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When House House released Untitled Goose Game, they made causing trouble in a quiet English village a collective joy. With their upcoming title, Big Walk, they are taking us in a very different direction—straight into the vast, open Australian bush. According to early coverage shared on MSN, the core loop of this 2-to-12-player adventure focuses less on structured quest markers and more on the simple, hilarious acts of walking, talking, and inevitably getting lost.
At first glance, a game about wandering through nature might sound like a simple walking simulator. But as highlighted by Yahoo Tech, the developers are building something they call a “walker-talker.” It is a genre where communication isn’t just a utility for solving puzzles; it is the central mechanic.
The Art of Navigating Without a Map
Most modern open-world games treat getting lost as a design failure. They solve it with minimaps, compass markers, and glowing trails. Big Walk takes the opposite approach. By placing players in a dense, stylized environment inspired by Australia’s Wilsons Promontory National Park, House House wants you to lose your bearings.
Without a constant GPS overlay, you must rely on your friends. You will need to describe landmarks, coordinate directions, and use basic tools like binoculars and compasses to find each other. If you want a refresher on the basics, check out our what is Big Walk breakdown.
Proximity Chat as a Gameplay Space
How you talk to your group changes how you play. The game features realistic acoustic behaviors, meaning voices fade with distance or echo in narrow canyons.
- Acoustic feedback: If a teammate wanders too far down a ridge, their voice will fade into the wind.
- Relay messages: You might need to set up human relays to pass info across a valley.
- Radio communication: Handheld transmitters will help, but they might not always be reliable.
To see how this affects your group strategy, read our analysis of proximity voice chat.
Ultimately, the goal is not just to reach the end of a trail, but to survive the social dynamics of the journey. Getting lost with up to eleven other people is bound to lead to arguments, laughter, and memorable detours.