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A Short Hike cover art

A Short Hike

adamgryu · 2019-07-30

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jul 30, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 16, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Nov 16, 2021 (Xbox One), Jul 30, 2019 (Linux), Jul 30, 2019 (Mac), Aug 18, 2020 (Nintendo Switch)

Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

A Short Hike is a 2019 Adventure and Indie game priced at $7.99, with an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000 and an Overwhelmingly Positive (99% of 22679 reviews) sentiment.

41
playing now
99%
positive of 23k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (305 ratings)
4.74★
PlayStation Store rating (1,571 ratings)
87/100
opencritic · mighty · 100% recommend · from 32 critics
2h
to beat · rushed 1.1h · completionist 3.7h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.99
steam price (US)

41 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

A Short Hike is a 2019 adventure video game by the Canadian indie game designer Adam Robinson-Yu, also known as adamgryu. It is an open-world exploration game in which the player is tasked with reaching the summit of a mountain in the Hawk Peak Provincial Park. To reach the top, the player has to collect Golden Feathers which gives them the ability to run, climb, and double jump. While exploring, the player also encounters various non-player characters (NPCs), some of which offer minigames and tasks to complete.

Trailer

A Short Hike trailer thumbnail

A Short Hike - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch

≈597,919 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 41 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,878 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~235/week).
  • · Review velocity up 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 28,835 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 567k–1.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 22,679 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.79-40%
Microsoft Store$7.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2026-05-02) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 62 of 84 observed days · $0.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
48748720192026Week of 2019-07-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 487 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 311 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 475 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 413 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 362 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 366 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 335 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 317 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 405 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 363 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

104172026-09-15 13:00 — 19 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 26 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 28 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 57 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 45 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 18 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 29 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 35 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 37 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 44 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 36 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 27 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 17 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 55 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 47 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 29 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 47 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 44 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 22 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 65 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 68 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 41 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 41 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5910Aug 2019Aug 2026Aug 2019 — avg 46 · peak 126Nov 2019 — avg 10 · peak 27Feb 2020 — avg 22 · peak 51May 2020 — avg 22 · peak 58Aug 2020 — avg 29 · peak 77Nov 2020 — avg 21 · peak 53Feb 2021 — avg 32 · peak 77May 2021 — avg 26 · peak 75Aug 2021 — avg 32 · peak 104Nov 2021 — avg 28 · peak 65Feb 2022 — avg 25 · peak 51May 2022 — avg 19 · peak 42Aug 2022 — avg 25 · peak 65Nov 2022 — avg 23 · peak 68Feb 2023 — avg 23 · peak 49May 2023 — avg 20 · peak 43Aug 2023 — avg 48 · peak 139Nov 2023 — avg 27 · peak 74Feb 2024 — avg 24 · peak 51May 2024 — avg 23 · peak 51Aug 2024 — avg 28 · peak 67Nov 2024 — avg 30 · peak 81Feb 2025 — avg 34 · peak 93May 2025 — avg 35 · peak 88Aug 2025 — avg 34 · peak 74Nov 2025 — avg 31 · peak 64Feb 2026 — avg 35 · peak 77May 2026 — avg 59 · peak 382Aug 2026 — avg 33 · peak 69
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$7.99$0.002019-07-312026-10-152019-07-31 — best price $7.192020-01-17 — best price $6.392020-03-18 — best price $5.992020-05-06 — best price $5.992020-08-09 — best price $5.592021-02-11 — best price $5.992021-05-14 — best price $5.992021-09-19 — best price $4.792021-11-17 — best price $5.592022-01-05 — best price $7.992022-02-14 — best price $5.192022-04-14 — best price $5.352022-06-21 — best price $5.352022-09-01 — best price $7.992023-01-05 — best price $7.992023-06-29 — best price $5.192023-09-20 — best price $4.792023-11-28 — best price $7.992024-01-25 — best price $4.392024-04-03 — best price $4.792024-05-28 — best price $4.792024-07-20 — best price $7.992024-09-25 — best price $7.992024-11-12 — best price $7.992025-01-18 — best price $7.992025-04-17 — best price $7.992025-06-16 — best price $7.992025-09-19 — best price $7.992025-11-19 — best price $4.792026-01-25 — best price $7.992026-04-30 — best price $7.992026-06-09 — best price $4.792026-08-28 — best price $4.792026-09-05 — best price $4.792026-09-13 — best price $4.792026-09-21 — best price $4.792026-09-29 — best price $4.792026-10-07 — best price $7.992026-10-15 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

230972026-05-29 — 147 pageviews2026-06-02 — 120 pageviews2026-06-06 — 106 pageviews2026-06-10 — 126 pageviews2026-06-14 — 111 pageviews2026-06-18 — 130 pageviews2026-06-22 — 126 pageviews2026-06-26 — 143 pageviews2026-06-30 — 141 pageviews2026-07-04 — 143 pageviews2026-07-08 — 117 pageviews2026-07-12 — 108 pageviews2026-07-16 — 103 pageviews2026-07-20 — 137 pageviews2026-07-24 — 124 pageviews2026-07-28 — 115 pageviews2026-08-01 — 111 pageviews2026-08-05 — 146 pageviews2026-08-09 — 157 pageviews2026-08-13 — 135 pageviews2026-08-17 — 156 pageviews2026-08-21 — 125 pageviews2026-08-25 — 179 pageviews2026-08-29 — 171 pageviews2026-09-02 — 124 pageviews2026-09-06 — 159 pageviews2026-09-10 — 136 pageviews2026-09-14 — 165 pageviews2026-09-18 — 137 pageviews2026-09-22 — 165 pageviews2026-09-26 — 162 pageviews2026-09-30 — 146 pageviews2026-10-04 — 160 pageviews2026-10-07 — 178 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
66.1%
earned "Hawk Peak"
15.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam Leaderboards

5 supported languages: English, French, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)11,31329%12
Xbox One (Xbox)7,40537%12
PS4 (PlayStation)3,27174%13
Switch (Nintendo)7800%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

CuteIndieShortCasualNatureRelaxingAdventureBeautifulOpen WorldExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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