A vast setting sun above the forest river outside the Rope Game tower

PRIVATE PLAYTEST · WINDOWS

Tug it with friends.

Rope Game is a small co-op operation for one to six workers. Crank the rope together and try not to encourage whatever is on the other end.

Download (Windows 64-bit)Build 2026.8.4.1 · Windows 10/11 x64

This page is public; the playtest is simply low-key. Share the link and a room code with people you trust.

THE WESTERN RIVER · 18:33

01Download & extractUnzip anywhere convenient ;) No installer needed.

02Host creates a roomChoose Host in the game and share the six-character code with up to five friends.

03Friends join directlyChoose Join, paste the code, and use a nickname. Start tuggin'.

Latest release notesBuild 2026.8.4.1
2026.8.4.1
  • Four monsters got extremely real.
  • Death is now bespoke.
  • Brake Bot learned personal space.
  • The cage learned names.

MATCHMAKING ONLINE

Grouping up with friends is idiot-proof.

Host or join from the native game lobby. This site only exchanges short-lived connection details; your host runs the operation.

YOUR SHIFT

Fishing for untold horrors.

Your job is to work together to haul up whatever abominations are on the other end of that rope. The portal monsters will fight back, be prepared.

The rope pulled taut above the active portal under red reversal lighting
REVERSAL EVENT · HOLD THE LINE
The winch, rope, and portal machinery inside the tower
THE MACHINE PATH · WINCH TO PORTAL

BEFORE YOU RUN IT

Bring a modern Windows desktop and a few trustworthy coworkers.

The ZIP includes the Godot runtime. No launcher or installer is required.

WHO DID THIS

Made with obvious love and questionable workplace policy.

concubro created and directs Rope Game. Sterling collaborates on lore and the stranger implications. Codex helps build, research, test, and construct assets, if you have feedback about our use of agentic coding, please blow it out your ass. Built with the MIT-licensed Godot Engine.

Godot Engine license