When 15-year-old Moira McKinnon receives a letter from her Uncle Hamish urging her to come to him, she sets off for his lighthouse by the sea. She has just seven days to reach it in time for Beltane and the wonderful surprise that awaits.
Stretching between Moira and her destination are the Scottish Highlands: hundreds of miles of rocky terrain to navigate, steep peaks to climb, hidden paths to uncover, and harsh weather to survive. The Highlands are rich with stories, secrets, and song -- but these hills are also dangerous. Can you make it to the lighthouse in time?
A Highland Song is part survival adventure, part platformer, and part rhythm game with a surprising, sprawling story that weaves into every decision you make. Each peak can be explored if you find the right shortcut, and all paths lead to the sea... eventually. If you don't get there in time, you'll be rewarded for trying again.
A Highland Song's soundtrack is composed by Laurence Chapman alongside two multi-award-winning giants of the Scottish folk scene, Talisk and Fourth Moon. Royalty of the festival circuit, these two bands combine virtuosic instrumental playing with fast, inventive rhythms, to produce new tunes in traditional styles played with beauty, energy and swagger.
A Highland Song can now be preordered on the Nintendo eShop with a 10% discount.
Key Features:
- Moira McKinnon is running away: To reach the sea, Moira must first cross the Scottish Highlands—a wilderness of paths, peaks, shortcuts, dangers, and song.
- Platforming: Climb peaks to orient yourself and plan your next steps. Spelunk caves, scale cliffs, jump from rock to rock and slide down scree slopes as you make your way forward.
- Survival: Wind, rain and cold are your enemies. Moira is no superhero, and the Highlands are not to be underestimated. Shelter to survive.
- Navigation: Collect and position 100 map fragments to discover faster routes. The hills crisscrossed with paths: well-trodden, others hidden away.
- Narrative: Learn the stories and the secrets of the hills, which are filled with lost things, echoes, and memories.
- Rhythm runs: Skip and jump through the valleys to the incredible music of TALISK and Fourth Moon. The landscape itself forms itself around the shape of the music.
- Replay: Get ready to make the journey more than once, because a single trip isn't nearly enough to discover the Highlands' deepest secrets.
A Highland Song is coming to Nintendo Switch and PC (Steam) on December 5, 2023.
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