Mountain

There is a game called Mountain. It can be purchased on steam or Humble bundle. I bought my copy on humble bundle for 99 cents. Mountain is a simulation game and it’s unique in its own way. In this simulation, you get to watch the mountain go through different seasons.

Mountain is a game that made me think a lot. I didn’t exactly think about how to go about playing this game in order to win. It was more on pondering whether is it game. Let me explain to you why I thought so.

Basically, in this game, you do not have any controls. At the start, there will be to questions ask and you have to draw out the answer. Once you get pass the stage, you will see a mountain and the game begins. You are the mountain and you see it in a third person’s point of view.

Throughout the game, you just get to be a mountain. There are no inputs. The mountain spins by itself and at times seasons or weather changes. While the game is going on, you are allowed to press certain keys to play piano notes. You can also spin the mountain to a certain angle, zoom in and out to see the mountain in different angle and also move around unnatural objects (such as trashcan) to a different part of the mountain. All these inputs do not affect the growth of the mountain.

Changes in the season

Zoomed out view

Thus, you can still do your work while your game is still running on your computer tab.  On top of that, the game has auto save function. Basically, if you close your game by accident, you can continue from where it ended.

Is Mountain really a game? Honestly, in my point of view, I really think that mountain is a game. As I have mentioned before, Mountain is like a simulation game. I believe the creator is trying to make the game as realistic as possible.

Player gets to be a mountain. As a mountain, you are not able to do much. You are not able to protect yourself from bad weather or anything. As a mountain, you have no controls. You watch things grow and die. You watch how seasons change the appearance of the mountain.

Mountain is one of the unique games. Maybe, it might not be a game that would break through the current game industry and be extremely popular. It’s better not to compare it with other simulation game as Mountain itself could stand alone in this category. It may seem like a complete waste of money but if you look at the art, the music and able to see occasional thoughts of the mountain, it’s not that bad after all.

Mountain is a game that might be abandoned in the dark of my games library. It’s definitely a game I would never feel excited to play it again, but I can confidently say that the I would not forget about this game.