# Ladder: Retro Climb

> Ladder: Retro Climb (iPhone/iPad app by Jason Kampf.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ladder-retro-climb/id6799320294 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jason Kampf](https://appshunter.io/developer/1894761332)
- Category: Games, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 31 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-25
- Data updated: 2026-09-04
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ladder-retro-climb/id6799320294/reviews.md

## What is Ladder?

LADDER is a retro DOS-terminal climbing game — pure monochrome ASCII, rendered on a glowing CRT screen. Climb an endless procedurally-generated ladder of platforms, timing your jumps to reach each step before you fall.

HOW TO PLAY
Your character auto-walks across each floor. Turn to face a direction, then jump to leap onto the next step up. Miss the timing and you fall — climb as high as you can before that happens.

FEATURES
• Endless procedural climb — no two runs are the same
• 5 difficulty modes: Easy, Moderate, Difficult, Extreme, and Progressive (which ramps up automatically as you climb)
• 6 CRT-inspired color themes — classic phosphor green, amber, blue, red, plain white, or build your own custom palette
• Two control schemes — on-screen buttons or a virtual joystick, whichever feels better in your hand
• Adjustable game speed to match your reflexes
• Persistent high score, saved locally on your device
• Scanlines, screen glow, and depth fog for an authentic old-monitor feel

No ads. No accounts. No data collection. Just you, a ladder, and how high you can get.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-08-28

Bug fixes and improvements.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-25

No release notes.

## More apps by Jason Kampf

- [Stoicize: Mindset Shift](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stoicize-mindset-shift/id6762586048)

All apps by Jason Kampf: https://appshunter.io/developer/1894761332

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