{"id":1874306,"date":"2026-04-09T16:09:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1874306"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:09:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:09:25","slug":"serene-climbing-hit-cairn-gets-back-on-the-trail-with-free-dlc-and-a-playable-marco-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1874306","title":{"rendered":"Serene climbing hit Cairn gets back On the Trail with free DLC &#8211; and a playable Marco &#8211; this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/cairn\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Cairn<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Serene climbing hit Cairn gets back On the Trail with free DLC &#8211; and a playable Marco &#8211; this summer<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Interest peaked.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/cairn-15.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Close-up of Cairn's professional climber protagonist Aava.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"cairn-15.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer\/The Game Bakers<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1521645425.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1521645425.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/matt-wales\">Matt Wales<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-04-09T16:09:25+00:00\">April 9, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/climbing-hit-cairn-on-the-trail-free-dlc-this-summer?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          2 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"5f0600c8-4b58-4f6f-bd38-699db12439b1\" data-name=\"Cairn\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Cairn\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Cairn\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Cairn\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Cairn\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Cairn\" title=\"Follow Cairn\"><br \/>\n  Follow Cairn<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>\nJust when you thought you might get a moment to give your arms a rest, developer The Game Bakers has unveiled On the Trail, a series of free DLC releases for climbing hit Cairn that&#8217;s set to begin this &#8220;summer&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nCairn, as a reminder, follows the adventures of professional climber Aava as she begins her ascent of the perilous Mount Kami. It&#8217;s journey that takes her across a beautiful near-future landscape of meticulously framed vistas and dizzyingly vertiginous drops &#8211; all providing a soothing backdrop for what is, in reality, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cairn-is-a-welcome-reminder-of-the-power-of-the-pause\">surprisingly challenging game<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Cairn - Free On The Trail DLC Announcement Trailer | The Triple-i Initiative\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sQxGyHqPrxk?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/sQxGyHqPrxk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Cairn &#8211; Free On The Trail DLC Announcement Trailer | The Triple-i Initiative<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Cairn DLC announcement trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sQxGyHqPrxk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\nProgress unfolds across a series of plateaus, each presenting a fresh rock face to parse, as you hunt for a hopefully navigable route hidden among the mountain&#8217;s many ledges and crevices. And then you&#8217;ll begin your careful ascent, inching up one limb at a time &#8211; which is where my impatience rapidly became my undoing. But if you&#8217;re of a more measured disposition, you&#8217;ll likely be delighted to hear more Cairn is now on the way.\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nThe Game Bakers has announced a series of free DLC that&#8217;s arriving under the banner &#8216;On the Trail&#8217;. Things get underway this &#8220;summer&#8221; with the first release, Deep Water, promising three new climbing locations and &#8220;fresh challenges&#8221; as players follow in the, uh, arm steps of a legendary climber.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAs its name suggests, Dark Water an aquatically minded update, specifically introducing water soloing. What&#8217;s that, you say? Well, as someone who&#8217;s never climbed anything more exciting than a staircase in real-life, you&#8217;re speaking to the wrong person, but The Game Bakers says players &#8220;can now climb over water, without the consequences of plummeting to their death&#8221;. Oh, and fellow climber Marco is being added as a playable character too.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSo that&#8217;s Cairn&#8217;s free On the Trail DLC then, arriving &#8211; in part at least &#8211; this summer. And for another perspective on The Game Bakers&#8217; mighty climber, Eurogamer contributor Lewis Gordon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/difficulty-cairn-baby-steps-kinder-more-generous-masocore\">had some thoughts<\/a> about its &#8220;kinder, more generous&#8221; take on masocore earlier this year.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>\nJust when you thought you might get a moment to give your arms a rest, developer The Game Bakers has unveiled On the Trail, a series of free DLC releases for climbing hit Cairn that&#8217;s set to begin this &#8220;summer&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nCairn, as a reminder, follows the adventures of professional climber Aava as she begins her ascent of the perilous Mount Kami. It&#8217;s journey that takes her across a beautiful near-future landscape of meticulously framed vistas and dizzyingly vertiginous drops &#8211; all providing a soothing backdrop for what is, in reality, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cairn-is-a-welcome-reminder-of-the-power-of-the-pause\">surprisingly challenging game<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Cairn - Free On The Trail DLC Announcement Trailer | The Triple-i Initiative\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sQxGyHqPrxk?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/sQxGyHqPrxk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Cairn &#8211; Free On The Trail DLC Announcement Trailer | The Triple-i Initiative<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Cairn DLC announcement trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sQxGyHqPrxk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\nProgress unfolds across a series of plateaus, each presenting a fresh rock face to parse, as you hunt for a hopefully navigable route hidden among the mountain&#8217;s many ledges and crevices. And then you&#8217;ll begin your careful ascent, inching up one limb at a time &#8211; which is where my impatience rapidly became my undoing. But if you&#8217;re of a more measured disposition, you&#8217;ll likely be delighted to hear more Cairn is now on the way.\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nThe Game Bakers has announced a series of free DLC that&#8217;s arriving under the banner &#8216;On the Trail&#8217;. Things get underway this &#8220;summer&#8221; with the first release, Deep Water, promising three new climbing locations and &#8220;fresh challenges&#8221; as players follow in the, uh, arm steps of a legendary climber.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAs its name suggests, Dark Water an aquatically minded update, specifically introducing water soloing. What&#8217;s that, you say? Well, as someone who&#8217;s never climbed anything more exciting than a staircase in real-life, you&#8217;re speaking to the wrong person, but The Game Bakers says players &#8220;can now climb over water, without the consequences of plummeting to their death&#8221;. Oh, and fellow climber Marco is being added as a playable character too.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSo that&#8217;s Cairn&#8217;s free On the Trail DLC then, arriving &#8211; in part at least &#8211; this summer. 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