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Moira McKinnon is running away. A wild adventure through the Scottish Highlands, with open platforming and dynamic storytelling, maps and music. From the creators of Heaven's Vault and 80 Days.

A Highland Song is a exploration, 2d platformer and nature game developed and published by inkle Ltd.
Released on December 05th 2023 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.

It has received 524 reviews of which 474 were positive and 50 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 15.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 2.64€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified A Highland Song into these genres:

Exploration 2D Platformer Nature Dynamic Narration Female Protagonist Story Rich Atmospheric Choices Matter Adventure Hand-drawn Platformer Singleplayer 2D Narration Multiple Endings Narrative Open World Indie Rhythm Music-Based Procedural Generation

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 or later
  • Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7850, 2+ Gb of vram
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
MacOS
  • OS: macOS 10.15 Catalina or higher
  • Processor: 8th generation Intel Core processor
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: MacBook from 2018 or later
  • Storage: 3 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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8 hours played
April 2026
I really enjoyed this one, although I have only completed my first run. Knowing inkle and reading the negative reviews, I was fully prepared for another "missed attempt", another "neat idea ruined by poor design" - but not at all! The "difficulty" and "poor layer readability" only really felt true in the last couple of areas. I must concede that those were definitely poorly designed, often highlighting a path on the overview that turned out not to be a path at all (or maybe requiring a very specific and hard to trigger spot to trigger it?). For the remainder, however, the paths were reasonable and readable, and quite enjoyable to navigate. A minor quip is that the "rhythm sections" occasionally have you run too far off the proper trail. That's how I got "lost" in the last couple of areas. The "time limit" isn't a hard limit and didn't feel stressful to me. Especially knowing that the game is meant to be replayed and so I could focus more about exploring and getting my bearings rather than worry about getting to the finish line as quick as possible. The art is beautiful (especially the variety of weather and lighting) and the music very fitting as well. The writing is also very good, but more flavorful than meaningful, to me - yet it still strikes a chord, emotionally and atmospherically. Really cool, well crafted little game. I look forward to playing another run or two - I don't see myself playing obsessively to map out every path and climb every peak, but I also don't feel like the game has exhausted what it had to show with a single run (although it does feel like I showed the core of it pretty firmly).
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5 hours played
March 2026
A beautiful love song and dedication to Scotland. Really captures the nostalgia and folk music of the Scottish Highlands - makes me feel quite emotional. Would recommend to anyone who loves Scotland, wants to go there, and anyone looking for an emotional, atmospheric, story-strong, occasionally musical time. This game also has replay value, so please don't feel the need to explore EVERYTHING on your first go (unless you want to/are only planning 1 run); subsequent runs are easier because you retain some maps, items, etc. (it only tells you that after your first completed run), the game is literally designed to be replayed. Really, I wish this was more obvious the first time around, but I kind of went in blind. As a completionist, it's very easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of things to discover and paths to take. It can be quite confusing sometimes. This is perhaps my biggest critique of the game - but I'd still recommend it to anyone and recommend that people take it easy and take an organic pace. Do the game at whatever pace and depth lets you enjoy the beautiful Highlands the most, is my recommendation.
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35 hours played
Feb. 2026
It's gonna be one of those short games, 4-5 hours tops, I thought... Well, 30+ hours later, I'm still running up and down the Scottish Highlands and it doesn't seem I'm done yet. I think I've never felt so motivated to finish everything in a game. What's great: The soundtrack and art style, voiceover, relaxing atmosphere, exploration. The fact that you don't get much instructions and have to figure out your way. Getting lost in the hills and trying to find the next shortcut and a place to sleep tonight. Jumping to the rhythms of the wonderful songs. Not so great: Not much, really. Maybe that it's mostly subtitles instead of voice acting. And that you might develop a slight addiction, like me.
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5 hours played
Jan. 2026
interesting little indie game. I've never seen anything like this before. Thanks Raz for suggesting it!
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2 hours played
Jan. 2026
I came unprepared. I expected a story-driven, cosy platformer. Instead I got a cosy, yet punishing survival game, but punishing in different ways than you expect. First and foremost, it's an exploration game. I reached the "end" of the game without discovering half of the peaks. Some I saw in the distance, some I have no idea how to get at this moment. The thing is the game is asking you to reach the lighthouse before Beltane. I arrived 6 days late. If it's exploration and challenge you're looking for, you will spend a lot of time in the Scottish Highlands. There are secrets to find, quirky and mysterious characters to meet and nuggets of story to reveal. I'm satisfied with arriving to the lighthouse at all. You can't die in this game, but the weather conditions and the climbs really push you. You need to find places and time to rest and recover and some weather conditions won't let you do that. I experienced a sense of wonder trying to discover the correct paths and shortcuts. Getting lost is easy and I had moment when I thought I will not find the lighthouse. You can see it all by checking that 5% of players reached the lighthouse before Beltane and discovered all peaks. You can't really get bored playing this game, and the musical minigame really improves the dynamics of the whole experience. The climbing is very simplistic, but you have to always be careful not to fall and diminish your precious health and stamina. It's a really cool and visually beautiful game. P.S. 2 hrs is my lack of wi-fi. One run is around 4.
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Frequently Asked Questions

A Highland Song is currently priced at 15.99€ on Steam.

No, A Highland Song is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 15.99€ on Steam.

Yes, A Highland Song received 474 positive votes out of a total of 524 achieving a rating of 8.43.
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A Highland Song was developed and published by inkle Ltd.

Yes, A Highland Song is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Yes, A Highland Song is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

No, A Highland Song is not playable on Linux.

A Highland Song is a single-player game.

Yes, there is a DLC available for A Highland Song. Explore additional content available for A Highland Song on Steam.

No, A Highland Song does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, A Highland Song does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, A Highland Song is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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A Highland Song PEGI 3
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inkle Ltd
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