Big Walk

Big Walk is a cooperative online adventure from House House and publisher Panic. Two to twelve people explore a vast landscape, solve puzzles together and find their own ways to make themselves understood. Tools, gestures and spatial voice chat are part of the gameplay.

Between tasks there is room to explore and simply spend time together. The adventure has a beginning and an end, but it is also designed for free time together.

Big Walk released on Aug 4, 2026. The date is given in the official press kit and on Steam. The game is a full release, not just a demo or preview.

Native versions are available for Windows and macOS (PC), PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2. On Mac, the game can also be bought from the Mac App Store as well as through Steam.

An Xbox version is not part of the supported lineup. House House itself stated on Oct 15, 2026 that it is not currently releasing an Xbox version. There is no date for a later Xbox release. PS4 and the original Switch are also not listed as native platforms.

The open game world has no typical loot treadmill. Instead, you work out the terrain and how things connect, find routes together and try out unknown situations. House House names binoculars, megaphones, radios, signal devices and pointing gestures among the tools.

The flow alternates between planned tasks and relaxed time together. The game is a handcrafted cooperative journey, not just a meeting place without an ending.

Steam lists minimum Windows 10, a Core i7-7700K or Ryzen 5 1600X, 12 GB RAM and a graphics card in the GeForce GTX 750 Ti class. Recommended are Windows 11, Core i5-10600K or Ryzen 7 3700X, 16 GB RAM and, for example, a GeForce GTX 1070.

For macOS, the store lists at least macOS 15, Apple M1 and 16 GB RAM. The developer recommends Apple M3 or newer. This data applies to the computer versions.

Two to twelve people can play together online. Crossplay between the available platforms is planned. There is no split-screen, no automatic matchmaking with strangers and no full solo mode.

When a group starts, the host decides whether the world is set up for two, three or four or more players. Some puzzles depend on this. The host also keeps the shared save and must reopen the session themselves to continue later. Friends can join via platform friend lists or a shared code.

The built-in voice chat depends on the spatial situation: voices get quieter over distance and can be muffled by surroundings. Radios and other objects change how you communicate. Gestures help when speaking alone isn't enough.

If you don't want to use a microphone, you can communicate via text chat, according to the developer. It follows the same intended range limits. House House advises against parallel external group calls, because they would undermine the game's core challenges.

The documented options include remappable inputs, selectable crosshairs, toggle options for some controls and several settings to reduce motion sensitivity. On PC and Mac, the field of view can be changed.

The host can make challenges skippable in the accessibility menu if, for example, reaction time, fine motor skills, hearing or speaking are an obstacle. Built-in text chat can replace voice chat for the whole journey.

Steam lists German as one of 14 supported interface languages. The spatial in-game voice chat is shaped by the players themselves. This store language list is evidence for the PC version, not for every console version.

House House is a game developer from Melbourne known for Push Me Pull You and Untitled Goose Game. Big Walk was made with other creative contributors, and Panic appears as publisher. Rather than a single-player comedy, it is about navigating, exploring and talking together.