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Short Trip

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

Should you play it?

A hand-drawn, interactive illustration about a scenic tramway, windswept mountains and cats with places to be.

What works

  • Beautiful hand-drawn art
  • Relaxing and calming atmosphere
  • Simple and accessible gameplay
  • Unique concept with charming cat characters
  • Low price supporting indie artist

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short playtime
  • Minimal gameplay depth
  • Lack of story or narrative
  • Limited replayability for some players
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

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Hidden Gems

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Short Trip: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Creativity, Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story.

Last update: 24/07/2026