Gnarly Hike
Release date: Jan 19, 2024
Developers: Wildcard Games
Publishers: 5Peaks Publishing
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation
Categories: Single-player, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English

WARNING: This video game may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. It also depicts unholy entities tied to some religions and the abduction of a young woman. Player discretion is advised. IMPORTANT NOTE: The game focuses on exploration and builds tension by keeping you on your feet, creating a deeper and stressful experience. Its story is unveiled upon investigating your surroundings. Be mindful that it is a difficult game combining investigation, pistol combat, puzzles, jumpscares and being chased. Gnarly Hike is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore an eerie forest in a slow-paced, atmospheric world combining beautiful and horrifying scenery along with the constant fear of being hunted, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience. The Game in a nutshell... The game is set in a forest environment, filled with clues as to what is happening, as well as a Cabin, a Chapel, a Cave, a Hidden Burial Site and a Tower. You will have to investigate all those locations in order to uncover the dark secrets the forest holds, while being hunted by a powerful beast! Investigate There are many settings, each with its own variety of details and clues to be uncovered. Solve puzzles Like every psychological horror game that takes itself seriously, Gnarly Hike contains multiple puzzles, ranging from easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy to 'Oh my God dude, hurry up, it's coming, the code is ___' Perform rituals This game revolves around the supernatural. Therefore, you will have to perform a number of rituals and spells to make progress in the latter parts of the game. Shoot guns When spells and rituals don't do the trick, you can always trust your guns to keep the beast at bay long enough for you to escape Run and Hide Sometimes, guns and spells just don't do the job...so if nothing else works, maybe it's better to just avoid the beast! ...and stay alive! 


Notes: You will find mutilated and mangled corpses around the environment of the game, as well as skull and other human bones. You will also need to use a pistol and a shotgun to shoot and kill a monster Wendigo in a boss fight. Finally, there will be some times that a nun and the monster will attack and hit you.