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Walking simulator

Other (objects, etc.) theme

A descriptive fake genre adopted by players for games that involve excessive amounts of walking between scenes where any action happens.

60
games
7
platforms
Avalon (MS-DOS)
Avalon
DOS 1998
Sea Quest (Tandy Color Computer)
Sea Quest
COCO 1983
What Remains of Edith Finch (PlayStation 4)
What Remains of Edith Finch
PS4 2017-04-25
The Beginner's Guide (Windows)
The Beginner's Guide
WIN 2015-10-01
The Dead Lands (Linux)
The Dead Lands
LIN 2003
The Stanley Parable (Windows)
The Stanley Parable
WIN 2013-10-17
The Legend of Kyrandia (MS-DOS)
The Legend of Kyrandia
DOS 1992-05
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (Windows)
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
WIN 2014-09-25
Sakura Spirit (Windows)
Sakura Spirit
WIN 2014-07-09
Dear Esther (Windows)
Dear Esther
WIN 2012-02-14
Guise Of The Wolf (Windows)
Guise Of The Wolf
WIN 2014-01-24
Gone Home (Windows)
Gone Home
WIN 2013
See also: excessive waiting

This is both humorous and derisory, as some players actually Like games like this while others clearly want to avoid them.

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Games by year

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The first Walking simulator video game was released in 1983.

thechineseroom, Galactic Cafe and Sekai Project published most of these games.

Platforms

Linux 36
Windows 14
Mac OS X 5
MS-DOS 2
Tandy Coco 1
PS4 1
Apple II E 1

Most common companies

thechineseroom3
Galactic Cafe3
Sekai Project3
The Fullbright Company2
Bohemia Interactive2
Lucent2
Eastshade Studios2
KISS Ltd2