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36 Great Games Like A Highland Song

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A Highland Song is a narrative adventure where you explore a maze of crisscrossing routes through the hills of the Highlands. You are 15-year-old Moira who lives with her mum on the edge of the hills and receives a letter inviting her to come to the coast. It's a unique combination of timing, choices and the call of the deep wild.

Unfortunately, A Highland Song is not released yet. We have some similar game suggestion for you to play while you wait for it to arrive. It’s not planned to be released for Android, Mac, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S or iOS but we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:

A Highland Song

Game Details

Release Date: Coming soon

Coming Soon: PC and Switch

Expected Content Rating: PEGI 7

Players: 1

Genres: Brain Game, Traversal (Communication, Narrative, Platform and Rhythm)

Accessibility: 0 features Documented (Tweet Developer)

Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

Developer: Inkle Studios (@InkleStudios)

Costs: Purchase cost

6 Similar Games While You Wait For A Highland Song

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The Artful Escape

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Out Now: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

The Artful Escape is a narrative adventure with running and jumping sections that combine platform action with music-playing. You are Francis Vendetti as he traverses the universe, jamming on his guitar and harmonising with the various bizarre creatures...

HarmoKnight

Release Date: 28/03/2013

Out Now: 3DS and 2DS

Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On

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Lovebirb

Release Date: 15/03/2023

Out Now: PC

Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

Lovebirb is a rhythm-based dating game where you play a bird looking for love one date at a time. You play by answering your date’s questions and by showing them your best dance moves.

Melatonin

Release Date: 15/12/2022

Out Now: PC and Switch

Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

Melatonin is a rhythm game where you press buttons in time with surreal pastel scenes. You play by deciphering the animations and sound cues to know when to press buttons. It stands out as a rhythm game that manages to keep you in time without any...

Rhythm Thief and The Emperor's Treasure

Release Date: 05/04/2012

Out Now: 3DS and 2DS and iOS

Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

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Gris

Release Date: 06/10/2019

Out Now: Android, Apple TV, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and iOS

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On

Gris is a platform game where you guide a young girl through a crumbling world. Through beautiful metaphoric landscapes and soaring music, the game touches on emotions of loss and longing but doesn’t resolve to a firm narrative. Although not hugely...

11 Similar Games Long List

Here are our hand-picked long list of similar games; more games to play while you are waiting for A Highland Song.

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

Release Date: 11/12/2020

Out Now: Apple TV, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and iOS

Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure is an adventure game where you play as a young girl who starts a wildlife conservation club. When Alba visits her grandparents on a Mediterranean island, she is excited for a summer of exploring with her friend Ines. But when...

Rainbow Billy

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Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person, Cartoon and Hand-Made

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Overboard

Release Date: 02/06/2021

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Components: 2D Side-On, Hand-Made and Text

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80 Days

Release Date: 31/07/2014, updated in 2019

Out Now: Amazon Fire, Android, Mac, PC, Switch and iOS

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Components: 2D Overhead and Day and Night

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Components: 2D Overhead

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South of the Circle

Release Date: 20/10/2020

Out Now: Apple TV, Mac, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and iOS

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

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Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling

Release Date: 21/09/2019

Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Hand-Made

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Over The Alps

Release Date: 31/03/2020

Out Now: PC and iPhone, iPad

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

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Out Now: PC and Switch

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Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

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6 Younger Content Rating than A Highland Song

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Lovebirb

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80 Days

9 Video Games With a Similar Theme to A Highland Song

Here are a selection of games with a similar theme to A Highland Song:

80 Days

Gris

El Hijo - A Wild West Tale

South of the Circle

Melatonin

Over The Alps

Rhythm Thief and The Emperor's Treasure

Lovebirb

Across the Grooves

3 Board Game Alternatives to A Highland Song

These are our hand-picked alternatives to A Highland Song. This doesn't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Labyrinth. These selections also include games that offer a different experience but address a similar theme or topic.

The Duke

Tsuro

Onitama

16 Video Games Like A Highland Song Based on Genre

These are games of a similar genre mix to A Highland Song. This includes games from the Rhythm, Platform, Narrative, Traversal, Brain Game and Communication genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.

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36 Great Games Like A Highland Song

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6 Similar Games While You Wait For A Highland Song

11 Similar Games Long List

6 Younger Content Rating than A Highland Song

9 Video Games With a Similar Theme to A Highland Song

3 Board Game Alternatives to A Highland Song

16 Video Games Like A Highland Song Based on Genre

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