Games like A Short Hike
If A Short Hike is your kind of game, the closest matches are Skolly's Adventure, ABZU and Fox Simulator — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its charming dialogue and characters, flexible pacing and peaceful atmosphere. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →A Short Hike is a 2019 Indie Adventure game set in Hawk Peak Provincial Park, an open island world where players assume the role of a bird working toward a mountain summit. The core mechanics center on exploration with freedom to discover areas, interact with dialogue, collect items, and take part in mini-games. Players describe the experience as cozy and relaxing, with reviewers highlighting the charming dialogue and characters, flexible pacing, and peaceful atmosphere. The game is verified on Steam Deck and holds a 99% positive review score from over 12,000 Steam reviews, available for $3.99 USD.
About A Short Hike: Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Players who liked A Short Hike also play
Steam players who put hours into A Short Hike also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Skolly's Adventure
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Top pick for A Short Hike fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Explore a sky filled with floating islands as Skolly, an unusual adventurer in search of all the hidden treasures of this forgotten world.
ABZU
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with A Short Hike.
Second-strongest match for A Short Hike fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.
Fox Simulator
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for A Short Hike fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with A Short Hike.
A simple and casual fox game, you will grow from a 1-year-old little fox to a 14-year-old big fox. You can catch small animals, fight with other animals, upgrade your abilities according to your preferences, find a spouse and mating.
Little Wings Deliveries
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Ranked #4 for A Short Hike fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Embark on a short, playful adventure in your cozy flying boat and sail through fluffy clouds. Discover floating islands and befriend their quirky citizens. Jump, roll, climb, and skate through Cloudburg as Skye faces her biggest obstacle on her way to the Royal Postal Academy!
The Kind Camomille
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Ranked #5 for A Short Hike fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
A wholesome 3D exploration game about random acts of kindness and the joy of discovery. Take control of Camomille, a kind mouse on her way to her dear grandmother 100th birthday. On a relaxing and beautiful journey she encounters people in need of a hand.
Paws - A Shelter 2 Game
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with A Short Hike.
Ranked #6 for A Short Hike fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Traverse a vast world as a young lynx cub. Paws – A Shelter 2 Game is a standalone, single player, adventure game with loss and friendship as its central themes. Venture out in the world and make your way home.
Unsettled
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Ranked #7 for A Short Hike fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Unsettled is a short single-player first-person adventure game. Experience the most exciting journey of your life against the background of the beautiful landscapes of the northern mountains.
Smushi Come Home
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with A Short Hike.
Ranked #8 for A Short Hike fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Play as a tiny lil' mushroom who's lost in the forest and can't find its way home. Explore unique areas freely at your own pace, chat with friendly inhabitants, and take on different adventures to get back home!
Reviewers mention these as similar to A Short Hike
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Haven Park
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Shares a cozy mood with A Short Hike.
Reviewers of A Short Hike cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Be Flint, who is doing his best to keep his grandma's park up and running and make it a place for the campers to enjoy. Learn the camper's wishes and build whatever their hearts desire to attract even more quirky characters and look forward to whimsical conversations and quests.
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
WHY THIS
Shares exploration and a cozy mood with A Short Hike.
Reviewers of A Short Hike cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with A Short Hike.
Even the smallest person can make a big difference. Join Alba, as she sets out to save her beautiful island and its wildlife. And possibly start a revolution.
Donut County
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Shares a cozy mood with A Short Hike.
Reviewers of A Short Hike cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.
Smushi Come Home
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with A Short Hike.
Reviewers of A Short Hike cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Play as a tiny lil' mushroom who's lost in the forest and can't find its way home. Explore unique areas freely at your own pace, chat with friendly inhabitants, and take on different adventures to get back home!
Little Kitty, Big City
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with A Short Hike.
Reviewers of A Short Hike cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
You're a curious little kitty with a big personality, on an adventure to find your way back home. Explore the city, make new friends with stray animals, wear delightful hats, and leave more than a little chaos in your wake. After all, isn't that what cats do best?
TOEM: A Photo Adventure
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Shares collectibles, exploration and a cozy mood with A Short Hike.
Reviewers of A Short Hike cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!
Firewatch
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Reviewers of A Short Hike cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
Pikuniku
WHY THIS
Reviewers of A Short Hike cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Short Hike at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~75% under A Short Hike on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
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Priced ~50% under A Short Hike on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~63% under A Short Hike on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~75% under A Short Hike on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with A Short Hike.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
shapez
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Priced ~75% under A Short Hike on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Short Hike.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~50% under A Short Hike on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
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Priced ~50% under A Short Hike on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under A Short Hike on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Short Hike.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Short Hike.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with A Short Hike.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Short Hike.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Short Hike.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Short Hike.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about A Short Hike
- Is A Short Hike verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — A Short Hike is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does A Short Hike cost?
- A Short Hike is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to A Short Hike?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Short Hike are Skolly's Adventure, ABZU, Fox Simulator.
- Who developed A Short Hike?
- A Short Hike was developed by adamgryu.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on A Short Hike.
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