A Short Hike 2019

Released: July 30, 2019
Genres: Adventure · Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4 · Linux · PC · Mac · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch
Developer: adamgryu
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Is it still worth playing?

Claire, a young bird, is at Hawk Peak Provincial Park and needs a phone signal, which means the summit, for a call from her mother, who is recovering from something. Adam Robinson-Yu made this 2019 game for Windows, the Mac and Linux, later on consoles, alone in Canada after he burned out on a role playing game that would not come. The park is open: she runs, climbs, glides and double jumps, with golden feathers for stamina that drains as she climbs and comes back at hot springs, and islands and biomes between, with fishing, racing and the other visitors to talk to. A playthrough takes roughly two hours of exploring, never urged on. The feathers still set the height of the climb by how many you stopped to find on the way.