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Here’s a question: If there existed a “true” walking simulator, what would it look like?

- Character creation: build your ideal walking body. Choose your hairstyle, height and weight and ethnicity.
- Choose your difficulty level: Tutorial, novice and seasoned walker modes, or challenge yourself with “expert walker challenge” mode.
- Walking speed bar in miles per hour to adjust your velocity. Adjust your step distance, leg width and breathing rate.
- Statistics meters and menus for water hydration, heart rate, walking endurance and stamina which deplete when walking fast and recharge when going slow. Keep track of your heart BPM, blood pressure and body fluid levels.
- Menus for arm swing and leg swing adjustments, body rotation and head tilt.
- Huge variety of walking tracks. Walk in Peru, Mt Kilimanjaro, Nicaragua or Palestine. Take it easy with a light stroll or challenge yourself in the highest peaks and warzones.
- Improve your walking muscles! Hit the gym between walks to tone and condition your body for more efficient walking. Control your diet and eat healthy foods to become a super-stroller!
- Choice of shoes, clothes, hats, water bottles and fancy watches to improve your stats.
- Unlock rewards: Completing each walk gives you $$ to spend! Gain sponsors, walking buddies and even pets! Go walking with your dog, monkey or alligator!
- If you gain enough $$, build your own walking tracks and centers! Promote your business, gain shareholders and become CEO of your empire
- Move into management and control a worldwide multinational conglomerate of walking businesses!
- Online multiplayer and co-op modes: enjoy endless walks with your friends! Dominate your friends and rival walkers to become the ultimate champion international walker! You’ll never want to leave your computer to go outside ever again!!

Almost all of that already exists, and more!

https://www.zwift.com/run

Lamb - 04 December 2023 08:56 AM

Charophycean - 01 December 2023 08:06 PM

- Unlock rewards: Completing each walk gives you $$ to spend! Gain sponsors, walking buddies and even pets! Go walking with your dog, monkey or alligator!
- If you gain enough $$, build your own walking tracks and centers! Promote your business, gain shareholders and become CEO of your empire

There must be an offset like sprains, shin splints, etc. Injuries eating away time and money otherwise everyone would soon become a strolling mogul. Microtransactions would go beyond aesthetical, with miraculous ethyl chloride sprays for injuries having the same lightning-quick effect that we see in soccer players after diving. And surely there would have to be some dopping mechanic too.

Ah - that’s brilliant, injuries when you push yourself too hard. Falling over rocks and slipping on rain and ice. Sunburn.

Sky’s the limit, really. Could even add some mazes and other puzzles to do during walks to satisfy Jdawg445. Even he won’t be able to resist this walking sim.