buyers find it boring or pointless
What players love
Keyboard piano and secret codes
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“You are a mountain and different keys on your keyboard do different sounds.”
Steam review · 7.7 h played ↗
Great to leave running in the background
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Perfect game to leave running in the background.”
Steam review · 43.1 h played ↗
Very cheap for a unique experience
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“By far the best bang for my buck - yes, quite seriously, for that one dollar spent.”
Steam review · 1716 h played ↗
Charming, emotional attachment to the mountain
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“I really like my mountain, we've become very good friends...”
Steam review · 4485.2 h played ↗
Easy achievements for completionists
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“If you’re an achievement hunter, this is a very chill completion with zero stress, just patience.”
Steam review · 34.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Not a game, just a screensaver
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Just a screensaver.”
Steam review · 10.8 h played ↗
Boring, nothing happens
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“If the concept of "watching paint dry" was made into a game, this would be it.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
987-hour achievement grind, sometimes bugged
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The last achievement is bugged. You need 987 hours in game to get it. I've gone well over that and it still hasn't popped.”
Steam review · 1147.3 h played ↗
Secrets hidden behind codes; no fullscreen
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“it doesnt even have a full screen mode for you to leave it on an extra monitor.”
Steam review · 13.3 h played ↗
High CPU use and heating
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“it takes up a lot of resources, it heated up my laptop a lot.”
Steam review · 1033 h played ↗
Junk piles up and mountain can die or glitch
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“I was greeted by a white screen with the message "you were killed by a giant ice, try again". That screen was streamed for hours.”
Steam review · 15.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable300 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (version 21H1) or later, 64-bit
Processor64-bit, SSE2
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 capable
Storage300 MB available space
OSWindows 10 (version 21H1) or later, 64-bit
Processor64-bit, SSE2
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 capable
Storage300 MB available space
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