#hikeback hiker

[favficbirthdays]

Happy Birthday

The Hiker (7th November)

Hikeback

[ch-1-mera]

I KEEP. drawing this guy.

[strixcattus]

If I had a nickel for every video game I've played with a monochrome protagonist who had a small blade and was either trapped in or facilitating a time loop or time loop–like structure, I would have four nickels.

And that's actually starting to be a lot of nickels.

[faynatical]

So uh Hikeback doodles because I'm bored as sin. Headcanon names are Octave (Hiker) and Camilo (Driver), these aren't canon at all and Dandy plans on having canon names in the future!!

Also Hiker has a kitty named Cherry and it has braincells of a tuxy cat. Lilly is a good big sister even if she drools all over it.

[lesbianherbertwestart]

I just like their toxic yaoi

[clowndream]

okay i played Hikeback for the first time today (im so late to the party ik </33) and just gonna say it affected me so much but so so well. i can't explain it very well but just know that this game means Everything to me rn and im very glad i got the opportunity to play and experience it <3

ty for making this amazing game btw :))

also question about the game if you're taking them, are there canonical ages for driver and hiker?

it's okay, i have a hard time explaining it too. that's why i made a game about it.

i'm really happy that it means so much to you, and thank you very much for taking the time to play it at all, i'm glad you could find meaning in this strange little story ^^

also no worries, i'm pretty much always answering questions. in hikeback, hiker is 24 and driver is 26. they should've been at the club

[gigglingauspice]

there’s only a small handful of them. I can’t make a bracket.

[little-mephistopheles]

CALLING ALL HIKEBACK FANS. a discord fan server exists and we desperately need fresh blood.

We have cool things such as:

- art!

- memes!

- cosplay!

- mr. clowndream himself is there!

- if we become more active, we're thinking of having movie nights, group playthroughs, and art streams!

stop on by if youre interested!

[l1m1nal-aff1n1ty]

Will probably finish this at some point but oh my gosh, Hikeback is now literally my favourite game. Hiker and Driver my beloved. WIP of Hiker. I like to think that once getting out of the loop/rollback, they use crutches/walking aides I may or may not be projecting onto this character with headcanons/lh

[fictionkinfessions]

To the Hiker,

I don't hold it against you, with the time loop thing. Im grateful that you let me help you. Hope that wherever you are you're safe.

- The Driver, HIKEBACK, #📼⚖️

frog

[favficbirthdays]

Happy Birthday

The Hiker (7th November)

Hikeback

[ch-1-mera]

Blue........

[creppersfunpalooza]

as a follow up because me and @radvercity were talking about it a lot (spoilers for hikeback hours 9-12)

so the driver has vague memories of the loops, yknow. but at the start of hour 9, that’s not really the reason he kills the hiker. see, the driver has a strong sense of justice. he’s a virtue killer. the people he normally murders are those who he believes to be terrible people (ex: hunting down creeps via the internet). it’s also important to keep in mind his religious beliefs because they play a major role in how he views death.

In the “Complex” ending, he sees that the hiker isn’t a bad person. However, he also sees that the hiker is trapped in some loop of suffering (though he doesn’t quite get that it’s literal i don’t think). His way of freeing the hiker is, essentially, by killing him. By his logic, the hiker isn’t a bad person and will be forgiven by God and let into heaven.

what’s cool about this is that when he begins to believe that the hiker is a bad person, his methods don’t change. The logic works the same, but this time it’s not a release. It’s a punishment because he fully believes they will be sent to hell.

I also really liked the detail of how when the driver starts remembering the loops a lot more vividly he’s like “oh yeah. this guy’s a demon. god needs me to kill him.”

i love the driver’s whole connection with religion and how it ties into his character actually, it’s so cool how it’s done.

And now for me rambling while watching a playthrough Hikeback in a way that no one will understand

WHY DID YOU SHOOT HIM???? STOP SHOOTING HIM FFS DUDE. MAN. WHY-

ALL HE DID WAS STAB YOU THAT ONE TIME IT"S NOT THAT DEEEEP </3

PLEAS

CRYING AND SCREAMING WHY I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO BE HAPPY FOR ONCE AND YOU SHOT HIM PLEAS

Ahem. I'm going to go drink water now

[flowery-king]

This game made me feel things

[maddymoreau]

HikeBack is a short Horror Visual Novel

You play as a man driving to go visit a friend when on the way you notice a hitchhiker in rough shape. Your decisions will determine their fate.

This game features time loops and is designed to be replayed. Will you find the ending you seek? 

If you like time loops then you’ll LOVE this game!! If you’re like me and not a big fan of the time loop genre then YOU’LL ALSO LOVE THIS GAME BECAUSE HOLY COW!!!! 

This game does such an incredible job at keeping your eyes glued to the screen!! Speechless and completely unprepared for what’s going to happen next!!! While also tugging at your heart strings.

Link: https://clowndream.itch.io/hikeback

[clowndream]

Hii! I love hikeback sm. I wanted to ask if you could give me a art of hiker! :D

hello! thank you for playing it, i'm glad you liked it

here is a wooden plaque i started painting to look like the hiker. he got milk spilled on him but he mostly survived