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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[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I remember hearing about this on Reddit a few years ago. Congrats on your beta!! Will check it out 🙏

[–] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's a really nice game. The eggs and animals are a new addition right? Haven't seen them in-game yet.

[–] schamppu@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yup, pets feature is something we're working on right now. You might've seen Animal Shelter in Salsfirth, it's very much related to the pets feature.

[–] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 months ago

Oh, nice.

[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Tried to sign up for an account but I never got a confirmation email. Checked spam folders but nothing was there.

I was using my yahoo mail account. Does it only work with Gmail accounts?

[–] Ruben@feddit.nl 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yahoo should work. If you still haven't gotten it after like 2 hours, please send an email to contact@walkscape.app with your username and email you used to sign up

[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Uff took about 3 hours for the email to arrive it seems. When I clicked the link today after checking my mail again, it said the link was expired reeeeee. I'll probably just wait for the official release. Thanks for your help though!

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[–] arvere@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

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

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[–] OtherPetard@feddit.nl 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Signed up, now I need to stop refreshing every half an hour to see if I got in...

[–] schamppu@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We will also send you an email when you get accepted!

[–] OtherPetard@feddit.nl 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Thanks! I'm also keeping an eye on that.

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[–] midnight_puker@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

This is the first I'm learning of this and I'm immediately interested. Just applied.

[–] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 5 points 5 months ago

Looks great!!

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I was in the previous beta but after getting a new phone "jelly star" it kept reporting i had done 0 steps every time i would open it. Like how it would prior if i was updating the game it would forget the steps i did from the last time i opened it. Don't know if it has something with it starting to auto update. I also disabled so battery optimisations on my phone to do with the app and anything system wise for the pedometer.

Absolutely love the game though and an eager for when this is fully out and i can more easily recommend it to friends.

[–] schamppu@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

We just released an update on this yesterday, which starts using new pedometer API released by Google. It should be a lot better now than before.

My post on this: https://portal.walkscape.app/post/664

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[–] xnx@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 months ago

Wow this seems great and really well presented!

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I'm so here for this! 🤩🎉

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Sounds awesome. I average 12k steps a day, might as well do so while enjoying a fun game. :)

[–] Signtist@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

This looks really cool - I put in my beta tester registration!

[–] Marighost@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This looks rad! I love gamifying life 😅

Signed up, and I hope to support this soon! I wish the development process well!

[–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I found I did a lot more chores when I started tracking them with a points system.

I watched more new TV & movies when I signed up for Trakt, more games with Exophase and Backloggd, more books with StoryGraph, more anime and manga with Myanimelist...

[–] cafuneandchill@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I've been trying to walk more lately, so this might just be the thing for me

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Looks great! Signed up for the beta!

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[–] Baccata@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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 ... ?

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[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

My partner and I are so stoked to sign up.

[–] schamppu@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 months ago

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.!

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Let me in! Looks fun, guess I'll have to wait for the next round of beta entries.

[–] Wayren@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

This looks very cool! Hoping I get into the next wave!

[–] Bitflip@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So many words required to apply! I'll just check back in a few months. Looks awesome 😎

[–] schamppu@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 months ago

It's 200 characters, not words. Less than a tweet!

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