STEEP STEPS Guide: What you are getting into
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OverviewSteep Steps is an extremely hard climbing game where you scale a mountain through what the developers call five stages of grief, with 1000 meters as the final goal. New stages are added every Saturday. This guide covers how to get started, how to push past the stages that keep stopping you, and how to stay sane while doing it.
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What you are getting into
Summary
Only 1% of players ever reach 1000 meters, and only 0.001% reach it across all maps. The game itself tells you not to rage too much. Every player faces the same stages, and raw skill is the only thing that gets you higher.
- Goal reach 1000 meters by climbing through all stages
- Difficulty only 1% of players finish a single map; all-maps completion is rarer still
- Updates new stages arrive every Saturday
- Co-op the game is best played with a group of friends
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The no-checkpoint challenge
Warn
There is a badge called No Camping for completing the game without clicking a single fireplace. There is also a badge called Campless Craze for clearing Grassy Grounds without any checkpoints.
Quests and hidden ladders
CheckAlongside the main climb, the game has optional objectives that reward exploration and talking to certain characters.
- Talk to Grandma she gives a quest that ends in the Cookie Connoisseur badge
- Find the overgrown ladder completing its quest earns the Overgrown badge
- Locate the cactus ladder reaching it earns Prickly Peak Pioneer
- Track down the Ink Ladder spotting it earns the Inked badge
- Check for the weekly ladder a Ladder of the Week is part of the Faux Auerate Ladder badge
- Watch for April Fools content a special ladder tied to April Fools Day has its own badge
Keeping at it week after week
Tips
Steep Steps adds new stages every Saturday. Playing with friends is recommended by the developers themselves.
- Log in on Saturdays to see what the new stage adds
- Play with friends whenever you can — the game itself says it is best experienced with a group
- For a lower-stakes alternative, the developers point to Simple Steps 900 as a gentler option
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STEEP STEPS
Glossary
Glossary- Checkpoint (fireplace)
- A fireplace you click to save your position mid-stage, letting you restart from that point instead of the bottom.
- Five stages of grief
- The game's own description of what players feel as they struggle through increasingly brutal sections on the way to 1000 meters.
- 1000 meters
- The summit and final goal of the climb, reached by only 1% of players on a single map.
- Ladder of the Week
- A rotating secret ladder that changes weekly and has its own badge for finding it.
Common questions
FAQIs it really true that almost nobody finishes?
Yes — only 1% of players reach 1000 meters on a single map, and only 0.001% reach it across every map.
Can I play with a controller?
Full Xbox controller support is built in.
What are the secret ladders and do I need to find them?
The hidden ladders — including the cactus ladder, the Ink Ladder, and the overgrown ladder — are optional. Finding them earns badges but is not required to reach 1000 meters.
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