walking simulator

plural walking simulators

1. derogatorysometimesvideo gamesAn adventure game focused on gradual exploration and discovery through observation, with little in the way of action.

   In a walking simulator game, the player usually spends a good deal of time walking around, having conversations, seeking clues, and following a predetermined narrative.

   2018, Daniel Muriel, Garry Crawford, Video Games as Culture: Considering the Role and Importance of Video Games in Contemporary Society, Routledge, →ISBN

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walking, simulator.

   During the late 1960s and early 1970s, it was also the site of the lunar 1/6 gravity walking simulator rig.

   2007, Rex D. Hall, Shayler David, Bert Vis, Russia's Cosmonauts: Inside the Yuri Gagarin Training Center, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 81