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Hitchhiker

Hitchhiker

|Germany, United States|Indie, Puzzle

7.0 /10

Pretty good

Niche

236 ratings
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Why play it

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 you. Your drivers range from stoic farmers to off-duty waitresses, and each one has a story to tell. Clues appear, alliances emerge, and nothing is quite what it seems. As your journey continues, you must decode the events of your past while confronting the dangers that lie ahead. Hitchhiker is a road-trip odyssey about exploring the unknown in order to find yourself.

Story and worldbuilding

You’re a hitchhiker on a strange journey, unable to remember who you are or where you’re headed. Something in your recent past has stolen your memory— but what? The highway offers clues: a matchbook hidden in your armrest, a photo in the glovebox, billboards and crows along the roadside. Your driver, a farmer, wants to help you, and his personal memories and recollections provide an unexpected window into your own backstory. So far, so good… until a chance slip-up exposes a pattern of deception, secret correspondences and cruel design. From there, the road is full of surprising turns that will challenge every assumption you’ve made along the way. To complete your journey, you’ll need to choose your friends wisely— never knowing if your worst enemy is your own subconscious mind. Hitchhiker is a game about memory, identity and loss, all along a highway where nothing is quite what it seems.

Game highlights
Rating momentum

Pretty good: 7.0/10 across 236 ratings. Overall vibes are good; safe to add to your backlog.

Play style

Leans into Indie, Puzzle, Adventure — a quick read on whether that fantasy matches what you usually enjoy.

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Push SquareBrett Posner-Ferdman · 28 Apr, 2021
6/10

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 better movie than a game. If you are looking for a game that has you playing a more interactive experience, you should steer clear from Hitchhiker.

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Geeks Under GraceEllie Rush · 4 Aug, 2021
6.5/10

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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MondoXboxGyőző Baki · 30 May, 2021
8.5/10

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.

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VGChartzLee Mehr · 14 May, 2021
4.5/10

Hitchhiker ultimately feels like an unengaging road trip you can steer clear of playing.

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Sirus GamingLeif Rey Bornales · 12 May, 2021
6/10

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 that sense of escapism that most games usually don’t provide. It is an interesting game but it’s a game that I feel is not suited for everyone. But if you are just looking for a game to escape to. A game that will help you de-stress and just enjoy the visuals that it offers, then I would say this is a game that anyone should be interested in playing.

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Console-TribeSimone Cantini · 10 May, 2021
6.5/10

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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JVLFrench_Fantasy · 30 Apr, 2021
6/10

Hitchhiker is a fantastically written interactive story and nothing more. No real gameplay, no puzzles or true enigmas as promised, but a breathtaking journey, an astonish casting and contemplative panoramas. Mad About Pandas' game could have been a narrative gem if it avoided some clumsiness regarding its story, its direction and its interactions. An amazing odyssey that hits it mark, but that isn't for everyone.

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EntertainiumGareth Brading · 30 Apr, 2021
6.5/10

Hitchhiker can take you on a journey, but even it doesn’t seem too sure where it’s actually going.

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KonsoliFINPetri Kataja · 24 Apr, 2021
4/10

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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TechRaptorWill Quick · 23 Apr, 2021
6.5/10

Hitchhiker is a narrative mystery adventure with some intriguing if hard to follow bits and pieces

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