- Released
Jul 30, 2019
2,644 days ago- Platforms
- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- Xbox One
- Mac
- +1
Release dates
North America dates- Nov 16, 20211,804 days ago
- Xbox One
- Nov 16, 20211,804 days ago
- PS4
- Xbox One
- Aug 18, 20202,259 days ago
- Switch
- Jul 30, 20192,644 days ago
- PC
- Mac
- Linux
About
A Short Hike is an exploration adventure game set in Hawk Peak Provincial Park. Players control Claire, a young bird who sets out to reach the summit of Hawk Peak while waiting for an important phone call. The game allows players to climb, glide and explore the park at their own pace, meeting other visitors, completing small tasks and collecting items that improve Claire’s movement.
Trailers
Screenshots
How long to beat
HowLongToBeat ↗ · 3,872 players- Main story
- 1.5 h
- Main + extras
- 2 h
- Completionist
- 4.5 h
Game info
- Released
- 2019 · see every game from that year
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Engine
- Unity 2021
Studios
Age ratings
- ESRBENo content descriptors
- PEGI3No content descriptors
- CEROANo content descriptors
- USK0No content descriptors
- GRACALLNo content descriptors
- CLASS INDLNo content descriptors
- ACBGNo content descriptors
Languages
6 languagesEnglish, French, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain)
| Language | Audio | Subtitles | Interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| EnglishEnglish (US) | – | ||
| FrenchFrançais | – | ||
| Japanese日本語 | – | ||
| Portuguese (Brazil)Português (Brasil) | – | ||
| Spanish (Mexico)Español (Mexico) | – | ||
| Spanish (Spain)Español (España) | – |
Themes & tags
- Fantasy
- Open world
- 3d
- 3d platformer
- achievements
- animal protagonist
- anthropomorphism
- atmospheric
- beach volleyball
- beautiful
- bird
- boat
- boat racing
- camping
48 more tags
- casual
- character customization
- child protagonist
- climbing
- closed captions
- cloud saves
- collection log
- controller recommendation
- controller support
- cozy
- cozy adventure
- cute
- digging
- dualsense support for pc
- dualshock 4 support for pc
- emotional
- exploration
- family friendly
- female protagonist
- fish
- fishing
- flight
- flying
- forest
- fully customizable controls
- funny
- gliding
- goat
- great soundtrack
- hidden secrets
- lighthouse
- low-poly
- nature
- pixelated
- pixel graphics
- possum
- relaxing
- rock climbing
- season summer
- short
- short game
- snow
- steam achievements
- steam cloud
- steam deck
- steam families
- steam leaderboards
- stylized
Story & names
The main character is Claire, a young anthropomorphic bird who travels to Hawk Peak Provincial Park, where her Aunt May works as a ranger, to spend her days off. However, Claire cannot get cellphone reception unless she reaches the peak, and she is expecting an important call. For this reason, she decides to reach the highest point in the park.
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Also known as
- AShortHike.exeWindows Executable
Release dates by region
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Where to find it
Data from IGDB and Steam. Critic scores from OpenCritic. Dates shown for North America, in your local time zone.