# Mountain — Existential Nature Simulation

> Existential nature simulation game where you live as a mountain. (iPhone/iPad app by David O'Reilly.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mountain/id891528055 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [David O'Reilly](https://appshunter.io/developer/891528058)
- Category: Games, Weather, Role Playing, Simulation
- Price: $0.99
- Rating: 3.40/5 from 113 App Store ratings · 308 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 186 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2014-07-03
- Data updated: 2026-09-07
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mountain/id891528055/reviews.md

## What is Mountain?

Experience life as a Mountain in this relaxing nature simulation game. Generate a unique Mountain and visit it any time to reflect, collect your thoughts or let your mind wander. 

Features
- no DLC
- time moves forward
- things grow and things die
- nature expresses itself

#1 bestselling RPG in 33 countries. Mountain automatically syncs with Apple TV.

"Mountain breaks the mold of video games." 
- Ian Bogost, The Atlantic

"Nothing You Do Matters in This Game, But You’ll Still Obsess Over It." 
- Bo Moore, WIRED

"At the beginning of the game, I find the idea cute. By the end, I am hypnotized." 
- Carolina A. Miranda, LA Times

"Welcome to an existential nightmare." 
- Patrick Klepek, Giant Bomb

"The time I spend with Mountain feels slightly more real to me than anything else inside my computer." 
- Leigh Alexander, Gamasutra

"Mountain upends expectations, refusing to fit into preexisting categories." 
- Justin Cone, Motionographer

"I don’t like to talk emotions but this game genuinely is so uplifting." 
- Alice O'Connor, Rock Paper Shotgun

"The only experience that has ever made me feel sad about a geological phenomenon." 
- Andrew Webster, The Verge

## Key features

- Existential nature simulation
- Generate a unique mountain
- Observe growth and decay
- Time moves forward
- Nature expresses itself
- No DLC

## What do users think of Mountain?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🌄 Relaxing and calming experience
- 🎨 Beautiful and atmospheric visuals
- 🎹 Enjoyable piano interaction
- 🤔 Thought-provoking and philosophical

**Cons**

- 🕹️ Lack of interactivity and gameplay
- 🔋 Battery draining issues
- 🚫 Not compatible with notched devices
- 🤷‍♀️ Unclear purpose and direction

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Mountain randomly resets, losing collected items
- Graphical glitches and performance issues on some devices

**Most requested features**

- Add more dynamic events and changes to the mountain
- Introduce animals, seasons, and other living elements
- Improve keyboard functionality and integration
- Provide more guidance and explanation for users

## Recent user reviews (10 of 308)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mountain/id891528055/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Love this app but PLEASE HELP

*2025-09-20, version 2.0*

Honestly, love the slow pace. It’s mindless. Fun. 

But please help me. My mountain has been stuck in limbo, lava mode or something and I cannot restart the game or even see the game settings anymore. I really do miss playing music to my mountain:(

### 5/5 — Read before purchase

*2023-09-03, version 2.0*

Ive seen a bunch of one star reviews of people expecting more than what this “game” is supposed to be.
If you’re downloading this expecting a fun game or a zen calming app, go elsewhere, maybe check out tap tap fish or something.
This app is just an experience, something to make you think. Some people downloaded this without looking into what it is. 
My advice: 
Don’t spend your money on something if you’re not completely sure what it is or if you’ll even like it.
Anyway, I do enjoy the sound effects and messing with the piano. As someone who likes to look and click on things, I enjoy this.

### 2/5 — Two stars for.. trying. I guess?

*2023-01-25, version 2.0*

It only took me so long to realize that Mountain is an uninspired derivative of Getting Over It because by the time I stumbled upon GOI about a year ago, I had completely forgotten about this one.  I played with Mountain a few times and wanted to like it, but it seemed something was missing from its attempt at existential irony. I saw its icon while paging through my games folder just now and it all made sense: why Mountain was made and why it misfires. Even as a joke, which it may well be. 

If you think you might like Mountain, try Getting Over It. Both are very offbeat and both are exercises in frustration and learning to live with unhappy accidents. But GOI gives you something interesting to fail to do, over and over and over again- and its commentary is much more subtle and engaging. I am still failing to win Getting Over It. but winning is not the point with either of these.  GOI, though, does have a point—and a narrative arc that changes. Not by much, but it makes a tremendous difference.

