Clutch

Clutch is a climbing game with one button and one orange ball. Hold, and your rope shoots to the nearest anchor above you. Swing, then let go to fly up the shaft.

When you let go is the whole game. Let go while you are moving fast and heading straight up and it is a Perfect: a burst of speed, and a multiplier that climbs as high as x3 while the streak lasts. Chain enough of them and you hit Overdrive, flying up the shaft and popping every anchor you pass.

Below you, the Tide is rising. It never stops, and it gets faster the higher you go.

The shaft never ends, and a new zone starts about every 820 feet: The Well, Spinners, Sawteeth, Live wires, Updraft, The Mixer, Gauntlet, Black teeth and Last light. They bring anchors on spinning arms, anchors that crumble after you grab them, saws, spikes, live wires that cut your rope and updrafts that push you sideways.

The shards you pick up buy seven upgrades, including longer reach, a shield, a head start and a slower Tide. There are fourteen skins to earn, and you can race the ghost of your best run.

The Daily Shaft is the same shaft for every player that day. The leaderboards are Best climb, Highest climb in feet and Daily shaft, and there are 15 achievements.

Clutch is free and plays in your browser with no download. The one button is Space or a mouse click.