'A Highland Song': A Genre-Bending Journey Through the Scottish Highlands

Despite some technical issues, Inkle's new game is praised for its immersive storytelling and beautifully presented environment.

Inkle's new game, 'A Highland Song', is a genre-bending narrative experiment that combines elements of platforming, survival, and rhythm games in a beautifully presented story set in the Scottish highlands.
The game follows the journey of Moira McKinnon, a restless teenage girl who sets off to visit her Uncle Hamish, a lighthouse-keeper, in time for Beltane—the Gaelic May Day.
The game's Scottish scenery is vividly painted, and the soundscape of cawing magpies, murmuring brooks, and Moira's own panting breath completes the illusion of this enchanting place.
The game's platforming is the base component, requiring stamina management and careful planning for intermediary stops, lest Moira exhausts herself and plunges into the depths below.
Despite some technical issues with controls and level design, 'A Highland Song' is praised for its storytelling, exploration, and the sense of wildness it evokes.