Not content to rest on its honkin’ laurels after the success of 2019’s indie smash hit Untitled Goose Game, House House unveiled the first teaser footage for its new adventure title at the 2023 Game Awards Thursday night.
Big Walk looks to be a significant departure from its predecessor in both tone and scope. The team describes it as “a cooperative online walker-talker” that encourages players to “hang out and get lost with close friends in a big world.”
The online coop game is set on an expansive bruch-covered island that’s overflowing with mysteries to uncover and challenges to overcome. In the trailer we can see a group of oddly-limbed avatars strolling around a hillside, solving puzzles, exploring strange caves and setting off signal flares. Cooperation will be a big part of the game. Players will need to work together to pilot through the terrain and keep in contact with one another while out and about.
“Our favourite part of playing online coop games is when they give you enough direction for the group to keep up a good momentum, but it’s relaxed enough that you’re mostly just able to savor spending time with your friends. We hope Big Walk gives players that direction, and space, to focus on and savor those group dynamics, whether you’re playing with one friend or as a big group,” Jake Strasser, developer at House House, said in a Thursday release. Big Walk is slated to achieve on Steam and the Epic Game Store in 2025.
