A Short Hike

1. savvym

   Nov 26, 2021

   10

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A Short Hike is fun. 99% positive reviews are well deserved. It rewards exploration, there are many nice characters and good dialogues, a few minigames, like fishing, you can sell fish, volleyball with sticks, also got coins. The main effort is to gain feathers to climb the peek.
   
   There is also another minigame with water bucket which when filled grows plants that work like trampoline. We can glide from the get go and feathers help us reach higher places either by flapping the wings or climbing the walls. Camera also adjusts automatically as we move around the island.
   
   Different angle helps us find treasures that are normally hidden, we can also find maps with leads but not sure if I followed them well. On top of things we can also dig at the holes but to achieve it, we need to find something else for trade. Rent a fast boat for a day.
   
   You can also dive into water which did not seem to do anything than just look good. Or open up a path into the mine to create a shortcut through mountain.
   
   Collecting coins is the main leisure thing to do as we can afford more feathers from traders or get them rewarded.
   
   Verdict
   
   Amazing. Unique world design. You gradually gain more abilities and items. You get to know some more and less cool characters. Looking at just pictures, it is not nicest but put them in motion and they become charming.… Expand

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2. enogylop

   Aug 3, 2019

   10

   I had a great evening playing "a short hike". Just a few hours where I enjoyed the dialogs, the music, the pixel graphics... It was a calm,I had a great evening playing "a short hike". Just a few hours where I enjoyed the dialogs, the music, the pixel graphics... It was a calm, fun and relaxing experience, like a short hike :)… Expand

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4. Jonneeyy

   Mar 30, 2020

   9

   In diesem Spiel kann man perfekt abschalten und dem Alltag entfliehen. die kurze aber niemals langweilige Reise ist ein Erlebnis für sich, wasIn diesem Spiel kann man perfekt abschalten und dem Alltag entfliehen. die kurze aber niemals langweilige Reise ist ein Erlebnis für sich, was sich für den geringen Preis mehr als lohnt.… Expand

   • 0 of 1 users found this helpful
5. Gibolt

   Jun 23, 2020

   9

   Really enjoyed the exploration and graphics style. So many side tasks letting you progress at your own pace. Only weak point is complete lackReally enjoyed the exploration and graphics style. So many side tasks letting you progress at your own pace. Only weak point is complete lack of context when the game begins.… Expand

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6. Ev3rgreen

   Mar 17, 2020

   8

   A really good game to have a nice evening. I spent only an afternoon relaxing and enjoying this game and I found it a really good experience.A really good game to have a nice evening. I spent only an afternoon relaxing and enjoying this game and I found it a really good experience. I recommend it to anyone who wants to just chill and have "a short hike"!… Expand

   • 0 of 1 users found this helpful
7. joalllucas

   Jun 19, 2022

   8

   Um bom jogo. Muito simpático e de fácil jogabilidade. Não tem uma história muito profunda ou com um ensinamento no final, mas é justamenteUm bom jogo. Muito simpático e de fácil jogabilidade. Não tem uma história muito profunda ou com um ensinamento no final, mas é justamente essa a proposta: ser um jogo simples pra apreciar o mundo e conseguir chegar no final da curta jornada. Recomendo fortemente. Você termina ele em poucas horas e fica com vontade de jogar mais.… Expand

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8. BFM

   Apr 6, 2020

   0

   The game ignores the keyboard layout applied on the PC and changes it to whatever default layout it can find.
   
   I use an English layout, butThe game ignores the keyboard layout applied on the PC and changes it to whatever default layout it can find.
   
   I use an English layout, but for some reason the game changes it to some other language, making keys not be where they actually are (Z becomes Y and so on)
   
   And I cant even correct that, because I can't just rebind the controls by looking up what is bound to "Z" and rebinding it to ... pressing "Z" on my keyboard, because they thought they were super extra clever and replaced a useful control binding screen like that to some question answering of "What key shall do JUMP? Press it now! - Okay. And what key shall do USE? Press it now!"
   
   And you are like "How am I supposed to know? I haven't even started the game yet, I just want to make sure that whatever the controls are, they are laid onto the actual keyboard I have, and not some default keyboard layout that you found somewhere in the windows files!"
   
   So yeah, saw the title screen (Where in order to advance I had to press Z, which was actually Y, went to the options to fix this swap manually for the developer, ended up getting some useless options designed for babies, and then uninstalled the game and got me a steam refund.
   
   Lesson: Incompetence can't be subsidized with a "charming" game.… Expand

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