In a world that has forgotten how to jump, one lad must rise. A 2D precision platformer that is all about the ladders 🪜 Wishlist LADDER LAD.

Joined July 2026
DEMO IS LIVE ON STEAM 🪜 Get your very own ladder and begin the ascent. Maybe you'll be the one to find out what's going on up there?
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🪜 It's not Celeste. ⛰️ It's not Getting Over It. 🧗 It's not A Difficult Game About Climbing. But if our indie game reminds you of them... we're probably doing something right!
🌹 It's not Devil May Cry. ⚔️ It's not Hades. 🔥 It's not Absolum or Spiritfall. But if our indie game reminds you of them... we're probably doing something right. 💥
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Steam Next Fest is over. Thanks to all the Lads and Lasses who took on the challenges of the Great Ladder and played our demo! It's really something how a ladder leaves you wanting more, huh?
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2D twin-stick platformer? Jump-free and ladder-full? With a free demo on Steam? YES! 🪜
- 3D INDIE platformer? - Total PIZZA based moveset? - Defeating a greedy corp selling PIZZA-IN-A-CAN? 🥫 YES! 🍕
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All I can do is ask the algorithms to show our game to all 2D precision platformer fans who like: - Simple but unique mechanics - Challenging platforming - Hand-authored art
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LADDER LAD climbed up to the top-3 demos of Day 1 🪜 Ladder era is upon us. The only way is UP, thanks for playing lads!
We got through 38 games on day one of #SteaNextFest! Our mission is to play them all LIVE! Day 2 begins NOW... Are you a #gamedev with a demo in Steam Next Fest? Drop a link in the comments, join us in chat and we'll add your game to our list! Here are the games sitting at the top of the leaderboard right now… 🏅SLAM TANK - @SLAMTANK_GAME 🥈My Arms Are Longer Now - @wearetootgames 🥉Ladder Lad - @Ladder_Lad
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A special shoutout to @NoElevatorGame for bringing our anti-elevator lobby into the live chat on the @FutureGamesShow stream!
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