How to Play
Everything you need for a first climb. How to start the game, what the numbers on screen mean, and the basic rhythm of a run.
Launching the game
Open lisaclimber.kluthstudios.com in any current browser. You land on the demo attract screen: Summit Smash cheerfully playing itself while the title waits for you.
- On a keyboard, press any key.
- On a phone or tablet, tap to play.
That is the whole ceremony. You are on the mountain.
The objective
Climb every layer of every stage without running out of hearts. Stages are eight layers tall, there are six of them, and the first is Frostpeak. Clear a stage's top layer and the climb continues; lose your last heart and the run is over.
Reading the HUD
| On screen | What it means |
|---|---|
| Stage progress ("Frostpeak 1/6") | The stage you are climbing, and where it sits in the six-stage set. |
| Layer counter ("Layer 0/8") | How many of the stage's eight layers you have cleared so far. |
| Hearts | Your lives. Lose them all and the run ends. |
| Score and multiplier ("×2") | Your points, and the multiplier currently boosting everything you collect. |
The multiplier is the fun one: pickups feed it, so a steady collector scores far more than a cautious sprinter. More on that in Gameplay.
The basic flow
- Climb. Hop from platform to platform, clearing layer after layer. Brick, ice, water-topped, and grass platforms each handle a little differently; ice, in particular, deserves your respect.
- Avoid the hazards. Icicles drop from above, and critters patrol their platforms on their own schedule. Both cost you hearts, and hearts are the run.
- Grab the pickups. Gems and money bags raise your score and keep your multiplier fed.
- Stay off the bottom. The red kill floor down there is exactly what it sounds like.
- Top out. Finish all eight layers, then take on the next stage. Six stages stand between you and the summit.
Not sure how something behaves? Let the attract screen run for a minute; the demo plays the game in front of you, and it is a surprisingly good teacher.