A Short Hike

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 get cell phone reception. To reach the top, the player has to collect Golden Feathers which give the player 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.

After working on a role-playing video game, Robinson-Yu decided to create another about hiking, having been inspired to do that by his hiking trips. A Short Hike features a "crunchy" pixel art style and an open world inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The composer of the game was mainly inspired by Studio Ghibli and Joe Hisaishi. Its first part of development lasted from December 2018 to April 2019, when the game was released as a Humble Monthly exclusive. Development continued after that and lasted until the game's official release in July 2019, when it was released on Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux on the Steam and Itch.io digital distribution services. The Nintendo Switch version was released in August 2020, while the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions were released in November 2021.

A Short Hike received positive reception from critics, who widely praised its gameplay, map design, characters, art style, writing, and soundtrack. Some reviewers have, however, criticized the short length of the game, with one reviewer stating that it is "a bit of a blessing and a curse". It won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize at the 2020 Independent Games Festival, while it was also nominated at the 2019 Golden Joystick Awards and 23rd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.