Released Apr 17, 2025
Early Access $16.99 Overwhelmingly Positive
White Knuckle
By Dark Machine Games · published by DreadXP
Followers
—
Reviews
14,366
Overwhelmingly Positive
Players yesterday
264
at the busiest moment
Owners
100K–200K
estimated
Steam data
Everything Steam lists for White Knuckle · record updated 6 hours ago
Overview
App ID3195790
Release dateApr 17, 2025
Last change number40232999
Last record update6 hours ago
App info
- App type
- Game
- Developer
- Dark Machine Games
- Publisher
- DreadXP
- Steam profile
- Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
- Technologies
- Unity detected
- Website
- whiteknuckle.net
Platforms
Windows
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Controller
- Full support
Features
7
Single-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportPlayStation controllersXbox controllersPlayStation controller BluetoothFamily Sharing
Patches
Builds
9| Build | Branch | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 25918709 | public | Oct 15, 2026 |
| 24318677 | beta060 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| 23436955 | beta055 | May 27, 2026 |
| 22441608 | beta054 | Apr 2, 2026 |
| 22603757 | aprilfools2026 | Apr 1, 2026 |
| 21309165 | holiday2025 | Dec 25, 2025 |
| 20536542 | parasitenopumpkin | Oct 28, 2025 |
| 19286102 | beta044 | Sep 29, 2025 |
| 18619271 | beta043 | Jun 26, 2025 |
Depots
Depots
1| ID | Name | Systems | Size | Download | Manifest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3195791 | — | Windows | 5.41 GB | 3.06 GB | 1756145566067967992 |
Branches
9| Branch | Build | Updated | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 25918709 | Oct 15, 2026 | Open |
| beta060 [Old] Beta 0.60 | 24318677 | Jul 21, 2026 | Open |
| beta055 [Old] Beta 0.55 | 23436955 | May 27, 2026 | Open |
| beta054 [Old] Beta 0.54 | 22441608 | Apr 2, 2026 | Open |
| aprilfools2026 April Fools 2026 - Elevator | 22603757 | Apr 1, 2026 | Open |
| holiday2025 [Old] Holiday 2025 | 21309165 | Dec 25, 2025 | Open |
| parasitenopumpkin [Old] Parasite - Pre Pumpkin | 20536542 | Oct 28, 2025 | Open |
| beta044 [Old] Beta 0.44 | 19286102 | Sep 29, 2025 | Open |
| beta043 [Old] Beta 0.43 | 18619271 | Jun 26, 2025 | Open |
Configuration
Install foldersteamapps/common/White Knuckle
Launch options
1| Executable | Arguments | Systems | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Knuckle.exe | All |
Cloud saves
Space per player476.8 MB
Filesup to 500
Save locations4
| Root | Path | Pattern | Systems |
|---|---|---|---|
| WinAppDataLocalLow | Dark Machine/White Knuckle/ | save.json | Windows |
| WinAppDataLocalLow | Dark Machine/White Knuckle/ | save-backup.json | Windows |
| WinAppDataLocalLow | Dark Machine/White Knuckle/ | wk_save.json | Windows |
| WinAppDataLocalLow | Dark Machine/White Knuckle/Sessions/ | *.session | Windows |
Achievements
Achievements677 hidden
Most unlocked85.8%Urban Boulderer
Rarest6.2%Olympic Grade
Global unlock rate
share of players who have it-
Urban Boulderer
Climb 250 Meters in a run.
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Accidental Hire
Finish the Tutorial.
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Proficient Climber
Climb 500 Meters in a run.
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Plumber
Reach Pipeworks.
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What a Snack!
Get eaten by a Barnacle.
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Unnatural Enhancements
You feel stronger. You've felt this pain before.
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Talented Scaler
Climb 1000 Meters in a run.
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Reject Mortality
Hidden achievement
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Locked Out
Forgot your keys.
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Exterminator
Smash 100 Roaches.
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Hair Cut
Die to a fan in Air Exchange.
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Experimental Research
You sure this is safe?
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OSHA Violation
Get Crushed.
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Criminal
You monster.
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Pathfinder
Place 100 navigational tools.
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Art Enthusiast
Somebody else has been here.
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How Deep Are We?
Reach Habitation Yellow.
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Combustion Architect
Bounce off a gasbag.
All 67 achievements
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AAAAAAAAAAA
Fall 75 Meters
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Expert Clamberer
Climb 2000 Meters in a run.
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Middle Class
Bank 50 Credits.
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A New Hatred
Die to steam in Pipe Organ
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Clocking out
Reach The Abyss.
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Rod God
Throw 100 Rebar Rods.
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Construction Worker
Place 100 pitons.
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Ballistic Trajectory
Surprisingly useful.
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Get Devoured
Hidden achievement
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Beyond Understanding
Find a Powerful Artifact
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I Hate Those Guys
Die to a Bloodbug.
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High Paying Job
Bank 100 Credits.
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The Thing In The Walls
Hidden achievement
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Rocket Scientist
PHD and everything.
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New Best Friend
Pet a Strider.
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Into Her Grasp
Reach the Nest
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Getting Merry
Reach Interlude: Solstice in the Chimney
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Lookout Duty
Don't look down.
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The Day We Died
Hidden achievement
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Escape is no longer an option.
Reach the Core.
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Go Around, Come Around
Loop Back to Silos in Endless Substructure
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Delusions
Hidden achievement
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Cultural Exchange
Make a trade at the Bazaar.
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Condemned No More
Escape the Prison Complex in Parasite.
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Master Free-Soloist
Climb 5000 Meters in a run.
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This place again?
Loop back to Silos in endless underworks
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You Shouldn't Be Here
Unlock the Tangled Sink Shortcut.
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Just Started Blasting
Kill five denizens in five seconds with the Handgun.
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Mother's Embrace
Deliver a grub to the Mother.
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Too Big to Fail
Bank 500 Credits.
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Just a Scratch
Grind your hand in a Recycler.
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Up On the Housetop
Loop in the Chimney.
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Is This Better?
Unlock the Expulsion Chute Shortcut.
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Grit
Reach the Abyss in Hard Mode.
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Hefty Reward
Deliver 3 grubs to the Mother in a run.
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Probably Not Possible
Climb 10 Kilometers in a run.
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Mother
Carry a grub in one hand up 500 meters.
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It's Not Over Yet
Unlock the Rotten Duct Shortcut.
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Endangered
Commit 50 crimes.
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Sight, Sea, Light
Death, Death, Death
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Suspicious Meat
Safe, appetizing, delicious. Almost certainly an illusion.
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Child of Lambda, A Hero
Save the Mother in Roach Mode, Without going to Hot Zone
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The Ladder
Hidden achievement
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Dont Forget Me
Hidden achievement
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Endling's Lament
Unlock the Hadal Diver Shortcut.
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Mother's Wrath
Monstrous.
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Call An Ambulance
Fully Shatter Every Limb in Survival Mode at the Same Time.
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Gold Source
Achieve 5 Gold+ Medals in Challenges
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Olympic Grade
Achieve 5 Platinum Medals in Challenges
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