Ascending 10,000 Meters Just Got a Lot More Challenging as White Knuckle Launches the Challenge Update

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Ascending 10,000 Meters Just Got a Lot More Challenging as White Knuckle Launches the Challenge Update

Challenge? What challenge? … Oh…

Los Angeles, USA - June 26, 2025 — Speed runners and challenge junkies, it’s time, once again, to grab your pitons, hammer, and… grubs, as the Dark Machine Games team alongside horror publisher, DreadXP, have launched the Challenge Update for the hit speed-climbing horror roguelite, White Knuckle. The new update offers a variety of handcrafted Challenge maps with different objectives to further test your climbing skills and compete for better times or higher scores.



Not quite ready to take on the new challenges? The update also unveiled the Training Sector, offering a customizable experience to refine skills with or without the dangers lurking in the main campaign. Work on basic climbing, practice with different items, and familiarize yourself with each region, all with the flexibility to adjust different aspects of the training.
As if that wasn’t enough content, the team has expanded Habitation, adding new rooms, hazards, notes, and more, spread throughout the region. The update also brings additional [REDACTED] content, optimization, balancing, and bug fixes.

White Knuckle is available now in Steam Early Access for $12.99 USD / €12.79 / £10.99 and currently has a discount of 15% as part of the Steam Summer Sale. As White Knuckle’s content develops throughout the Early Access period, pricing will be adjusted accordingly. The first price adjustment is planned with the added scope of The Abyss Update, coming Q3 this year. A highly praised demo is currently available for free on Steam for aspiring climbers to test their mettle before taking on the full force of Substructure 7.

For more information:

Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3195 ... e_Knuckle/
Visit the official White Knuckle website: https://whiteknuckle.net/
Follow DreadXP on X: https://twitter.com/DreadXPGames
Follow DreadXP on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreadxpgames
Join the White Knuckle Discord: https://discord.gg/f2CqdmUSap
Join the DreadXP Discord: https://discord.gg/JTPfXdSFXq

About Dark Machine Games

Dark Machine Games is a three-person development studio based in New Mexico. The trio has been involved in game development for years, but formed a studio in 2024 with the intent of developing unique, strange, and otherwise enigmatic experiences and titles.

After various prototypes and experiments, the team has landed on White Knuckle to be their first official game as a studio. They look forward to continuing to bring surreal content to players.

About DreadXP

DreadXP is a leading independent horror games publisher. DreadXP’s goal is to seek out and publish great titles, and uplift members of the indie dev community. DreadXP releases include award-winning games such as The Mortuary Assistant, Sucker for Love: First Date, My Friendly Neighborhood, Dread Delusion, and the Dread X Collections, an anthology series of mini-horror games. DreadXP’s upcoming titles include Heartworm, White Knuckle, and Paranormal Activity. DreadXP is a sister company of the horror media website Dread Central, as well as the independent horror film production company, DREAD.

To learn more about DreadXP, please visit www.dreadxp.com.