A living world where you don't survive alone
The Walking Island is an adventure game that blends cozy survival, farming, and an eco-simulation experience.
You live on the back of a giant living creature,
build your space, gather resources, grow food, and maintain the balance of the ecosystem
in a world that is no longer habitable.
You live on the back of a giant living creature,
build your space, gather resources, grow food, and maintain the balance of the ecosystem
in a world that is no longer habitable.
Cozy
Survival/
Farming
Survival/
Farming
Genre
Platform
Steam
Idea
Symbiosis with the living world
Format
Single player
Today, we live in a state of constant overload: work, digital noise, endless notifications.
There's free time, but no recuperation.
The Walking Island offers a different kind of experience.
Slow. Mindful. Profound.
Here, you don’t destroy the world to survive -
you learn to live in balance with it.
There's free time, but no recuperation.
The Walking Island offers a different kind of experience.
Slow. Mindful. Profound.
Here, you don’t destroy the world to survive -
you learn to live in balance with it.
Ay
Orin
Noor
Strong-willed and stubborn, lives in harmony with nature.
Calm and thoughtful, relies on logic.
Quiet and mysterious, feels a deep connection with the sky.
Energetic and impulsive, always moving forward.
Nature Keeper
Analyst
Stargazer
Adventurer
Mo
Choose your character
The world
The planet no longer belongs to humans. The air is toxic. The land is exhausted.
Only they remain — giant living creatures, carrying life on their backs.
They breathe with this world. They keep it in balance. And now,
you are part of that balance.
Only they remain — giant living creatures, carrying life on their backs.
They breathe with this world. They keep it in balance. And now,
you are part of that balance.
Gameplay
Every action you take affects the creature’s health and the balance of the world.
Grow
Expand your space and improve your living conditions.
Protect
Clean the world from pollution and defend it from threats.
Sustain
Take care of your needs and maintain the ecosystem.
Build
Create your home, farm, and tools for survival.
Gather
Explore the environment and collect resources.
WHY THIS WORLD IS DIFFERENT
- Real Consequences
Every action shapes the future of the world.
Every action shapes the future of the world.
- Ecology as a Core Mechanic
The gameplay is built around maintaining the balance of the ecosystem.
The gameplay is built around maintaining the balance of the ecosystem.
- Cozy with Consequences
A calm atmosphere combined with meaningful decisions..
A calm atmosphere combined with meaningful decisions..
- Symbiosis, Not Exploitation
You don’t destroy the world — you learn to live with it..
You don’t destroy the world — you learn to live with it..
- A Living World
You don’t play on a map — you live inside a living creature.
You don’t play on a map — you live inside a living creature.
The people behind The Walking Island
Our Team
Yuriy Lavrinenko
Co-Founder, Regional Director (Central Asia)
Drives the project’s growth and leads international partnerships.
Shavkat Kahharov
CTO
Leads the technical development and oversees game systems.
Akmal Salikhov
Game Designer, Founder of VRonica
Designs game mechanics and player interaction with the world.
Polla Kozino
Game Director, Founder
Award-winning animation director and producer,
responsible for the visual style and narrative of the project.
responsible for the visual style and narrative of the project.
Mentor at UN Women 2024, expert in Green Tech and Women in Tech.
Co-Founder, CEO
Assel Seifullina
