walking simulator

English

Noun

walking simulator (plural walking simulators)

1. (video games, sometimes derogatory) An adventure game focused on gradual exploration and discovery through observation, with little in the way of action.
   • 2018, Daniel Muriel, Garry Crawford, Video Games as Culture: Considering the Role and Importance of Video Games in Contemporary Society‎^[1], Routledge, →ISBN:

     In a walking simulator game, the player usually spends a good deal of time walking around, having conversations, seeking clues, and following a predetermined narrative.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walking,‎ simulator.
   • 2007, Rex D. Hall, Shayler David, Bert Vis, Russia's Cosmonauts: Inside the Yuri Gagarin Training Center‎^[2], Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 81:

     During the late 1960s and early 1970s, it was also the site of the lunar 1/6 gravity walking simulator rig.

See also

• art game