Crit

Walking Simulator

Buy88%

Very Positive · 9k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth playing.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Pugscape · Free to Play · Mar 5, 2020

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
9
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Walking Simulator?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 9k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
45% of themes are praise33% are divided22% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It’s entirely free on Steam, with no pay-to-win mechanics or hidden fees—yet delivers a deep, polished single-player narrative adventure ().
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I can't begin to imagine a more complex and iterative story than what has been provided here.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The real-time weather cycle, the hyper-realistic graphics, all compounded on each other to create a truly perfect visual experience.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The multilayered jingles help lull the player into a sense of security and hospitality, before the sweeping soundtrack kicks in.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay35 reviews
Story26 reviews
Graphics23 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Multiplayer
25% still recommend
Difficulty
67% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
47% still recommend
Crashes
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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