A Highland Song

Released: Dec 5, 2023
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 01:20 GMT

Updates & announcements

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09 May 2024Developer post
HARMONY UPDATE
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
08 May 2024Developer post
Behind the scenes chat with Jon and Joe
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.
11 Jan 2024Rock, Paper, Shotgun
IGF 2024 finalists are yet again more proof that RPS is right about everything
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
20 Dec 2023Developer post
v1.1.3 - Keybinding!
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!
14 Dec 2023Developer post
New update - Version 1.1.0
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
12 Dec 2023Developer post
Second Wind call Highland Song "A GOTY Contender"
11 Dec 2023Developer post
v1.0.31 - Minor fixes
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
v1.0.31 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 a few more QoL features planned before the holiday break, so look out for those!
Thanks again for playing, and please let us know if you have any issues with this update, and don't forget to leave us a review. Thanks!
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08 Dec 2023Developer post
v1.0.30 - "Look Further" mode
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
v1.0.30 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 level, and plan which way you want to go.
While this is a game about getting lost it's not a game about doing the same thing over and over again (hence new game plus being all about going a different way!) so we've added a new feature to help: "Look further."
To use this feature, zoom out the camera as normal. Then if you hold it out there for a second, you'll get a prompt to activate "look further" mode. This will pull the camera a little further back and also allow you to move it around, so you can take in the surrounding area and plan your route.
(We also reduce the fog effects a bit so it's easier to see.) Note you can't use this mode inside caves: Moira will still have to feel her way through the dark.
Hope this helps!
Other minor tweaks:

More confirmation when you position a map marker; Moira will remark on what she expects to find if she goes there
Minor dialogue and text fixes
Opened up a couple of minor dead-ends to improve exploration
Thanks again for playing, and please let us know if you have any issues with this update.
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06 Dec 2023Developer post
v1.0.27 - hotfix
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
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 monitors
Minor text and level polish
Thanks for everyone who's picked up the game so far! More tweaks are in the works, but let us know if you have any issues with this update.
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05 Dec 2023Rock, Paper, Shotgun
A Highland Song review: a beautiful snapshot of wild places that stumbles a little
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
14 Nov 2023Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Rhythmic hiking game from the makers of 80 Days will launch next month
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
09 Jun 2023Developer post
Tribeca Spotlight
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!
10 Feb 2022Developer post
The Music of A Highland Song
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