A Short HikeSometimes

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tasks players with guiding others into death. Yeah you read that correctly. Thunder Lotus the folks behind the title bill it as “a cozy management game about dying.” As we’ve learned from Animal Crossing managing things — even the mundane — can be extremely cathartic.Photo Courtesy Thunder Lotus GamesPlayers take control of Stella a ferrymaster to the deceased. Stella builds a boat to explore the world with so that she can befriend and care for the spirits of animals before they transition into the afterlife. Relax with your passengers. Make memories. And then… hug them goodbye. The mechanics are simple but the grief is tough. Honestly a game so centered around embracing feels especially therapeutic during this.


A Short HikeSometimes the simplest narrative framework can lead to a Belize WhatsApp Number surprisingly captivating experience — and that’s certainly the case with A Short Hike. In the game you’re tasked with trekking to the top of a mountain to get cell reception. You also play as a young bird Claire who’s staying with her Aunt May over the summer. Photo Courtesy Adam Robinson-YuAdamgryuWhippoorwill LimitedAunt May is a park ranger which means Claire will spend a lot of time in Hawk Peak Provincial Park. The only drawback? Only Hawk.





Peak has cell reception — hence Claire’s task to reach the summit. Winner of the  Seumas McNally Grand Prize at the 2020 Independent Games Festival A Short Hike is certainly well short but the game’s colorful world and flying mechanics are quite fun.Plus the adaptive soundtrack changes best on the weather as well as the player’s actions making for quite the atmospheric video game. Atmospheric Video Games That Center on Art-MakingSeason A Letter to the FutureThe only game on our list that isn’t out yet Season A Letter to the Future has been delayed until early 2023. Still this third-person nture game looks like the epitome of atmospheric video games.