Best Walking Simulator games on PC
Games where moving on foot and exploring environments make up a substantial part of play. They range from linear, story-focused adventures to open-world survival and action games with long stretches of travel.
- Exploration and travel on foot
- Story or environment-focused play
Related: Adventure, Atmospheric, Story Rich, Open World
290 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Open-world fantasy RPG built around freedom, dragons, and character customization
92% positive
378K reviews
New World: Aeternum
Open-world fantasy MMORPG with classless action combat and large-scale PvP battles
67% positive
297K reviews
theHunter: Call of the Wild™
Open-world hunting simulation built around tracking, stealth, and ballistics
89% positive
Free
Z1 Battle Royale
Free-to-play battle royale shooter with solo and team matches
56% positive
Free
Life is Strange - Episode 1
Episodic narrative adventure where choices and time rewinding shape events
96% positive
Free
Outlast
First-person survival horror where you can only run and hide
96% positive
139K reviews
The Long Dark
First-person survival sandbox against cold, hunger, and wildlife
89% positive
124K reviews
The Isle
Open-world dinosaur survival where growing up means avoiding other players
80% positive
121K reviews
Firewatch
First-person wilderness mystery shaped by conversations over a radio
91% positive
99K reviews
GRIS
A 2D platform adventure through sorrow and returning color
96% positive
96K reviews
To the Moon
Pixel-art adventure through memories to fulfill a final wish
96% positive
87K reviews
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Third-person action adventure through Viking Hell and a warrior's visions
90% positive
77K reviews
A Plague Tale: Innocence
Linear medieval stealth adventure about siblings, soldiers, and swarming rats
93% positive
73K reviews
DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
Third-person delivery adventure about reconnecting a post-apocalyptic America
92% positive
69K reviews
SOMA
First-person sci-fi horror about identity in an isolated underwater facility
96% positive
53K reviews
What Remains of Edith Finch
First-person narrative adventure exploring a family's home and final stories
96% positive
53K reviews
The Stanley Parable
First-person exploration game with branching paths and reactive narration
92% positive
46K reviews
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Fantasy puzzle adventure where you control two brothers at once
94% positive
41K reviews
Life is Strange 2
Episodic narrative adventure where choices shape two brothers’ road trip
88% positive
Free
Mouthwashing
First-person psychological horror aboard a wrecked space freighter with dwindling supplies
95% positive
39K reviews
Journey
Exploration adventure through ancient ruins with chance online companions
94% positive
39K reviews
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Choice-driven prequel adventure about Chloe and Rachel's friendship
93% positive
38K reviews
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
First-person comedy adventure built around choices and contradictory endings
94% positive
36K reviews
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
First-person survival horror where hiding and running replace fighting
95% positive
36K reviews