The Best Walking-simulator Games

Update : Cairn added at rank #1.
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Cairn (2025)

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PC Windows PC Windows 3.1x dos

Reach a summit never climbed before in this survival-climber from the creators of Furi and Haven. Plan your route carefully and climb anywhere, managing pitons and resources to survive unforgiving Mount Kami. Discover what Aava is willing to sacrifice to achieve the ascent of a lifetime.

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  • walking-simulator
  • cinematic
  • soundtrack
  • immersive
  • replay-value
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • exploration
  • difficult
  • stylized
  • physics
  • resource-management
  • adventure
  • single-player
  • third-person

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Karma: The Dark World (2025)

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PC Windows j Xbox Series X Playstation 5

KARMA: The Dark World is a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent. The time is 1984, the place is East Germany, and things are not quite what they seem.


  • psychological
  • horror
  • walking-simulator
  • dystopian
  • philosophical
  • cinematic
  • psychedelic
  • fiction
  • experimental
  • emotional
  • story
  • first-person
  • interactive

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The Haunting of Joni Evers (2025)

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PC Windows Mac OS

The Haunting of Joni Evers is an emotional tale of a broken family from small-town Oklahoma, driven apart by a malevolent haunting. Uncover the mysteries of Joni’s family and the Cunningham House, digging through memories, facing the family’s past to break the curse.

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  • walking-simulator
  • supernatural
  • short
  • emotional
  • narration
  • fiction
  • visual-novel
  • horror
  • psychological
  • mystery
  • drama
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • interactive
  • exploration

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Anomalies Detective (2024)

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PC Windows

A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...

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  • horror
  • walking-simulator
  • psychological
  • multiple-endings
  • immersive
  • exploration
  • first-person
  • 3d
  • chapter
  • simulation

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Trump Cake Mania (2024)

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PC Windows

Be a hero President Trump in this 3rd person walking game. Collect new cryptos shitcoin and try to find birthday cake. Also beware deathly democratics items

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  • walking-simulator
  • 3d
  • sandbox
  • collectathon
  • casual
  • hidden-object
  • open-world
  • third-person
  • adventure
  • narration
  • comedy
  • fiction
  • platform

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Valley of Shadow (2024)

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Valley of Shadow is a narrative puzzle game that tells a poignant true story of loss and grief through the discovery of real-life home videos and photographs. Harness mysterious abilities to solve puzzles and heal a broken family.

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  • walking-simulator
  • 1990s
  • narration
  • linear
  • emotional
  • magic
  • atmospheric
  • mystery
  • story
  • cinematic
  • first-person
  • exploration
  • fantasy
  • narrative
  • 3d

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A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead (2024)

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Playstation 5 Xbox One PC Windows Xbox Series X

A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is a single-player horror adventure game inspired by the critically acclaimed blockbuster movie franchise. Survive in silence.

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  • stealth
  • horror
  • survival-horror
  • walking-simulator
  • thriller
  • post-apocalyptic
  • emotional
  • drama
  • silent
  • linear
  • atmospheric
  • cinematic
  • 10
  • first-person
  • protagonist

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GhostlyRyokan (2024)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

An abandoned inn where lost souls wander, your decision will determine its outcome.

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  • walking-simulator
  • horror
  • adventure
  • 3d
  • exploration
  • first-person
  • multiple-endings
  • controller-support
  • japanese

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Escape From Island (2024)

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PC Windows

After a helicopter crash on a mysterious island, your mission is to survive and escape before the island’s dark forces consume you. Explore, gather resources, and face dangerous enemies as you navigate the island’s open world. Can you escape before it's too late?

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  • walking-simulator
  • hidden-object
  • nature
  • dark
  • adventure
  • 3d
  • platform
  • mystery
  • puzzle
  • horror
  • open-world

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Spiral (2024)

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Android Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows

Spiral is a third-person narrative exploration game that shares a poetic vision of cognitive degeneration. Step into the shoes of Bernard as you help him and support him while braving his unravelling mind and reliving his most treasured moments.


  • emotional
  • soundtrack
  • walking-simulator
  • narration
  • third-person
  • story
  • exploration
  • stylized
  • atmospheric
  • cinematic
  • narrative
  • music
  • single-player
  • controller-support
  • 3d

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