### 2/5 — Needs to be updated for phones with notches

*2022-10-12, version 2.0*

There is text that pops up occasionally, but I have no idea what it says, since it’s hidden behind the notch.

### 5/5 — Love it

*2022-08-15, version 2.0*

Great app. Any time I want to ponder the meaning of my existence I use this as a kind of visualiser. I would really like to read the thoughts as well but the notch on my iPhone makes it impossible.

### 5/5 — 癒されてます

*2022-03-08*

ただ眺めてるだけで落ち着きます。
落ちて来るゴミはどうすれば片付けられますか？

### 4/5 — Для айфона 11 трудности

*2022-02-18*

Из-за «челки» на 11 айфоне невозможно читать то, что говорит гора, хотя это чрезвычайно важно! Мои племянницы с замиранием сердца ждут ее реплики, чтобы ответить с помощью музыки. Пожалуйста, пофиксете.

### 5/5 — Insightful.

*2021-11-16, version 2.0*

I didn’t know what to expect and I think it helped me in being completely open to whatever the mountain would be.  I found myself looking at the mountain as something I want to protect.  Green, serene, void of anything negative.  Suddenly, an old fridge crashes into my serenity.  I can feel the discomfort, my urge to do something to “fix” the scene, clean it up.  Then I realize there’s nothing I can do but accept it, release my anxiety about it and seek ways to welcome it and other unexpected or unwelcome things into my mountain (world).  A great exercise in letting go of the urge to control and just accept the beauty of everything as it evolves.

### 1/5 — Mountain of craPPP

*2021-08-05*

Rubbish. Nothing to do except wait.

### 1/5 — ...

*2021-06-05, version 2.0*

You buy a digital mountain and that’s it. Entertaining for a few moments

## Frequently asked questions about Mountain

### What is Mountain?

Mountain is a relaxing nature simulation game where players experience life as a mountain. You can generate a unique mountain and observe its life cycle, with time progressing and natural events occurring.

### What are the key features of Mountain?

Key features include experiencing an existential nature simulation, generating your own unique mountain, observing time moving forward, witnessing things grow and die, and seeing nature express itself. The game also has no DLC.

### How much does Mountain cost?

Based on the provided information, Mountain is a paid application. There is no mention of free-to-play elements, subscriptions, or in-app purchases.

### What kind of experience does Mountain offer?

Mountain offers a unique and reflective experience, allowing players to find a space for introspection and to let their minds wander. It's described as a relaxing nature simulation with existential undertones.

### Is Mountain available on multiple platforms?

The description mentions that Mountain automatically syncs with Apple TV, suggesting compatibility with Apple devices. Further platform availability is not detailed in the provided text.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0 — 2018-12-12

Enjoy this colossal update to Mountain!
*Significant improvements to every system*
Many refinements to logic, gameplay, graphics, UI and sound
- No more notifications or instant Mountain death
- Haptic Feedback for new interactive systems
- Many UI + text fixes for new devices
- Improved share button
- Different Mountain Types
- Improved Mountain shapes & appearance
- New color correction system
- New cloud system and revamped environmental effects
- Improvements and optimization to all shaders
- Re-written procedural flora systems, will produce more trees and plants with better arrangement
- More tree and plant varieties added, with improved plant & tree dynamic effects
- Addition of birds & butterflies + improved fireflies
- Music keyboard now a collapsible element
- More artifacts & secret modes
- Many more details, fixes and optimizations

### 1.32 — 2018-02-16

Tweaks for improved mobile mountain experience

### 1.31 — 2017-10-04

More bug fixes & localization improvements. Enjoy!

### 1.3 — 2017-09-27

Thank you for your continued support of Mountain. This long awaited updated is finally here, there are many improvements across the board. 

- Big performance improvement & faster loading
- Complete refresh of assets, shaders and effects.
- More realistic Mountain shapes
- 3X as many objects can fall from space
- All objects have sound interaction
- Translation to Japanese & Chinese
- Landscape mode across all devices
- iCloud Saves
- Push Notifications
- Easy sharing to Instagram & other services 
- Apple TV integration

If you enjoy this game, please leave us a review. Thank you!

### 1.2 — 2014-08-19

- press & hold on your items to rearrange them
- more items to collect
- more variation in weather system
- updates to save system
- several bug fixes

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