From the developers who brought us the internet-breaking chaos of Untitled Goose Game comes a title that is, on its surface, a radical departure. Big Walk is a cooperative puzzle-adventure that drops you and your friends onto a sprawling, sun-drenched island with one simple directive: go for a walk. But to label it a simple “walking simulator” would be a huge disservice. This is a game where the journey is everything, and the destination is just an excuse for more delightful, frustrating, and hilarious shenanigans with your pals.
Gameplay Equals Communication
Big Walk is all about talking and working together. You play as a gangly, bug-eyed creature, and you and your group (from 2 to 12 players) are tasked with exploring a vast, beautiful world, solving puzzles to collect red peanuts that act as keys to unlock new areas.
The puzzles are ingeniously designed to force genuine cooperation. It’s not just about hitting a switch at the same time; it’s about navigating a soundproof wall where one player must act as a guide using gestures, or figuring out a complex timing-based challenge where you have to pass a ticking timer between two people separated by a maze. The game cleverly scales its challenges based on your group size, ensuring it’s never too easy or too frustrating, whether you’re a duo or a squad of four.
The real star of the show is the proximity voice chat, and if you’ve played games like PEAK, you’ll understand its significance. Proximity chat is exactly what it sounds like. Your friends’ voices fade as they wander off, requiring you to use in-game tools like walkie-talkies, flares, and whiteboards to communicate and find each other.
The game trusts you to figure things out without hand-holding, which leads to moments of pure, unadulterated comedy and triumph. It turns a simple trip to find a puzzle into an adventure where you’re constantly checking in with your party, shouting directions, and bursting into laughter when someone inevitably falls off a cliff.
A Story You Write With Friends
Whether it’s the triumphant feeling of finally solving a complex puzzle you’ve been stuck on for 20 minutes, the panic of being separated in the pitch-black night, or the simple joy of sitting on a cliff to watch a sunrise with a friend, Big Walk is about emergent storytelling. It’s a game that encourages you to name landmarks, develop your own communication shorthand, and forge a real sense of camaraderie with your fellow players. One reviewer perfectly described it as feeling like a digital “third space” for you and your friends to hang out.
Big Walk
Big Walk is a triumph. It’s a bold, refreshingly simple, and profoundly clever game that redefines what a cooperative experience can be. It has a few minor hiccups—the occasional frustration with getting stuck on terrain and some initial issues with voice chat volume—but these are small gripes in an otherwise stellar package. If you have a group of friends you love to laugh and problem-solve with, this is an essential purchase. It’s a game that reminds us that the best adventures are the ones we share, even if it’s just a big walk.
Rating: 4.9/5
Release Date: 4 August 2026
Platforms: PlayStation, PC, Mac
