Walking Simulator for PlayStation 5 — top best games in the Walking Simulator genre

KARMA: The Dark World - a game in the Walking Simulator genre

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 March 2025

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 75/100

The game takes place in a dystopian world in East Germany in 1984, where the Leviathan corporation rules. She monitors the residents and gives them drugs that make...

Scorn

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 3 October 2023

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...

A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 October 2024

Players: 5.1/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Adventure survival horror based on the film "A Quiet Place". The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where any sound can attract deadly monsters. The...

Still Wakes the Deep

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 June 2024

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 78/100

The game takes place in 1975. The main character works on an offshore drilling platform that suffers a disaster in the waters of Scotland. He faces not only the...

Cairn

Adventure, Third-person view, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Walking Simulator, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 January 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 85/100

A game from the authors Furi and Haven about an experienced climber Aava. You need to climb mountains and maintain balance so as not to fall down. On the way to...

The Invincible

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

The Medium

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 3 September 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...

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Comedy, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 April 2022

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 90/100

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an improved version of the office adventure with a first-person view. You will play the role of office plankton Stanley, who...

Mixtape

Adventure, Third-person view, Casual game, Walking Simulator, Music game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 May 2026

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 88/100

This is the story of the last night before parting, transformed into a journey through memories steeped in the spirit of youth and the music of its time. Three...

Rivage

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Science fiction, Exploration, Space, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 September 2026

Steam: 72/100

A science fiction adventure set in the 25th century on the planet VESTA. After humanity left the Solar System, a station A.R.E.S. appeared in orbit around a...

The Crimson Maid

Adventure, First-person view, Adult game, Fantasy, Walking Simulator, Exploration, Gothic

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 July 2026

Steam: 87/100

A curious hybrid of a visual novel, quest, and walking simulator. The plot centers around a future priest named Marius, who returns home to care for his seriously...

What Remains of Edith Finch

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 28 July 2022

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 89/100

What Remains of Edith Finch is a mystical detective adventure with a first-person view. A collection of short stories awaits you, dedicated to a cursed family that...

Salvation: Echoes of War

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Third-person view, Exploration, Walking Simulator, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 1 September 2026

Steam: 93/100

An atmospheric adventure with elements of horror, exploration, puzzles, and stealth gameplay. The main character is a bomber pilot from World War II, who falls into...

Silent Hill: The Short Message

Horror, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Free game, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 1 February 2024

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 52/100

Young 17-year-old Anita is not noticed in her own class, although she has a friend, Maya, who has known her since childhood and still finds time for her. However...

Death Stranding: Director's Cut

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Simulation, Shooter, Stealth, Open world, Walking Simulator, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 24 September 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 87/100

An expanded and updated version of Death Stranding. The game features even more storylines, new missions, and expanded locations. As you progress, you will be...

Necrophosis

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Exploration, Demons, Walking Simulator, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 28 May 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Adventure horror set in a surreal universe where the environment is a nightmare. The story unfolds billions of years after the demise of the universe. A curse...

The Exit 8

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 8 August 2024

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...

This Bed We Made

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Call of the Elder Gods

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 12 May 2026

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A direct sequel to Call of the Sea. The story follows Professor Harry Everhart and student Evangeline Drayton from Miskatonic University as they travel to remote...

The Alighieri Circle: Dante's Bloodline

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 September 2026

Steam: 85/100

Atmospheric first-person horror inspired by Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy." The main character, Gabriele Alighieri, finds himself faced with the necessity of...

Baby Steps

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Comedy, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 September 2025

Players: 9/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Nate is an unemployed loser who has lived a terribly boring life. Until I discovered powers I didn’t even know I had – just by taking one step after another. The...

Senua

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Walking Simulator

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2027

An action-adventure game set in the Hellblade universe. The main character once again is Senua — a Celtic warrior who finds herself between life and death in a dark...

Slender: The Arrival

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 October 2023

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...

REVEIL

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 6 March 2024

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A narrative thriller about Walter Thompson and his dark past at the Nelson Brothers Circus. The main character sorts out fragments of memories, explores the...

Fort Solis

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Lake

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Interactive movie, Simulation, Indie, Walking Simulator, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 8 April 2022

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Lake is a story-driven postman simulator about a woman named Meredith Weiss. The heroine is forty years old, she returned home from the big city to help her father...

Before Your Eyes

Adventure, Indie, First-person view, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 March 2023

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...

Retrieval

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Science fiction, First-person view, Walking Simulator

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Hana Loshe is the commander of an exploration team on a planet 18.6 billion miles from Earth. The heroine accidentally ends up in an underground base, where she...

SLEEP AWAKE

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 2 December 2025

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Doomed to eternal insomnia, the inhabitants of Earth are trying with all their might to avoid HASH - a strange phenomenon that causes all people to disappear when...

Forever Ago

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 8 October 2026

After a tragic twist of fate, Alfred heads north in search of redemption. This road adventure becomes a journey through picturesque places, encounters with unusual...

Luto

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 July 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A psychological horror where personal tragedy takes the form of a labyrinth. The protagonist loses a loved one and finds himself locked in his own house - not as a...

EMOTIONLESS: The Last Ticket

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 March 2026

VGTimes: 2.6/10

Steam: 82/100

Psychological horror focused on atmosphere, exploration, and a slowly unfolding story. The journey begins in an abandoned amusement park built by the main...

WILL: Follow The Light

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 May 2026

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 62/100

The protagonist sets sail on a yacht to find his missing son and unravel family secrets. He is a lighthouse keeper who abandons his home island after receiving...

Somerville

Action, Adventure, Walking Simulator, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 31 August 2023

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...

Lushfoil Photography Sim

First-person view, Simulation, Walking Simulator, Open world, Hidden Objects, Exploration, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 April 2025

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The main character travels with a camera to various picturesque locations and takes pictures. Throughout the levels you can find many objects and landscapes to...

The 9th Charnel

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 30 January 2026

Steam: 30/100

The main character and his colleagues are geneticists from the research institute "Epsilon". They set out to conduct research in a reserve but get into an accident...

While We Wait Here

First-person view, Simulation, Post-apocalyptic, Horror, Walking Simulator, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 October 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

The player controls a roadside cafe and talks to customers. The lives of the guests are threatened by a catastrophe, but there is still time. The gamer cooks and...

Copycat

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 May 2025

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 70/100

An adventure cat simulator where you can explore different locations, hunt birds and interact with the world around you. The plot tells the story of a cat named...

Harold Halibut

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Walking Simulator, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 16 April 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 70/100

The events of the game take place on a large spaceship, which, after two hundred years of its journey, has managed to turn into a real retro-utopia. But after a...

Mundaun

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 June 2023

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...

Walking Simulator

Best Games in the Walking Simulator genre for PlayStation 5