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Over The Hills And Far Away

Historical visual novel about an unlikely friendship during wartime

WarGirl Games · Released Sep 16, 2015

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Reviews
Very Positive
86% of 206
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
9 years ago
Apr 17, 2017
Minimum PC
1366x768
1 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Over The Hills And Far Away?

A visual novel set in the Northwest Territory during the War of 1812. You read an illustrated story as wounded British soldier William Aubrey takes shelter in an abandoned barn and encounters Mai, a young Shawnee girl.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy character-focused historical fiction about people caught in war

Not for you if...

  • −you want branching choices or hands-on action

What players say

86% of 206 reviews are positive

Players praise the writing, artwork, and music. Some find the story too short, with too little time devoted to developing its characters.

Screenshots and trailer

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Over The Hills And Far Away system requirements

Minimum: 1366x768, 1 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Over The Hills And Far Away?

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Minimum

OS
Vista or later
Processor
1.8 GHz Pentium 4
Graphics
1366x768
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Does Over The Hills And Far Away have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Over The Hills And Far Away run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
8
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English.

Does Over The Hills And Far Away use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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