Viking Hiking
- August 18, 2023
- Team Asgardeners
Get on SteamViking Hiking is a cheerful 3D Platformer. Join Bøf on his adventure to reach Valhalla. Jump, dash and use the horn as you explore a lush but challenging island! Viking Hiking is a FREE game made by second year students from Breda University.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features enjoyable platforming mechanics and a charming art style, making it a fun and lighthearted experience.
- Exploration is rewarding with numerous collectibles and secrets to discover, enhancing the overall gameplay.
- It's a free game that showcases impressive visuals and creativity, especially considering it was developed as a student project.
- The game suffers from severe optimization issues, leading to poor performance and high GPU temperatures even on capable systems.
- Many achievements are broken or do not unlock, which can be frustrating for completionists.
- Controls can feel clunky and unresponsive, particularly with keyboard inputs, making gameplay less enjoyable.
- graphics11 mentions
- 73 % positive mentions
- 9 % neutral mentions
- 18 % negative mentions
The game features cute, cartoony graphics that are generally praised for their aesthetic appeal and smooth animations, creating an entertaining visual experience. However, players have reported issues with graphic settings not saving, significant frame rate drops, and overheating concerns, which detract from the overall performance. Despite these technical drawbacks, the art style and visuals are considered a highlight of the game.
“After barely having touched the game, I can already say that the game, although simple, is entertaining and the visuals are astounding!”
“The game offers great visuals, paired with entertaining gameplay, and various puzzles and obstacles.”
“Amazing graphics, (near) smooth animations and great artwork!”
“When you open the settings menu, it completely reverts all previous altered settings, including resolution, graphics, etc., and you have to select them all again for whatever you planned to change.”
“Graphic settings don't save, there are constant major frame rate drops and stutter, and playing causes the fans to race and the GPU to overheat with temperatures into the 80s Celsius.”
- gameplay7 mentions
- 71 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 29 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally praised for its engaging mechanics and entertaining level design, reminiscent of titles like Super Mario Odyssey, with unique movement features that enhance the experience. However, performance issues such as low FPS and camera stuttering detract from the overall enjoyment, particularly in platforming sections. Despite these drawbacks, the visuals and variety of puzzles contribute positively to the gameplay experience.
“The gameplay feels very great; it's very akin to games like Super Mario Odyssey.”
“The game offers great visuals, paired with entertaining gameplay, and various puzzles and obstacles.”
“The mechanics are interesting, engaging, and fun.”
“This ruins the gameplay, because low FPS and stuttering camera make platforming very difficult, and that's the entire game.”
“Mostly just one big open area, but there's a lot to it, with some unique movement mechanics that the game has enough confidence in to not have a double jump.”
- optimization6 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's optimization is severely lacking, leading to low frame rates, stuttering, and random crashes, which significantly detracts from the overall gameplay experience. Many users express frustration, suggesting that the poor performance overshadows the game's potential and makes it nearly unplayable.
“Puts triple-A games to shame in terms of performance.”
“This ruins the gameplay, because low FPS and stuttering camera makes platforming very difficult, and that's the entire game.”
“The optimization is awful and the game would crash randomly.”
“This is a terribly optimized game.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users report stability issues with the game, noting that it can cause overheating of the GPU and that achievements and game settings are frequently buggy. Overall, these problems detract from the gaming experience.
“I have a pretty good computer, but it was making my GPU get quite hot; also, the achievements were buggy.”
“The game settings are very buggy, to say the least.”
- music2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game has been highly praised, with users highlighting the impressive soundtrack as a standout feature, describing it as an "absolute banger" that complements the game's visuals and Viking theme effectively.
“Great visuals and graphics, the soundtrack was an absolute banger, and the best of all, Viking!”
