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walking simulators

walking simulators is the plural of walking simulator.

Meaning of walking simulator

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

Questions about walking simulators

What is walking simulators the plural of?
Walking simulators is the plural of walking simulator.

Words near walking simulators in the dictionary

  1. walking shark
  2. walking sharks
  3. walking shorts
  4. walking sim
  5. walking simulator
  6. walking simulators
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  8. walking skeletons
  9. walking skin cancer
  10. walking Spanish
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