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A Short Hike

adamgryu · 2019-07-30

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

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.

47
playing now
99%
positive of 23k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (305 ratings)
2h
to beat · rushed 1.1h · completionist 3.7h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.99
steam price (US)

47 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 47 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 5% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 565k–1.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 22,606 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.79-40%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$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 26 of 44 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

53162026-08-07 00:00 — 29 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 28 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 36 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 48 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 30 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 53 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 32 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 37 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 40 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 34 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 17 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 27 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 35 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 25 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 24 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 24 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 16 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 49 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 38 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 21 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 41 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 36 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 38 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 43 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 35 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 20 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 26 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 34 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 47 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$7.99$0.002019-07-312026-08-302019-07-31 — 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 $4.792026-08-30 — best price $4.79
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

188732026-05-29 — 147 pageviews2026-06-01 — 92 pageviews2026-06-04 — 97 pageviews2026-06-07 — 188 pageviews2026-06-10 — 126 pageviews2026-06-13 — 124 pageviews2026-06-16 — 145 pageviews2026-06-19 — 169 pageviews2026-06-22 — 126 pageviews2026-06-25 — 112 pageviews2026-06-28 — 122 pageviews2026-07-01 — 144 pageviews2026-07-04 — 143 pageviews2026-07-07 — 132 pageviews2026-07-10 — 157 pageviews2026-07-13 — 132 pageviews2026-07-16 — 103 pageviews2026-07-19 — 146 pageviews2026-07-22 — 182 pageviews2026-07-25 — 116 pageviews2026-07-28 — 115 pageviews2026-07-31 — 121 pageviews2026-08-03 — 136 pageviews2026-08-06 — 148 pageviews2026-08-09 — 157 pageviews2026-08-12 — 134 pageviews2026-08-15 — 104 pageviews2026-08-18 — 148 pageviews2026-08-21 — 125 pageviews2026-08-24 — 162 pageviews2026-08-26 — 122 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.

Player tags

CuteIndieShortCasualNatureRelaxingAdventureBeautifulOpen WorldExploration

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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