A Short Hike is a (mostly) solo project from Canadian developer Adam Robinson-Yu, also known as adamgryu. The game follows a remarkably simple premise. The player is tasked with, as you might have guessed, taking a short hike. In this case up to the summit of a mountain in order to get a phone signal. There’s plenty of side quests to distract you along the way, with a host of talking animals on the island who need your help, but it’s a distinctly low stakes experience. It’s a game perhaps best described as Animal Crossing meets Breath of the Wild (two games that Robinson-Yu points to as inspirations) – a colourful, friendly island that rewards exploration and experimentation.