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Walden, a game

Take on Henry David Thoreau’s classic adventure in living simply in nature as you explore this epic open world game based on the story of Thoreau’s life in the woods alone at Walden Pond.

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Very Positive (93) - 84% of the 93 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Jul 4, 2017

Developer:

USC Game Innovation Lab

Publisher:

USC Games

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	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	✔	✔	✔

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Title: Walden, a game
Genre: Adventure, Indie

Developer: USC Game Innovation Lab

Publisher: USC Games

Release Date: Jul 4, 2017

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Awards

Awards:
- Best Overall Game, Best Educational Game at Intentional Play 2018
- Game Academy Award at CAFA Beijing Serious Games Exhibit 2018
- Game of the Year, Most Significant Impact at Games for Change 2017
- Developers Choice at IndieCade 2017
- Top EdTech of 2017 by Common Sense Media
- Earthgames Environmental Impact Award, 2nd Place, 2017

Nominations:
- Nominated for New York Game Critics Best Indie Game 2018
- Best Game at Terminus 2018
- Long Feature Award at A MAZE 2018
- Nominated for Unity Impact Award 2017
- Most Meaningful Game at Meaningful Play 2016
- IndieCade Finalist 2015

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“Summed up in a single word, it would be ‘beautiful.’”
5/5 – Common Sense Media

“An introspective ‘Oregon Trail’”
CNN

“A remarkable experiment in translation. As contemplative as its source material, it forces an anti-reflexive pace and coddles at its center an appreciation of calm and quiet.”
NPR: Reading the Game

About This Game

Take on Henry David Thoreau’s classic adventure in living simply in nature as you explore this epic open world game based on the story of Thoreau’s life in the woods alone at Walden Pond. Features a dynamic and changing natural environment filled with exquisite details, as well as a multi-faceted narrative following Thoreau’s quest for solitude and inspiration in the woods during a time of personal and social crises.

Can you balance your basic needs for survival against your search for beauty and the sublime? Will you live life “deliberately”? Or will you live a life of “quiet desperation”? Find out in this critically acclaimed title that Smithsonian Magazine has called “the world’s most improbable video game.”

Walden, a game was awarded Game of the Year and Most Significant Impact at Games for Change, Developers Choice at IndieCade, and nominated for the Unity Impact Award and the New York Game Critics Award for Best Indie Game.

System Requirements

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Minimum:

OS: 7 / 8 / 10
Processor: 2.4 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: 1024 MB NVidia or ATI graphics card
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 2 GB available space

Minimum:

OS: 10.9+
Processor: 2.4 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: 1024 MB NVidia or ATI graphics card
Storage: 2 GB available space

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