Nature Hike

A romantic visual novel about dating a tanuki on the trail

Maxi Molina (MaxiMJdev) · Released Sep 23, 2026

Reviews: Very Positive; 100% of 60
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 100% of 29 in 30 days
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 5 days ago; Oct 23, 2026
Minimum PC: DirectX 9 GPU; 2 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Nature Hike?

A 2D visual novel where you read dialogue and make choices during a day-long hike with Tendou Ishikawa, a tanuki friend who has romantic feelings for you. Each hiking route takes about half an hour, with the full game lasting roughly one to two hours depending on reading speed.

For you if...

+you like romance mixed with comedy and personal drama

Not for you if...

−you prefer action-focused gameplay over reading and making choices

What players say

100% of 60 reviews are positive · 100% of 29 in the last 30 days

Players praise Tendou's voice acting, the considerate relationship dynamic, and the art and music. Several ask for follow-up stories about the characters.

Screenshots and trailer

Nature Hike system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows Vista at least, come on
Processor: 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo
Graphics: OpenGL 2, DirectX 9, OpenGL ES 2, or WebGL
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 200 MB available space
Notes: I think this could run just about anywhere, really

Does Nature Hike have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Nature Hike run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 3
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: Spanish - Spain, Japanese.

Does Nature Hike 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 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

Recent updates

Sep 30, 2026 · Nature Hike: available now in Spain Spanish!

1 DLC available.