Hilda and the Forgotten Valley

Hilda and the Forgotten Valley (ヒルダの冒険 〜太陽の女神の神社〜 Hiruda no Bōken Taiyō no Megami no Jinja, "Hilda's Adventure: Shrine of the Sun Goddess") is a platformer action-adventure game based on Luke Pearson's Hilda series of graphic novels as well as primarily the Netflix TV series. It was released on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, macOS and Google Stadia on March 27, 2020. It was developed by Item Studios (a subsidiary of Smileworks) and published by Smileworks. Ports for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S were released on February 12, 2021.

Gameplay
The game is a 3D platformer akin to games such as Super Mario 64 and Banjo-Kazooie. However, the difference for this game is that it focuses on traveling from point A to point B. Levels will also have hidden collectables that unlock extras such as clips from the show, concept art and bonus costumes for Hilda.

The main playable character is Hilda, and the player will mostly play as her for the majority of the game. In some parts of the game, other characters such as Twig and Alfur are playable, albeit in brief sections. In the DLC packs, David and Frida can also be played as well via local co-op.

Certain levels will also have the player control the Raven in his thunderbird form. When played, the level will switch to gameplay similar to the NiGHTS series.

Main Story
Hilda, her mum, Twig and Alfur are enjoying a picnic out from Trolberg. At one point, Hilda hears a mysterious voice. The voice was revealed to be a fairy named Flora. She tells Hilda that the fairies reside in a forest that the citizens of Trolberg has not yet visited. Meanwhile, a businessman is overlooking a construction for a new shopping center for Trolberg. Unbeknownst to him is that deep within the construction site is a prison that holds off an evil serpent named Orochi. During construction, Orochi is released from his prison and is bent on destroying all of Trolberg and make the citizens his slaves to build a new city solely for him.

Seeing this, Flora enlists the help of Hilda to collect a set of artifacts known as the Three Relics, which consist of a jewel, a mirror, and a sword, to awake Amaterasu, a goddess that sealed Orochi in the past, in order to put him back into his prison. Flora tells Hilda that Amaterasu's shrine is in a place north of Trolberg known as the "Forgotten Valley", a place once occupied by people in the past but was abandoned after some time. Accepting Flora's wish, Hilda goes on a quest to retrieve the Three Relics, then go to the Forgotten Valley so she can awake Amaterasu from her slumber and save Trolberg before Orochi destroys it once more.

Hilda and the Mysterious Cave
Hilda, David and Frida end up lost in a cave while trying to complete a Sparrow Scout badge. The trio, with the help of Twig, Alfur and Flora, must to find a way out of the cave while avoiding dangers that lurk inside of it.

Hilda and the Stone of Light
Hilda and her friends have to find scattered pieces of the Stone of Light after the Marra broke it in order for the citizens of Trolberg be trapped in an eternal slumber.

Chapters
Chapters serve as acts to the game. Each chapter consist of eight levels, with all of them ending in a boss fight.

Chapter 1: The Fairy

 * Story: Hilda and Flora travel to Shining Forest, a place where Flora was from and where modern Trolberg has not found, due to the fairies having trust issues with humans.
 * Boss: The Tree Monster - To show Hilda what the fairies can do, they used some magic. However, one fairy accidentally brought a tree to life, and went on a rampage. To stop the monster and gain the trust of the fairies, Hilda would promise that she would tame the tree monster.

Chapter 2: The Serpent's Liberation

 * Story: After defeating the tree monster, Hilda gained trust from the fairies. The fairies decide to send Flora on a task to study the life in Trolberg. Hilda would return to her mum and the others back to the city. Back at Trolberg, Hilda shows Flora around the city, along with Hilda introducing Flora to Frida and David.
 * Boss: Arms of Darkness - Hilda, Flora, and her friends notice a construction site for Trolberg's first ever shopping center. After getting a look from the construction, Hilda and the others resumed walking around Trolberg. During construction, one of the workers finds a strange-looking tablet. Assuming it was trash, they throw it away. The tablet however started to shake and emit a smoke of darkness. Out of the tablet came two hands with red eyes. The construction workers soon run away, getting the attention of Hilda and the others. The Trolberg Safety Patrol would arrive but to no avail. Hilda and Flora would confront the arms, as the Trolberg Safety Patrol were forced to retreat.

Chapter 3: The Deep Ocean

 * Story: After defeating the arms, a serpent named Orochi was released from the tablet, which was turned out to be his prison. Orochi revealed that the arms were his, and thus he threatened the citizens of Trolberg that within three days, he would use all of his powers to destroy Trolberg. Flora then tells Hilda that Amaterasu, a sun goddess, can seal Orochi back into his prison. But in order to awake her, Hilda would need the Three Relics. Flora tells that the first of the relics, a jewel is located in a temple near the harbor of Trolberg.
 * Boss: King Salt Lion - After traversing through the ruins, Hilda and Flora would find the jewel of the Three Relics. They notice that there was a Salt Lion nearby. Flora notices that it was their leader, King Salt Lion. As soon as they tried to get the jewel, the King Salt Lion attacked them. Flora then noticed that it was corrupted by Orochi's dark magic, due to it having red eyes and having dark aura surrounding it. To get the jewel and to return the King Salt Lion back to normal, Hilda and Flora would have to fight it.

Development
The game's story as well as characters were written and designed by Luke Pearson himself. The writers of the show also helped in handling the game's script, and the voice cast of the show reprise their roles for this game. The composers of the show handled the music for the game.

Originally, the game was planned to be a collect-a-thon but due to time constraints, it was changed to just reaching the goal.

Four months after the game's release, it was announced that two DLC level packs were in development. The first DLC pack, Hilda and the Mysterious Cave, was released in September while the second DLC pack, Hilda and the Stone of Light was released in Feburary 2021, in conjunction with the ports for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

Release
Prior to the release of the game, a special event in Smileworks's mobile game Item Land Dash that gave Hilda, David, and Frida as playable characters to promote this game for a limited time.

A special edition of the game was released, which included the game, a code for a 2-month Netflix free trial, a copy of Hilda and the Midnight Giant and a plush toy of Hilda manufactured by Gund. Included in the Japanese version is character guide book, which lists the characters from the show as well as from this game.

Ports for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S were released in Feburary 2021, along with the second DLC pack. Owners of the PS4 and Xbox One versions can upgrade their copy of the game to the PS5 or Xbox Series X/S respectively at no extra cost.

English

 * Bella Ramsey as Hilda
 * Daisy Haggard as Mum
 * Ameerah Falzon-Ojo as Frida
 * Oliver Nelson as David
 * Rasmus Hardiker as Alfur
 * Maria Darling as Flora
 * Nick Boulton as Orochi

Japanese

 * Kokoro Kikuchi as Hilda
 * Yoko Kato as Mum
 * Kanako Miyamito as Frida
 * Konomi Kohara as David
 * Takuma Sasaki as Alfur
 * Mika Kanai as Flora
 * Takehito Koyasu as Orochi

Reception
The game was met with positive to mixed reviews, with players and fans both praising the game's faithfulness to novels and show, while issues such as a lack of co-op were criticized.