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Hey there hikers! It's hard to believe it, but it's been seven years since the debut of A Short Hike. I'm sincerely grateful for your support over the years, it's been life changing for me. For the next week A Short Hike will be 50% off on Steam. To celebrate the promotion, we've
Version 1.11.17 This patch should improve controller support for more controllers. It also features a new Cyrillic and Chinese font set for modders.
The latest batch of games coming to Game Pass in August have been announced. As you no doubt noted by the headline, three of these games are Broforce Forever, A Short Hike, and Limbo. But there's more: Airborne Kingdom, Celeste, and Everspace 2 are coming too. Read more
Hey everybody! Ranger May here. Take a look at this adorable plush version of my niece by the nice folks over at Fangamer! Isn't she just the sweetest? Now you can get your very own Claire over at Fangamer.com along with the other great merchandise from Hawk Peak. Happy Hiking!
Microsoft have announced the next batch of games coming to Game Pass, and just like the last line-up , indie gems are carrying this fortnight’s offerings. August begins with venerated A Short Hike , which crosses paths with fellow hiker Death Stranding on its way off the Game Pas
A Short Hike was one of the hidden gems of PC Gaming in 2019 , a relaxing indie about a bird going on a walk/glide/swim around a nice big park to find all kinds of neat, pretty things as they go. A super-chilled exploration and adventure game with a few puzzles to figure out and
NOTE: This event has ended. The multiplayer server is not currently online. So, a friend thought it would be funny if I announced A Short Hike Battle Royale for April Fools. I was like, "ha - what a funny concept" ...and then started tinkering with multiplayer code. And now today
This is just a little patch that fixes some issues the game has when running on the Steam Deck. Patch Notes: - Fixed an issue where keyboard glyphs would show up on the start screen even when a controller was plugged in. - Mouse movement alone no longer causes the game to switch
Added 4 new achievements to the game to coincide with the Xbox and PlayStation release.
A Short Hike hits PlayStation and Xbox on 16th November. Adam Robinson-Yu's A Short Hike, one of the very best games of 2019, is already out on PC and Nintendo Switch. Its launch on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One means players on PS4 Pro, PS5, Xbox One X and Series S and X can experi
This patch adds an official Brazilian Portuguese translation to the game! Thanks to Marcos and Wilson for handling the translation. There's also a few bug fixes sprinkled in here or there, but nothing to write home about. Take care! - Adam
The question has divided enthusiasts for decades: Is boating a form of hiking? Well, regardless of where you stand on the subject - you can now take a detour to cruise the waters yourself in A Short Hike! To celebrate the Switch release of the game, I'm releasing a small free con
Hey there! Hope you're doing well and staying safe. It's been a while since the last update! Since then, A Short Hike has won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize and the Audience Award at the 2020 Independent Games Festival! It still feels surreal to me, but I wanted to thank everyone
The Itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality has been a stunning success, raising $8.1m for funds supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. The bundle, which contained more than 1700 games donated by their creators, was bought by over 810,000 people, raising $8,175,430 -
Red Dead Redemption 2 may be a good Animal Crossing substitute for people suffering from AC-FOMO at the moment, but I’d argue that the best PC stand-in for Nintendo’s cozy life sim is Adamgryu’s A Short Hike , which you can currently get on the cheap as part of Itch’s stupidly go
itch.io's creator has launched what is probably the largest bundle ever in its efforts to support the Black Lives Matter movement. Partnered with 564 creators, the Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality comes with a whopping 742 DRM-free titles in total, valued at over $3,400 ( 2
This weekend, indie-centric storefront Itch.io kicked off their massive Bundle For Racial Justice And Equality . Pulling together a collection of 749 (and counting) indie darlings, hobby projects and unsung curiosities for a meagre $5, Itch’s massive bundle has currently raised w
Up Close is a new, occasional and informal series here on Eurogamer, looking at the smaller points in games in greater amounts of depth. Covering anything from a single mechanic to a reoccurring theme, in praise or criticism, the aim is simply to look a little closer at the thing
While the Game Developers Conference is not happening this week, postponed by Covid-19 health concerns, its two big awards shows went ahead on livestream. The vile waterfowl of Untitled Goose Game ran off with the coveted Game Of The Year Award at the Game Developers Choice Award
It’s freebie o’clock on the Epic Games Store once again. This week’s a proper bonanza, too. Between A Short Hike , Anodyne 2: Return to Dust and Mutazione , there’s no shortage of familiar and fantastical indie worlds to poke around in. All three are free to add to your library f