Walking Simulator 2023 — top best games in the Walking Simulator genre

Scorn - a game in the Walking Simulator genre

Action, Horror, First-person view, Exploration, Walking Simulator, Puzzle

Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 14 October 2022

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Scorn is a first-person horror adventure with survival elements inspired by the works of Hans Rüdi Giger and Alien. The game takes place in a terrible world...

The Invincible

Adventure, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Interactive movie, Combat robots, Science fiction, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 6 November 2023

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 72/100

An interactive thriller where the main character ends up on a dangerous planet and goes in search of the missing ship crew. The plot, based on Stanislaw Lem's novel...

Russian Train Trip 2

Simulation, Adventure, Trains, First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 15 April 2023

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 38/100

A new travel simulator across Russia, in which the player travels to Vladivostok, covering vast distances on a passenger train in a compartment car. On this...

The Medium

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Third-person view

Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 74/100

In the center of events is a girl medium named Marianne, who goes to investigate the mysterious murder of a boy. The mystical gift allows the heroine to look into...

This Bed We Made

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator, Detective

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 1 November 2023

Players: 9/10

Steam: 90/100

An adventure detective story in which the main character is a hotel maid. The main action takes place in the 1950s. The heroine spies on hotel guests to reveal...

The Longing

Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Arcade, Platformer, Point & Click, Walking Simulator, Exploration

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 5 March 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 79/100

The Longing is an unusual game, the main feature of which lies in its length. The fact is that it will take 400 days to complete the game. Even if a player enters...

The Exit 8

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Walking Simulator, Exploration

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 29 November 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 93/100

A short walking simulator inspired by Japanese underground passages, liminal spaces and the atmosphere of Backrooms games. The player finds himself in an endless...

Mundaun

Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 16 March 2021

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 74/100

An atmospheric horror adventure set in a remote alpine village. The main character, a young man named Kurt, goes there to find out the circumstances of the...

September 7th

First-person view, Horror, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 7 January 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 86/100

On September 7th, a senior student named Dima and his family move to a new apartment. A few weeks later, the boy receives a Christmas elf doll as a gift, after...

Somerville

Action, Adventure, Walking Simulator, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 15 November 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Adventure action game from the creator of Limbo, which tells the story of an alien invasion on Earth. The action takes place on Earth, which has been almost...

Slender: The Arrival

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator, Exploration, Mysticism / Supernatural, Survival horror

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 28 October 2013

Players: 8/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Continuation of the atmospheric horror with a first-person view Slender. The story tells of Slenderman, a paranormal figure who haunts inquiring minds around the...

Before Your Eyes

Adventure, Indie, First-person view, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Mac, Android, iOS → 8 April 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 78/100

An emotional adventure about the soul's journey to the afterlife using a new innovative form of gaming interaction — the gamer's real blinks, which are read...

Lunacy: Saint Rhodes

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Exploration

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 27 July 2023

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 61/100

The main character explores the city and the house where his ancestors lived to find out the whole truth about their terrible murder. The game features an AI called...

Chasing Static

Adventure, First-person view, Horror, Futurism (Future), Walking Simulator

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 14 October 2021

Steam: 86/100

Chasing Static is a first-person action-horror adventure in which you will uncover the mystery of an abandoned village and find out what happened to its...

Kona 2: Brume

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Exploration, Detective, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Linux → 18 October 2023

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 80/100

The game takes place in Canada in 1970. A certain haze cut off a small mining village from the whole world. Private detective Karl Faber is trying to understand its...

Welcome to Kowloon

Horror, Adventure, Walking Simulator, Indie, First-person view

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 2 August 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 81/100

The game takes place in the densely populated Hong Kong settlement of Kowloon (often called the “walled city”). The main character is an ordinary student who one...

Hollow Cocoon

Horror, First-person view, Stealth, Walking Simulator, Adventure, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 6 December 2023

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 92/100

The game takes place in Japan in the 1980s. A college student returns to a strange town after receiving news of his grandmother's poor condition—he hasn't seen her...

Torn Away

Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Historical, Indie, Stealth, Walking Simulator, Point & Click

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 29 September 2023

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Atmospheric stealth action in the setting of the Second World War. The main character is a ten-year-old girl, Asya, who, like millions of other people, suffered...

Fort Solis

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Science fiction, Walking Simulator, Space

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 22 August 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 58/100

The game takes place on Mars. Engineer Jack Leary responds to a routine alarm. Upon arriving at the inactive Fort Solis, he becomes nervous due to the lack of...

Graveyard Shift

First-person view, Horror, Walking Simulator, Adventure, Exploration, Indie

Game released: PC → 2 December 2023

Steam: 76/100

A dark game about cemetery security guard Gary, who, during his night shift, encounters supernatural things that threaten his life. The hero hears strange sounds...

Afterdream

Adventure, Horror, Walking Simulator, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Puzzle

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 28 September 2023

Steam: 91/100

The events of the game unfold around a girl who is lost in a lucid dream, where the line between reality and imagination has blurred. The heroine finds herself in a...

