Mountain

Mountain is a mountain simulation application which was intentionally made as an anti-game. It features very little gameplay and only a semblance of interactivity.

Gameplay

At the beginning of a new game, the player must undertake a quiz. He or she has to answer several psychological questions by drawing the answers. This is the only gameplay Mountain actually has. Based on the drawings, the program generates a floating mountain that embeds the player's answers. The user cannot interact with the mountain or influence it. However, he or she can observe it from any angle by rotating the camera with the mouse. By using the keyboard, the player can also influence the game's piano music.

The Mountain

The mountain slowly changes over time, acting as a living environment. As the time passes, the mountain goes through the day and night, various seasons, clouds, rains, and snowfalls. New plants can grow and fade on the mountain, and random objects can fall on it out of nowhere. Occasionally, a piece of philosophical text appears on the screen indicating the mountain's "thoughts." The mountain eventually collides with a shooting star and collapses.

Premise

This game was created as an art object and an experiment rather than entertainment. It is meant to fill the time in the background while the user is preoccupied with some other activity. Though hardly a game, Mountain can be used for relaxation and meditation.

Mountain System Requirements:

Minimum System Requirements:

iPhone 5s, iPad Air, iPad Air Cellular, iPad Mini Retina, iPad Mini Retina Cellular, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 Cellular, iPad Mini 3, iPad Mini 3 Cellular, iPod Touch Sixth Gen, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPad Mini 4, iPad Mini 4 Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro Cellular, iPad Pro 9.7, iPad Pro 9.7 Cellular, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPad 6 1 1, iPad 6 1 2, iPad 7 1, iPad 7 2, iPad 7 3, iPad 7 4, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 7 5, iPad 7 6, iPhone X S, iPhone X S Max, iPhone X R, iPad 8 1 2, iPad 8 3 4, iPad 8 5 6, iPad 8 7 8, iPad Mini 5, iPad Mini 5 Cellular, iPad Air 3, iPad Air 3 Cellular, iPod Touch Seventh Gen

Minimum:

• OS: Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8
  
• Processor: 1.7+ GHz or better
  
• Memory: 2 GB RAM
  
• Graphics: Radeon HD5450 or better; 256 MB or higher
  
• DirectX: Version 9.0c
  
• Storage: 200 MB available space
  
• Sound Card: 100% DirectX9.0c compatible sound card and drivers

Minimum:

• Processor: 1.7+ GHz or better
  
• Graphics: Radeon HD5450 or better; 256 MB or higher
  
• Storage: 200 MB available space

Minimum:

• OS: Lion (OSX 10.7.X)
  
• Processor: 2.0 GHz Intel
  
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
  
• Graphics: 256 MB NVidia or ATI graphics card
  
• Storage: 200 MB available space
  
• Additional Notes: Not recommended for Intel GMA Graphics or Mac Minis or early-generation MacBooks

Mountain Screenshots:

Sources:

• Rawg.io