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A few steps (up the hill)

by Ether

2025
Ink

(based on 2 ratings)
2 reviews

About the Story

The path threads between patches of wild thyme in bloom, blue flax, oak sprouts, budding rockroses, the odd dandelion... and a thousand other plants you do not recognize.

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An atmospheric and immersive piece of micro interactive fiction.

Made in a day or so for the Neo-Twiny Jam 2025.

As such, the game is very short-- 492 words total, by my own reckoning, which fits neatly under the 500 word limit of the jam.

This was the perfect opportunity to have a play with Ink and the Inky editor, which I've enjoyed very much and will definitely use again!

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Credits 

A Few Steps was written and illustrated by Ether, all rights reserved.

The game was developed with Ink by Inkle Studios, under an MIT license.

The font used are Lugrasimo, by the Doc Repair Project, and Noto Sans by the Noto Project Authors, both under a SIL Open Font license.

The pine tree favicon is by justicon, under Free PNG Freepik license.

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Number of Reviews Written by IFDB Members: 2
A short walk through nature, July 13, 2025

It is a very short but entertaining walk through nature, with plenty of descriptions about the sights all around. There is a bit of choice here as you get a pick of two locations, and after visiting one, you can end the trip or return to see the other. If you do finish the game, there is a convenient restart button as well.

The game is pretty minimal in the visuals department, but the color choice works. It was an entertaining short read.

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Let's take a walk!, July 10, 2025
Related reviews: neotwinyjam

A few steps (up the hill) is an atmospheric tiny piece about taking a walk in nature, going up a hill, checking out some ruins and taking a break under the shade of a tree. A little adventure in nature, looking to discover new things. There is something quite soothing about the writing, and vivid with the details in the descriptions. Quite lovely!

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