Games Like Getting Over It

Getting Over It on Pixelsprout is a fan-made Scratch remake by griffpatch, not the original game. You guide a cat in a flower pot and use a hammer to climb a pile of giant Scratch code blocks above the water. Every move goes through that hammer, progress is slow, and one slip can cost you a lot of height. The first load can take a few minutes.

Quick tips for Getting Over It

These come from our Getting Over It guides:

• The whole game is played with the mouse. Arrow keys and WASD do nothing, and no clicking is needed once a run starts.
• Hook the hammer head over the top edge of a block before you pull. The pot only moves when the hammer head is pressing against something.
• Use slow, wide sweeps of the mouse, then push the hammer against a block and pull the cursor the opposite way to move the pot up.
• Ease off when the pot lands somewhere flat. The cat keeps some momentum after you stop, so let it settle before the next move.
• A timer in the top right corner runs the whole time.

Games to try next

If that mix of awkward control, patience and starting over is what kept you playing, the games below are a good next step. Each one is on Pixelsprout, and each short note uses only what the game's own page says about it. We grouped them by what they share with Getting Over It: climbing with an unusual control, climbing a mountain, or hard levels that ask for precise moves.

Climbing with an unusual control

Hammer Climb MinisCrafter

This is the closest match on the list if the hammer is what you liked. Its page says you use a hammer to move, swinging back and forth with a friend, and that the goal of each level is to reach the lucky box at the end while watching out for obstacles.

Carrot Climber

Its page says a hungry rabbit climbs walls to collect carrots by jumping from one hook to the next. You have to aim each jump carefully, because a missed hook means the rabbit falls, and the page says carrots and coins collected along the way unlock the next level.

Climbing a mountain

Climb Up

Its page describes a climb up a large mountain with slippery surfaces and unpredictable obstacles, and says a gift waits at the summit. It is a good pick if the long climb itself, rather than the hammer, is what kept you coming back.

Mad Climbing

Its page says you guide a ninja up tall peaks over difficult terrain, and that precision and speed both matter.

Hard levels that ask for precision

Bike Mania 2

Bike Mania 2 is precision biking over different kinds of terrain, and its page says it has 20 levels. The page puts the focus on balance, control and patience as you work around obstacles, which is close to the careful, physical feel of moving the pot and hammer.

Trap Adventure 2

Its page says Trap Adventure 2 has 25 hard platforming levels that ask for precise moves and quick reactions, with a retro look. If what you liked about Getting Over It was a game that does not go easy on you, this is a direct fit.

Rage Maze Troll Hardest Platformer

Its page describes traps, puzzles and very hard jumps, with troll mechanics made to catch you out. According to the page, there are 15 levels, characters to unlock and a Speedrun Mode.

How to pick one

If you liked the hammer, start with Hammer Climb MinisCrafter. If the long climb itself was the draw, try Climb Up or Mad Climbing. If you want hard levels where every jump has to be exact, go to Trap Adventure 2 or Rage Maze Troll Hardest Platformer. Carrot Climber's page describes it as fun for all ages, and Bike Mania 2 is the one to try if you liked careful balance more than climbing.

Not tested on touch screens.