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Walden, a game

Take on Henry David Thoreau's classic adventure in living simply in nature as you explore this epic open world game based on the story of Thoreau's life in the woods alone at Walden Pond.

4 July 2017

Walden, a game is an adventure developed by USC Game Innovation Lab, released 4 July 2017 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Walden, a game is

Walden, a game is an adventure game developed by USC Game Innovation Lab and released in 2017. It was published by USC Games. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Take on Henry David Thoreau's classic adventure in living simply in nature as you explore this epic open world game based on the story of Thoreau's life in the woods alone at Walden Pond.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are educational, historical, kids and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Walden, a game launched on 4 July 2017, within three weeks of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Diablo III: Eternal Collection, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Splatoon 2. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Diablo III: Eternal Collection, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Splatoon 2.

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When did Walden, a game come out?
Walden, a game was released on 4 July 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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