Infinite Orienteering: The Hiker's Path

Pretty cool procedurally generated world to run through, however there is still room for polish, for example the varied movespeeds depending on the surface type have too drastic differences, and the headbobbing is a bit excessive.

Excellent game, the concept is challenging yet does not make your first few runs literal hell, and there is definitely replay value even after playing for a while !

I’ve found it very useful for getting better with navigating by topo maps and general map and compass navigation. I’ve also seen it get better over the last few versions and expect it to continue to improve. Some of the annoyances, like controls deep in thicket, match things I’ve seen on real life orienteering courses so I can’t complain too much. One of the most useful features is watching the replay afterward and I’d highly recommend that if you’re struggling

I am writing this more like a feedback then a negative review, with respect to the game and developers as it is still in early access. But overall I enjoy playing this at its a good practice. General feel is that initial focus is more on graphic aspects of the game that on the game-play and optimization of the game. I would prefer more of a cartoonist graphic if the game would run smoothly than realistic one. Bare in mind that I play this on Steam Deck so it may be still early to conclude anything. With that said, I would split this in two section and will update the review with each new update. Lets start with more noticeable bugs: 1. Playing with keyboard and mouse input, and while running/walking there is some serious right rotation of the camera that need constant correcting. 2. Checkpoints spawns inside of elements. In my case it was inside of big rock. And finish with general suggestions :) 1. Decrease map size generation to course size (plus some outer bounds), this will for sure greatly improve game performance cause currently map is 10 times larger than course size (and course is usually somewhere in the corner of map). 2. Place tools option on main menu to serve as a tutorial course, so we don't need to generate level to open instructions. 3. Leave beautification of game for later stages, nobody (most gamers) would mind if they don't have 20 different bioms realistically rendered if game is performing bad. I am very eager to see this game as finished project, so please keep up the good work!

Horrible terrain generation, terrible physics, awful performance. Not worth in any way.

Great Orienteering game. Can't wait to see the upcoming features that are added in future updates. Some background sound effects and/or music would be nice, (other than just your step falls).

As much as I would like to give a positive review, as it is great to see an orienteeting game, I am afraid the game is not mature enough. The concept of procedural worlds is great, but the terrains and especially the courses are not built with the quality one expects for orienteering. I like the execution, the game controls (mouse and keyboard) are fine, the map behaves well, quite close to the real competition. Some UI polish would be nice, but for a niche product like this I think this is acceptable. In the first course I have tried one control was not present (or was hidden in a stone). It was course with the default seeds {1 and 1], the control should be near a stone, close to a fence, I am sure I was at the correct location, but the control was not there.

A nice representation of orienteering in a video game. It's simple, fun, and captures the feeling of navigating with a map very well! A small wishlist for improvements: - You run faster when holding W + A or D compared to just W. This speed should be the same - There should be a penalty for having the map open. At the very least you shouldn't be able to sprint while looking at it, and maybe even have slightly lower regular running speed - A notification when the sprint meter runs out (for example panting like in many other games) - A leaderboard is always fun. Maybe something like a daily generated map that everyone can play once, with a leaderboard for the best times - A mode where checkpoints don’t have a fixed order. All checkpoints could spawn randomly in an area and the player would have to figure out the best route themselves - Being able to change keybinds would be great - An option to remove the head bobbing would also be appreciated Overall a really fun game with a lot of potential 👍