Adventure · March 6, 2014

Year Walk (2014)

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In the old days man tried to catch a glimpse of the future in the strangest of ways. Experience the ancient Swedish phenomena of year walking through a different kind of first person adventure that blurs the line between two and three dimensions, as well as reality and the supernatural. Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future and find out if your loved one will ever love you back. Mysteries and clues await everywhere in Year Walk, but to fully understand the events that took place on that cold New Year's Eve, you will have to delve deeper than the adventure and lose yourself between fact and fiction. This edition of Year Walk features several new additions: • New locations within the game • Map • Updated art • New puzzles • Integrated Encyclopedia about the mysterious myths and creatures encountered in the game • Hint system • Steam Achievement Puzzles ... and more!

Adventure releases from 2014

41 Adventure titles launched in 2014 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Adventure titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.0k Steam reviewsTop 97% in Adventure
Positive rating91% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 49%
Metacritic87/100Genre average 77 — top 11% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours1 h averageTop 94% for session depth among Adventure

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Horror · 131
  • Indie · 112
  • Adventure · 107
  • Atmospheric · 99
  • Puzzle · 92
  • Point & Click · 74
  • Story Rich · 58
  • Surreal · 55
  • Dark · 55
  • Short · 39
  • Singleplayer · 38
  • Walking Simulator · 34
  • Mythology · 29
  • Great Soundtrack · 27
  • Psychological Horror · 16

Reception Metrics

Steam community

91%Very Positive · 2.0k reviews

1.8k positive · 180 negative

Metacritic

87/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.1/10

Curator recommendations

1.2k

Press Quotes

9/10 – Edge 9/10 – Eurogamer 5/5 – The Telegraph

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

1h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

1h

Typical completion time

Achievements

10

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateMar 6, 2014
DeveloperSimogo
Base price$5.99
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

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Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Year Walk