A Short Hike
A cozy exploration game about hiking up a mountain.
Where A Short Hike comes up1 episode or test
- 1Build a small cozy sceneMade in Unity, no full plan on paper
- 2Let the mind wanderIdeas come easier than forced brainstorming
- 3Grow the game from the seedExpanded during development
From Game Maker's Toolkit on A Short Hike
What was said about A Short Hike
A Short Hike grew from one cozy scene built in Unity. Adam Robinson-Yu began with a small, cosy scene made in Unity and grew the game from that seed during development. He did not plan the whole game on paper first.
Game Maker's Toolkit cites it as proof that a first idea can stay small, and that ideas come more easily when the mind wanders than in forced brainstorming. It sits next to Kyle Gabler's World of Goo, which came from a song. The advice is to "think of a game idea as a seed".
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It began as a cosy scene Adam Robinson-Yu made in Unity, then grew from that small seed.
A Short Hike grew from one cozy scene built in Unity. Adam Robinson-Yu began with a small, cosy scene made in Unity and grew the game from that seed during development. He did not plan the whole game on paper first.
Game Maker's Toolkit cites it as proof that a first idea can stay small, and that ideas come more easily when the mind wanders than in forced brainstorming. It sits next to Kyle Gabler's World of Goo, which came from a song. The advice is to "think of a game idea as a seed".
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