After many years of waiting since the global indie phenomenon Untitled Goose Game, Australian studio House House officially come back to Big Walk, a completely different co-op experience where players take on the role of strange anthropomorphic creatures, wandering together through a vast open land with no particular goal other than solving puzzles, exploring, and enjoying the scenery together.
"Multiplayer Myst" amidst the wave of proximity chat games
Big Walk was released right at the time when chaotic physics games combined with proximity chat like Peak or REPO were exploding in popularity. But according to critics, Big Walk chose a different direction: close to the spirit of Myst, the classic exploration puzzle game series from the '90s, rather than pure physical chaos. The game eliminates the fussiness and slowness often found in Myst-style games, retaining the core: the joy of exploring and solving puzzles with friends.
Diverse puzzle solving, communication by proximity chat is mandatory
The most praised aspect in reviews is the variety of puzzles: from passing heavy objects on a chain, time-based puzzles, to challenges requiring players to create their own system of symbols to communicate with each other. Proximity chat is mandatory and designed as a core part of the experience; many puzzles would be much easier, or even meaningless, without it. Players cannot die in the game, and every failed puzzle can be retried an unlimited number of times.
"Big Walk feels like a multiplayer version of Myst. It's the game I've been waiting for years since Untitled Goose Game, and it's worth the wait."Antal Bokor, Third Coast Review, August 5, 2026
Who and how many people to play with?
Big Walk is a purely co-op game, with no single-player mode. The game supports a minimum of two players, with puzzle difficulty optimized for groups of four, but online rooms can accommodate up to 11-12 players simultaneously. Players can create multiple save files to play with different groups of friends. Although the game has a fixed ending, replayability depends on whether the studio releases additional DLC content.
- Release date: 4/8/2026
- Platform: Steam (PC/Mac), PS5, Nintendo Switch 2
- Number of players: 2-12 people (pure co-op, no single player)
- Score: Metacritic 92 (PC) · 88 (PS5) · 75 (Switch 2)
- Price: $19.99 (25% off $14.99 on Steam/eShop through August 18) · free for PlayStation Plus members in August
- Development: House House (studio behind Untitled Goose Game)
Meaning: House House proves to be not a "one-hit wonder"
With countless indie studios only managing a single hit before fading away, House House's return with a product that has received almost unanimous praise, and in a completely different direction from the mischievous goose that made their name, is clear evidence of this Australian studio's enduring game design capabilities, amidst a 2026 already packed with AAA blockbusters.