Games like A Short Hike
If you like A Short Hike (adventure, exploration and cosy), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- In common: a relaxed pace and short sessions
When you want a calm stroll through a lovely place: it plays over a few afternoons without any tension.
Lil Gator Game
- In common: a relaxed pace and exploring
When you want something sweet and cheerful for an afternoon or two that will make you smile.
Loddlenaut
- In common: a relaxed pace and short sessions
When you want to unwind doing something useful and lovely: cleaning an area gives instant satisfaction.
Slime Rancher
- In common: a relaxed pace and exploring
- Difference: more building
When you want to relax without getting bored: there's always a new area to discover or a pen to upgrade.
Journey
- In common: a relaxed pace and exploring
- Difference: longer sessions
When you want a complete, beautiful and moving experience in a single calm afternoon.
Jusant
- In common: a relaxed pace and exploring
- Difference: longer sessions
When you're in the mood for something calm and meditative that's over in about six hours, ideally with a controller.
FEZ
- In common: exploring and a relaxed pace
- Difference: more thinking
When you want to explore with no pressure: nothing attacks you and a fall just sends you back to the last solid ground.
GRIS
- In common: a relaxed pace and short sessions
- Difference: less exploring
When you want something beautiful and serene: it's over in a few hours, at your own pace.
Firewatch
- In common: a relaxed pace and exploring
- Difference: more story
When you want a grown-up, lovely story you can finish in one or two afternoons, with no demands.
Stray
- In common: exploring and a relaxed pace
When you want a simple, lovely adventure you can complete in a few afternoons.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About A Short Hike
Claire has to reach the top of a mountain on a small island to get phone signal. Along the way you glide, climb, fish and talk to charming characters. You can finish it in an afternoon, but it invites you to wander.
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