I’m the developer of WalkScape! My game is an online RPG that is inspired by RuneScape, where all of the in-game progression happens by walking in real life.
I myself have struggled to exercise enough, and I’m diagnosed with ADHD. This project started off as something I was working for myself to help me exercise more. The game has been in Closed Beta since January 18th, and the player feedback so far has been awesome!
There are three key things that make the game very unique for a mobile game, in addition to just being a nice and cozy game that incentivizes you to walk:
No GPS. Unlike games like Pokemon Go, WalkScape uses pedometer instead of GPS. This means you can walk where ever you like, including at your home or gym on a treadmill. And doesn’t compromise your privacy.
No MTX or ads. I’m against all kind of predatory trends in gaming, especially predatory monetisation. WalkScape is completely community funded with Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee with no external investments.
Not hungry for your attention. WalkScape doesn’t even need to be opened in the background for you to gain progress in it. The game is designed in a way where you only need to open it after your exercise, and if you forget to the game it doesn’t punish you. It saves your “missed steps” for later.
If you’re interested to give it a try, you can check out https://walkscape.app to find how to join the upcoming beta wave, see some stats about the game (people have already walked more than 1.5 billion steps!), and our roadmap.
I’ll answer any questions you might have. Happy walking and stay hydrated ❤️
what’s the main engine looking like? only using pedometer? if yes, what’s the availability of the sensor nowadays?
asking because I used to run a similar kind of game years ago and I had to give up because it was a very difficult fight against battery optimization tools, localisation/sensor policies, etc
Yes only pedometer. iOS has been a walk in the park (no pun intended) since the beginning, Android was a mess until they released the Recording API like 2 weeks ago. Now it’s on the same level as iOS.
If you don’t mind me asking, how long have you been working on it ? Are you working on it full-time ? If not, how do you balance it with the rest of your day ? Are you working on it alone or … ?
If you like flutter and know python check out Flet! Based on flutter with python bindings, I’ve used it a couple of times during work and it was a dream
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Very much looking forward to playing this :—-)
Juat got approved so hyped!
what’s the main engine looking like? only using pedometer? if yes, what’s the availability of the sensor nowadays?
asking because I used to run a similar kind of game years ago and I had to give up because it was a very difficult fight against battery optimization tools, localisation/sensor policies, etc
Yes only pedometer. iOS has been a walk in the park (no pun intended) since the beginning, Android was a mess until they released the Recording API like 2 weeks ago. Now it’s on the same level as iOS.
glad to see this going forward. hopefully this allows the “idle walking” genre to finally flourish
thanks for posting your progress! and keep doing it!
Let me in! Looks fun, guess I’ll have to wait for the next round of beta entries.
What will the monetization structure for this app look like after release?
It’s explained on https://walkscape.app/help. Long story short: no mtx, no predatory mechanics, all very fair
Sounds awesome. I average 12k steps a day, might as well do so while enjoying a fun game. :)
Looks great ! Thanks for sharing
If you don’t mind me asking, how long have you been working on it ? Are you working on it full-time ? If not, how do you balance it with the rest of your day ? Are you working on it alone or … ?
I’ve been working on it for two years. You can see the full story and evolvement of the team in https://walkscape.app/roadmap
I worked alone on it for quite a long time, and then other people have joined the ream. Now working on it full time.
Sounds awesome
I’m stupid, so I gotta ask, wouldn’t there be cheaters in this game if it doesn’t rely on GPS?
Could spoof GPS anyways.
But in the end, they’d really only be cheating themselves.
Cheaters? In my single player game?!
Spiderman pointing meme
Any game has cheaters. I know the team does have monitoring in place to catch suspicious behavior and players have seen consequences for it.
Does it work for cycling?
Not officially supported, but if you have your phone in your pocket while cycling, you’ll get some!
It’s probably less optimal than walking since I seem to get less steps in when I bike, but I can confirm it works
It’s very cool you’re making it in Flutter, my personal favorite for any coding task.
Is the game open source? Understandable if not, but if it is open source I’d be wanting to contribute! 😁
If you like flutter and know python check out Flet! Based on flutter with python bindings, I’ve used it a couple of times during work and it was a dream
I’m a huge fan of Dart myself, but that’s pretty cool to have as an option for a python project. Thanks for the link!
Not open source, unfortunately
Looks great! Signed up for the beta!
Thank you so much! And have an awesome time walking ❤️
I’m so here for this! 🤩🎉
I remember hearing about this on Reddit a few years ago. Congrats on your beta!! Will check it out 🙏
My partner and I are so stoked to sign up.
Awesome! I hope you’ll like it ❤️
Our other dev is starting to work on a friends system to the game that makes it even more fun to play this with friends, partners, etc.!