Developer posts and news about this game.
Get ready to return to hills with five new tracks from Talisk and Fourth Moon, including two of our personal favourites, Cherry Blossom and Last Leg! And to help you navigate, we've added a new "Landmark" feature, which lets you see the peaks and paths you've discovered on your r
Come and join inkle's co-founders Joseph Humfrey and Jon Ingold - game director and narrative director of A Highland Song, respectively - as they discuss the game's origins, their approach to game design and more.
The Independent Games Festival awards - aka: the only awards that are actually worth paying attention to - have announced the finalists for their 2024 cohort, and wouldn't you know it, there are lots of RPS-endorsed games in there, lemme tell ya. Cooking adventure Venba leads the
v1.1.3 patch notes This build brings full keybinding to the game for those who prefer to play using WASD or another configuration. There's also a minor fix to an uninteractable beacon, which was blocking an achievement. Apologies for that one, it was daft as a brush. Enjoy!
As ever, thanks to all the players who've sent in feedback and shared their thoughts on the game! This update takes us to Version 1.1.0, and rounds off work on the new Look Further mode. If you've been following along, Look Further adds a new way to scan the current level by zoom
v1.0.31 patch notes Minor fixes only this time! Fix for an echoey cave that shouldn't have been quite so... quiet? Save vSync setting between sessions Add a few more rough shelters Fix a few places where the game wasn't giving out the most helpful maps Minor flow fixes We've got
v1.0.30 patch notes (new feature!) Thanks to everyone's who's been playing A Highland Song, leaving reviews, and sending us feedback here and via our Discord server . One theme that's been coming through is needing a bit context sometimes - to see where you are in the current lev
v1.0.27 patch notes (minor post-launch hotfixes) VSync toggle in settings as possible fix for screen tearing on some setups Fix for "achievement" appearing in a choice text! Fix for a particularly nasty cave dead-end on the far side of a belly wriggle Fix for credits on wide moni
A while back, I had a feeling we'd see a lot of games about nature and plants and the wild coming out over the next few years, as developers and players alike emerged from being shut inside for basically a year like dairy cows during their annual spring turnout . We may not all b
A Highland Song , Inkle's Scottish rhythm mountain climbing game, now has a release date of December 5th. I'm Scottish, I spent my childhood walking up mountains, and I'm a long-time fan of Inkle, so it's kind of them to make this game specifically for me. Hop below for a new tra
A Highland Song has been picked as one of the official festival games by TriBeCa in New York, and their livestream deep-dive into the 7 games starts... any moment now! Check it out!
The initial concept of A Highland Song - running madly down a hillside, in time to whirling Scottish folk music - was initially inspired by the music of Talisk , a chart-topping, multi-award-winning folk band, whose virtuosic, energetic playing has made them internationally renow