A very cute lil game about climbing a mountain, or well, climbing is the goal, but you’d find it difficult to not get distracted on the way by all the cute and colourful characters, side quests to help people out, and exploring the archipelago you’re on for hidden treasure and secrets.
You play as a cute bird friend who wants to call home, but there isn’t any signal in your camp, but fret not, you might get a signal if you reach the top of the mountain! It won’t be an easy climb though, it’s very cold up there and you can’t really fly very well. While exploring though, you’ll find golden feathers! These will let you climb up steep cliffs and flap your wings while you glide to gain height. You’ll have to land on solid ground again though to replenish them.
This game looks beautiful, you’d think that a game about flying would be difficult to navigate through but I don’t recall ever having any problems with any of the game’s platforming. A Short Hike, despite being a relatively recent game, fills me with a feeling of nostalgia from playing on my GameBoy when i was a kid, it comes with this distinct aesthetic of playing a game on a low resolution screen, and I think that just adds to the charm.
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1055540 £5.79
Humble Bundle: Available on Humble Games Collection only.
Itch.io: https://adamgryu.itch.io/a-short-hike $7.99
Switch: https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/A-Short-Hike-1821799.html £6.29
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