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AdventureCo-op CampaignPuzzleExplorationOpen WorldMultiplayer

1,344 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 4,899

Peak in the last 7 days: 6,715

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Game description

Hang out and get lost with close friends in a big world. A cooperative online walker-talker from the creators of Untitled Goose Game.

Basic info

DeveloperHouse House
PublisherPanic
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateAug 4, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i7-7700K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Memory12 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 TI, 2GB or AMD Radeon R7 370, 2 GB or Intel Arc A380, 6 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 424 reviews from the past 1 year

93.5/ 100
Top 5%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (96%)

Metacritic: 91 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 11, 2026)

Playing together is the heart of Big Walk, and most reviews talk about who they walked with. It scores 93.5 from 45,593 Steam reviews, top 5% of the games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Multiplayer ranks 3rd of 642, discussed in 84% of analyzed reviews. 267 reviews praise playing it together with friends or family, some describing growing closer while solving its puzzles, and 53 enjoy it as a shared experience, the most upvoted praising a memorable ending. Story & World ranks 76th of 1096; 34 praise an immersive world and the bond between its characters. Puzzles built around limited communication also get credit.

👎 Where it falls short

The complaints are mostly about sound and direction. Visuals & Sound ranks 932nd of 1249: 28 reviews say voices are too quiet and carry only a short distance, and 26 want separate volume controls for friends and the game. 17 found the navigation confusing and got lost often. Smaller groups report trouble joining rooms, latency and frame drops.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“bonded with brother over parenthood during puzzle” · 267 reviews
“unbelievable shared experience, memorable ending” · 53 reviews
“immersive world with emotional connection between characters” · 34 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 50% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +3.21 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “man erkundet die welt und es gibt viele Wege sich wieder zu finden” · 3 reviews
Negative “needlessly huge empty open world with boring traversal and useless vehicles” · 7 reviews

Progression 1% · Difficulty 7% · Onboarding 8% · Strategy 18% · Controls & feel 15%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 43% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.82 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “immersive world with emotional connection between characters” · 34 reviews

Story 11% · Characters 1%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 18% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.51 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “overpriced at twenty dollars for lackluster puzzles and empty content” · 3 reviews

Variety 9% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.58 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “original art style with beautiful day-night cycle and dynamic lighting” · 6 reviews

Audio 25%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 84% of reviews · Top 1% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +4.53 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “bonded with brother over parenthood during puzzle” · 267 reviews
Negative “reveals group coordination problems, inability to follow directives together” · 7 reviews

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 4%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 4% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.07 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “$20 base price for 12+ hours of entertainment, excellent value compared to alternatives” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 0% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 11% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.09 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “lacks workshop feature for community-created levels and puzzles” · 1 review

Stability 2% · Performance 5%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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