Walden, a game (2019)
- Developer
- USC Game Innovation Lab
- Publisher
- USC Games
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Rating
- 4.2 of 5, 117 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 6.7 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A serene, contemplative open-world exploration where you balance survival needs with a quiet search for beauty and meaning in the woods.
contemplativepeacefulatmosphericslow-pacedimmersiveintrospectivemeditativenaturalistic
What players say
Players describe it as a slow, reflective walking simulator with light survival elements where you cannot truly die. The controls are widely criticized as janky, particularly the mouse smoothing, though one player made a mod to fix it. Sentiment is split: some find it peaceful and true to Thoreau's book, while others call it frustrating and boring.
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