Road 96: Mile 0

Adventure, Third-person view, Music game, Action, Exploration, Visual novel, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 4 April 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A musical game in which the gamer takes turns controlling two characters. A girl named Zoey from Road 96 has a good life in a wealthy neighborhood, but she runs...

Garten of Banban

Free game, Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4 → 7 January 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 55/100

A free horror game set in a kindergarten. One day all the children disappeared. The main character sets out to find out the reasons for the ominous event, while...

Revenge Of The Colon

Simulation, First-person view, Old school, Indie, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 22 December 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 84/100

An unusual simulator in which the player tries on the role of a gastroenterologist. The game takes place in the depths of the claustrophobic guts of patients. The...

Flutter Away

Exploration, Adventure, Walking Simulator, First-person view, Casual game, Indie, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch → 3 August 2023

Steam: 87/100

An atmospheric adventure through the Amazon rainforest. The player takes on the role of a butterfly researcher who goes on a five-day hike. As you progress, you can...

The Gap

First-person view, Science fiction, Horror, Walking Simulator, Exploration

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 19 October 2023

Steam: 60/100

A sci-fi thriller about neuroscientist Joshua Hayes. The main character is faced with a rare disease that erases memories. But he has a unique ability that allows...

Neyasnoe

Adventure, First-person view, Sandbox, Old school, Walking Simulator, Simulation

Game released: PC, Mac → 29 August 2023

Steam: 93/100

An atmospheric adventure that immerses you in a world of night wastelands, gray courtyards, and an endless sky looming over the city. There is no rush or heroic...

Dead Signal

First-person view, Walking Simulator, Adventure, Simulation, Horror, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 20 October 2023

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 89/100

The main character works for a shadow organization hidden on the Darknet. His task is to safely deliver mysterious cargo and find various types of important...

Blood Orange: Definitive Edition

Adventure, Top-down view, Visual novel, Free game, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 3 November 2023

Steam: 94/100

A dark pixel game in which the main character explores the ruins under the Amazon River and communicates with their dolphin inhabitants. The girl also takes...

Crimson Snow (2023)

Horror, Exploration, Walking Simulator, First-person view, Adventure

Game released: PC → 28 March 2023

Steam: 94/100

The main character plans to celebrate Christmas with his girlfriend, but then an uninvited guest appears. Now the player character is forced to carefully explore...

Little Man Has a Day

Top-down view, Walking Simulator, Casual game, Comedy, Indie

Game released: PC → 16 August 2023

Steam: 96/100

The player controls a little man who has nothing to do. We need to help him spend the day walking around town and talking with friends. The hero also keeps a diary...

Grunnd

Visual novel, Side view, Detective, Walking Simulator, Puzzle, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 26 January 2023

Steam: 64/100

A detective adventure in which the character travels through a gloomy city. Here he meets strange people and uncovers secrets that change his journey. The main...

Lempo

First-person view, Adventure, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural, Walking Simulator, Fantasy

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 7 September 2023

Steam: 80/100

A psychological game whose world is inspired by Finnish mythology. An office employee named Paul gets lost in a mysterious forest and ends up in metsänpeitto...

Симулятор лазанья по заброшкам

Walking Simulator, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Comedy, Exploration, Open world, Adventure, Action

Game released: PC → 10 February 2023

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 60/100

An adventure walking simulator in which the main character goes to explore post-Soviet era courtyards and forest belts, and also search for popular memes from the...

Hotel Manibella

Action, Horror, Puzzle, First-person view, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 9 June 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 52/100

The game takes place in a creepy hotel filled with puzzles and secrets. The character is being pursued by monsters. Each floor brings new challenges and fears. The...

It is Just A Story - horror game

Free game, Horror, Zombies, First-person view, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 7 July 2023

Players: 2/10

A free post-apocalyptic horror game about a doctor who lost his family and memory. The goal of the game is to survive and find a cure for the virus. The game has 7...

Return to Grace

Adventure, Walking Simulator, First-person view, Science fiction, Space, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 30 May 2023

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 78/100

The main character is space archaeologist Adi Ito, who has excavated the resting place of the ancient artificial intelligence Grace. She acted as a god and former...

Firmament

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Steampunk, Exploration, Walking Simulator, Puzzle

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 18 May 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Atmospheric adventure puzzle game from the creators of the Myst series. Players set off to explore a mysterious world in steampunk style. As he progresses, the main...

Golgotha

Free game, Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 21 February 2023

Steam: 80/100

First-person horror about the exploration of the abandoned Black Waters station, where a mysterious incident occurred in the past — the structure was...

Memories From Beyond a Coral Sea

Walking Simulator, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Exploration, Adventure

Game released: PC → 24 April 2023

Steam: 95/100

Game for virtual reality glasses. The gamer explores the mystical islands to learn about the characters' past. The passage takes from 30 minutes to 2 hours, but it...

Walking Simulator

Best Games in the Walking Simulator genre of 2023 (Game released)