Hello! ❤️

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 ❤️

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    7 months ago

    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! 😁

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      7 months ago

      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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        7 months ago

        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!