How to Create an Immersive Climbing Game with Cairn

[**Chris Charla**](https://bsky.app/profile/iocat.bsky.social "https://bsky.app/profile/iocat.bsky.social") chats with [**The Game Bakers**](https://www.thegamebakers.com/ "https://www.thegamebakers.com/")' [**Audrey Leprince**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/audreyleprince/ "https://www.linkedin.com/in/audreyleprince/") and [**Emeric Thoa**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/emericthoa/ "https://www.linkedin.com/in/emericthoa/") about their latest release, the climbing adventure [**Cairn**](https://www.thegamebakers.com/cairn/ "https://www.thegamebakers.com/cairn/"). Together they discuss the history of their studio with titles like [**Furi**](https://www.thegamebakers.com/furi/ "https://www.thegamebakers.com/furi/") and [**Haven**](https://www.thegamebakers.com/haven/ "https://www.thegamebakers.com/haven/"); how they approach narrative by making players make big choices with no clear right or wrong answers; how [**Cairn**](https://www.thegamebakers.com/cairn/ "https://www.thegamebakers.com/cairn/") recreates real world climbing; balancing difficulty and expanding player freedom; and the noticeable surge of great games originating from France. This episode is supported by Xsolla **Episode Host:** [**Chris Charla**](https://bsky.app/profile/iocat.bsky.social "https://bsky.app/profile/iocat.bsky.social") **Producers:** Claudio Tapia and Josh Chu, The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing and leaving us a rating and review. Support the show and get all of our episodes early/ad-free: https://bit.ly/4kU34Lt