Hitchhiker
April 15, 2021
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory. As a hitchhiker with no memory or destination, you catch a series of rides across a strange and beautiful landscape, tracking the mysterious disappearance of a person close to …
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62.5
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Critic Reviews (10)
Graphics
60.0
Gameplay
35.0
Story
65.0
"While playing as someone not in the driver’s seat is a novel idea, Hitchhiker struggles to create an enjoyable gameplay experience. While the story is engaging, the game’s technical issues, inconsistent puzzle difficulty, and overall monotonous gameplay makes this a …"
Read original review"Hitchhiker is a game with boundless potential, but it just missed the mark and may have included too many incomplete ideas in its story."
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80.0
Gameplay
70.0
Story
65.0
"Hitchhiker can take you on a journey, but even it doesn’t seem too sure where it’s actually going."
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70.0
Gameplay
90.0
Story
85.0
"Hitchhiker offers us a unique concept, a memorable story and plenty of creative surprises, captivating us from the beginning to the end credits. Strongly recommended to fans of artistic and experimental indies and deep narrative experiences."
Read original review"As the definition of what’s a game has continued to evolve and diversify over the years we’ve seen increasingly creative titles enter the space..."
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60.0
Gameplay
30.0
Story
70.0
"Hitchhiker ultimately feels like an unengaging road trip you can steer clear of playing."
Read original reviewGraphics
35.0
Gameplay
65.0
Story
80.0
"The thing about this game is that it doesn’t sell itself based on its gameplay nor how anyone would ever want to play this game. Its biggest hook is that the game is all about the journey and discovery and …"
Read original review"A surreal, dialogue‑driven road trip where you piece together a stranger’s past from the passenger seat, Hitchhiker – A Mystery Game relies heavily on atmosphere and conversation rather than gameplay. Best suited for fans of minimalist narrative games."
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30.0
Gameplay
45.0
Story
70.0
"Hitchhiker – A Mistery Game is an original walking simulator with an intriguing and surreal story. The ending may be unfocused, but the creative courage makes it appreciated by genre lovers."
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68.0
Gameplay
62.0
Story
70.0
"Hitchhiker is a narrative mystery adventure with some intriguing if hard to follow bits and pieces"
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