Haven Park is not necessarily a bad game, but compared to its peer A Short Hike, it's missing something. I think that missing element would be interactivity with the world: A Short Hike has fantastic movement thanks to both climbing mechanics and soaring mechanics, and Haven Park just doesn't have that. You've only got access to your standard jump and run around, which again isn't necessarily bad, but it does feel lacking when compared to A Short Hike. Also, added updates have now provided fishing and boating in A Short Hike, so it's got plenty more variety as well.

The rest of the game again, feels chill and relaxing enough, but it doesn't really hold much of a candle to A Short Hike, which isn't afraid to empathize with the player and provide interesting side stories from the other characters. Most of your time in Haven Park is just going to be meandering around collecting resources (which fortunately gets trivialized once you start raking in the coin from overpriced food and exploiting the market) and looking for that last broken fence or torch, which often get obscured or blend into the environment around it.

Finally, I appreciate that the devs give you a hot air balloon for more convenient travel and exploration at the end of the game, but it nevertheless would have been more convenient to have fast travel or a faster hot air balloon, as I felt that rising up with the hot air balloon was quite sluggish. All in all, Haven Park is great if you're looking for more content along the lines of A Short Hike, but if you're looking for the best and freshest experience, then A Short Hike does unfortunately outrank it in practically every way.