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Over the Hills and Far Away

Over The Hills And Far Away is a heartwarming and emotional visual novel, the first title released by WarGirl Games.

16 September 2015

Over the Hills and Far Away is an adventure developed by WarGirl Games, released 16 September 2015 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Over the Hills and Far Away is

Over the Hills and Far Away is an adventure game developed by WarGirl Games and released in 2015. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The War of 1812. Northwest Frontier. William Aubrey, a rogue redcoat of the once-glorious 41st Regiment of Foot, is on the run. Wounded and tired, he seeks shelter during a thunderstorm inside an abandoned barn. But when he gets there, he finds he is not alone. A young Shawnee girl, named Mai, is hiding from the rain too. Bleeding out and not wanting to brave the fierce winds outside, Aubrey decides to put up with her until the rains let up. But will their accord outlast the rains; when both return to the bloodshed and the outside world?
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Over the Hills and Far Away launched on 16 September 2015, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Undertale, Mad Max and Soma.

Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Undertale, Mad Max, Soma.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Over the Hills and Far Away come out?
Over the Hills and Far Away was released on 16 September 2015 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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