A Short Hike
Hike, climb and fly toward a mountain summit, choosing marked paths or your own route through the backcountry. Hidden treasures help you reach higher ground, while other hikers offer reasons to stop.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.1 / 10
About this game
A Short Hike gives you a summit to work toward in Hawk Peak Provincial Park, but leaves the route in your hands. Follow the marked trails, head into the backcountry, climb to higher ground or take flight above the landscape. Searching for hidden treasures helps extend your reach as you explore. The climb also has room for detours. Stop beside the water to fish or swim, talk with fellow hikers and help each other along the way. The soundtrack changes with your exploration, accompanying a journey that moves between making progress up the mountain and spending time with the places and people on the route.
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For explorers who enjoy deciding when a detour matters more than the destination.
A clear summit goal and freedom to choose your route could make wandering feel purposeful without dictating every step. Fishing, swimming and conversations give players who like small discoveries several reasons to interrupt the ascent.
Strengths
- The summit provides direction while route freedom leaves room for curiosity.
- Climbing and flying give exploration a vertical dimension, supported by treasures that extend your reach.
Weaknesses
- Players who prefer a prescribed route may find the freedom to set their own detours less motivating.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy self-directed exploration, changing elevation and pausing to talk or fish along the way.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Optional fishing, swimming and conversations give you reasons to pause the climb, suiting a preference for setting your own tempo. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Choosing between trails, climbing and flight could make navigation rewarding for players who enjoy testing their own route through a landscape. | Reviewed | 9.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Music that changes during exploration could help movement through the park feel like a connected journey. | Reviewed | 8.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Support for TV, tabletop and handheld modes gives players a choice of where and how to continue the hike. | Reviewed | 9.1 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Adam Robinson-Yu
- Publisher
- Whippoorwill
- Release date
- Aug 18, 2020
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genre
- Tags
- Linear LevelsInvestigationExploration3D GraphicsMain Story 10–20 HoursPuzzle SolvingStory-drivenSlow BurnThird PersonSolo-friendly
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Top-down
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideAug 18, 2020
- PlayStation 4Worldwide2019
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
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