Climb, glide and meet hikers while heading for the summit at your own pace.
What makes it fun
Detours lead to discoveries
Leave the trail to the summit and you may meet a traveler or find hidden treasure. Searching for golden feathers can draw you down another path, making the climb a reason to explore the island.
Climb, then glide
Golden feathers let you climb higher. From the mountain, you can glide over places you walked through earlier, turning the climb into a chance to enjoy the flight back down.
Conversations change your route
A traveler's request can send you looking for seashells or give you another small goal away from the summit. Items gained by helping others can open up places to explore, so a conversation may lead to your next detour.
Game details
As of Oct 29, 2026- Languages
- Japanese, English ／ 5 languages total
A typical run
Follow the trail or leave it to swim and fish.
Help hikers and aim for higher ground.
What sets it apart
Reviewers describe having a summit to aim for but getting drawn into encounters and side paths. Their accounts suggest a good fit for enjoying detours rather than reaching a destination efficiently.
Learning curve and difficulty
A reviewer notes the memory and navigation involved in collecting, but prefers wandering freely to following a guide.
What longtime players say
Reviewers stayed to pursue collections and achievements after reaching the summit. Their accounts show goals they still enjoyed pursuing after seeing the ending.
What players like
Reviewers liked conversations or helping the animals they met. Those encounters were part of the pleasure of wandering the island.
Reviewers liked the music. Listening to it was part of what they valued about the journey.
Reviewers appreciated setting their own pace. They describe starting another activity on the way to the summit without feeling hurried back to it.
Reviewers enjoyed how gliding felt. They found pleasure in the movement through the air.
The ending stayed with these reviewers. Without revealing its events, they describe being emotionally moved by it.
Reviewers enjoyed finding something when they tried a side path or climbed somewhere unfamiliar. Those discoveries gave them a reason to keep exploring.
Common complaints
Reviewers describe difficulty keeping track of directions or places while exploring. Remembering routes and where to find someone is a consideration when judging how comfortable exploration will be.
Reviewers found the shifting camera disorienting. Their accounts include losing direction while flying and being unable to turn toward the view they wanted.
Finishing collections or achievements made searching and navigating tiring for these reviewers. Carefree wandering and clearing every outstanding objective did not always feel equally relaxed.
Who it’s for
Consider it if encounters and scenery on a detour are part of the appeal. This is a choice for valuing the freedom to follow your curiosity rather than clearing tasks quickly.
Who might not enjoy it
If you want explicit directions, consider the concerns about navigation and the camera. If finishing collections matters to you, the effort of finding places again is also relevant.
99% Overwhelmingly Positive ・ US$7.99
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