<s>
A	B-Application
Short	I-Application
Hike	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Canadian	O
indie	O
game	O
designer	O
Adam	O
Robinson-Yu	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
adamgryu	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
in	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Short	I-Application
Hike	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
widely	O
praised	O
its	O
relaxing	O
gameplay	O
,	O
freedom	O
of	O
exploration	O
,	O
and	O
flying	O
mechanics	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
criticized	O
the	O
short	O
length	O
and	O
the	O
handling	O
of	O
some	O
story	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rewards	O
for	O
these	O
activities	O
include	O
items	O
which	O
improve	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
park	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
running	O
shoes	O
or	O
a	O
compass	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
dynamic	O
camera	O
created	O
with	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
tool	O
,	O
Cinemachine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Claire	O
reaches	O
the	O
peak	O
,	O
she	O
congratulates	O
herself	O
for	O
making	O
it	O
and	O
sits	O
in	O
view	O
of	O
an	O
aurora	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
Robinson-Yu	O
took	O
a	O
break	O
from	O
developing	O
his	O
Untitled	O
Paper	O
RPG	O
and	O
started	O
work	O
on	O
A	B-Application
Short	I-Application
Hike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playing	O
the	O
games	O
The	B-Application
Haunted	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	I-Application
a	I-Application
Frog	I-Application
Detective	I-Application
Game	I-Application
and	O
Minit	B-Application
convinced	O
him	O
that	O
short	O
games	O
can	O
be	O
successful	O
,	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
shared	O
a	O
prototype	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Short	I-Application
Hike	I-Application
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparling	O
cited	O
as	O
influences	O
the	O
Studio	O
Ghibli	O
composer	O
,	O
Joe	O
Hisaishi	O
;	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
for	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Leaf	I-Application
and	O
Firewatch	B-Application
;	O
the	O
Sufjan	O
Stevens	O
folk	O
album	O
,	O
Carrie	O
&	O
Lowell	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Steve	O
Reich	O
minimalist	O
album	O
,	O
Music	O
for	O
18	O
Musicians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
tracked	O
his	O
progress	O
using	O
a	O
simplified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
scrum	O
framework	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
existing	O
Unity	B-Application
tools	O
such	O
as	O
InControl	O
and	O
Cinemachine	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
assets	O
from	O
previous	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
prioritized	O
adding	O
content	O
over	O
fixing	O
small	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
subscribers	O
of	O
the	O
Humble	O
Monthly	O
program	O
on	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
19	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
getting	O
a	O
limited	O
physical	O
release	O
and	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
via	O
Super	O
Rare	O
Games	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
25	O
August	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Short	I-Application
Hike	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
receiving	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
82/100	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
88/100	O
for	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
83/100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
peacefulness	O
and	O
replay	O
value	O
of	O
the	O
setting	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
open-ended	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
critics	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
open	O
world	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
,	O
Stuart	O
Gipp	O
awarded	O
A	B-Application
Short	I-Application
Hike	I-Application
a	O
10/10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
truly	O
complete	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
milestone	O
in	O
indie	O
games	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
freedom	O
of	O
gameplay	O
and	O
what	O
he	O
felt	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
fat-free	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matthew	O
Reynolds	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
named	O
A	B-Application
Short	I-Application
Hike	I-Application
one	O
of	O
his	O
Games	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
density	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
resulted	O
in	O
"	O
an	O
adventure	O
far	O
richer	O
than	O
games	O
many	O
times	O
its	O
length	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
