Sunset Summit, the co-op climbing game from Future Friends Games and developers Joe Fender and Andrew Fender, launched on Steam on September 9, 2026 after a delay from August 21. The PC title supports solo play and online co-op for up to eight players.
Sunset Summit is a co-op climbing game from Future Friends Games, developed by brothers Joe Fender and Andrew Fender, two of the three developers behind the horror hit DEVOUR. It was announced during the PC Gaming Show on June 8, 2026, with a demo featuring the first map, Elder Rock Mountain. The game casts up to eight players as retirees who ride a balloon from a base lodge to floating islands and climb to the summit before sunset, managing a stamina gauge and using ice axes, ropes, and item delivery drones. Falling is not fatal: checkpoints allow quick respawns.
The release moved twice. Announced for August 21 on PC via Steam, it was delayed on that date because Steam approval did not complete in time, with the extra days used for fine-tuning and bug fixes. It then arrived on Steam on September 9, 2026, priced at 580 yen with Japanese support. The full version has 16 climbing courses spread over four floating islands, each course offering multiple routes. Standard gear is an ice axe and rope, while drones can deliver odd items such as parasols, pogo sticks, suspicious medicine, and canned boiled beans. Communication tools include proximity voice chat and radio transceivers, and a photo mode lets players take selfies.
Joe Fender said the game began development in 2021 after DEVOUR, and that seeing the success of PEAK restored his confidence to finish the project. The launch positions Sunset Summit as a lighthearted departure from the team's horror background.
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