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A hiker in a red cap with a lantern on their pack, on a trail above a river valley of pines and snow-capped mountains
Switchback Coming to Steam

Switchback on Steam A cozy hiking sim about building a national park, coming to PC and Mac.

Lay the trails, build the camps and the viewpoints, and give every hikee the walk they came for. Then drop into first person and hike the whole thing yourself.

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Wishlist now · Windows & Mac

RollerCoaster Tycoon, except it is a national park.

You lay the trails, you build the camps and the viewpoints, you give the hikees the views — and they give you the money. There is no fail state and nothing catches fire. Then you walk the whole thing yourself.

Lay the trail

Switchbacks up the ridge, a boardwalk over the marsh, a bench where the view opens. Grade and distance are real numbers here, so a path that is too hard is a path nobody enjoys.

Every hikee has a plan

Each one arrives with an intent and an ability. A long punishing ridge with a payoff view. A family after the nearest waterfall and a night at camp. Somebody who is only here to fish.

Build the park

Camps, viewpoints, fishing spots and signs. Hire volunteers to build paths and pick up after the hikees who could not find a trashcan.

Ride along

Drop into first person and hike the park you just made, at ground level, at hiking speed. It is the honest test of a trail.

On Steam

What to expect

Wishlist it

Steam tells you the day Switchback comes out, and every wishlist helps a small game get seen. It takes one click.

Windows and Mac

The same game as on iPhone, iPad and Android: the same parks, the same hikees, on a bigger screen with a mouse or a controller.

Play it now on mobile

Switchback is already out, free, on iPhone and iPad and on Android.

A look around

Real parks, mid-build
A high alpine basin in autumn: grey ridges, turquoise tarns, larches turning gold, with the park's objectives listed down the left
Maple Pass in the fall. Every objective on the left is a place a hikee wants to stand.
Hikees crossing a stone arch bridge between two waterfalls, a boardwalk trail switchbacking up the slope beside them
Benson Bridge, between the upper and lower falls. The boardwalk was the only fair way up that slope.

Common questions

Steam

When is Switchback coming to Steam?

There is no date yet. Wishlist it on Steam and Steam will let you know the day it is out.

Is it the same game as on iPhone and Android?

Yes: the same parks, the same hikees and the same ride along, on Windows and Mac.

Can I play it now?

Yes, on mobile. Switchback is free on the App Store for iPhone and iPad and on Google Play for Android.

Want it now? It is free on iPhone and iPad and Android. More about the game, the packs and the tutorial video on the Switchback page.

Wishlist Switchback on Steam

Add it to your Steam wishlist and you will hear the day it comes out.

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About the game
Windows & Mac · coming to Steam