walking sim

Noun

walking simulator (plural walking simulators)

1. (derogatory, sometimes) An 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