Overview
- Big Walk goes live worldwide on Tuesday, August 4, on Nintendo Switch 2, PS5 and PC/Steam following widespread advance praise from critics.
- Early reviews place the game among 2026’s top releases with a Metacritic score near 93 and repeated praise for its inventive, discovery‑driven cooperative puzzles.
- The game is online‑only, supports crossplay for up to 12 players, requires at least two players to start a session, and saves progress to the session host.
- House House and publisher Panic built the experience around in‑game proximity voice chat and warn against using external apps like Discord because unrestricted talk would undo core puzzle challenges.
- Critics say the strict design creates real access limits: some puzzles rely on clear sight or hearing, the main accommodation is letting groups skip puzzles, and players without a ready group or compatible gear may be excluded.