The Walking Island is a cozy eco-survival farming adventure where you live on the back of a giant creature in a toxic world. Farm, craft, recycle, explore dangerous lands, and build a meaningful bond with the living creature that keeps you alive.

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About This Game

The Walking Island is a cozy eco-survival adventure about building a home on the back of a living creature.

In the world of Elaris, the surface is no longer safe. Toxic fog covers the land, oxygen no longer exists naturally, and humanity survives by living on the backs of giant creatures that carry the last pockets of breathable life across the planet.

After a mysterious fog creature destroys your village, you escape on the back of Toptop — a newborn Nomara still learning how to walk. Alone in a poisoned world, you must build a new life from almost nothing, care for the creature who saved you, and search for answers about what happened to your home.

Choose Your Survivor

Begin your journey as one of four playable characters, each with their own personality and strength.

Play as energetic Mo, who can explore farther with extra stamina. Choose quiet and mysterious Noor, whose green thumb helps crops grow healthier and faster. Survive as thoughtful Orin, who is skilled at finding useful materials. Or play as strong-willed Ay, a natural crafter who builds tools and upgrades with greater skill.

Build a Home on a Living Island

Create your own tiny sanctuary on Toptop’s back. Plant crops, place crafting stations, cook food, recycle materials, and prepare for the journey ahead.

Care for Toptop

Toptop is your companion, your shelter, and your way forward. He is not just land beneath your feet — he is alive.

Feed him. Pet him. Clean pollution from his body. Protect him from strange pests. The better you care for Toptop, the stronger your bond becomes — and the farther he can carry you through the toxic world.

Explore the Ruins of Elaris

The world below is dangerous, but it is not empty. Descend into polluted zones with your breathing mask, search abandoned ruins, gather resources, and uncover traces of the people and creatures who came before.

Discover a Deeper Mystery

The fog that destroyed your village may not be what it seems. As you travel across Elaris, you will encounter other survivors, other creatures, and signs that the world is not simply dying — it is out of balance.

Clean, Craft, Farm, and Restore

Turn waste into useful materials, grow food from the land you protect, craft survival tools, restore oxygen, and bring color back to a world covered by poison.

A Cozy Adventure With Real Stakes

The Walking Island is gentle, hopeful, and cozy — but your choices matter. Neglect Toptop, and the world around you will suffer. Care for him, and your moving home will bloom.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10-11
    • Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 - 4130 CPU @ 3.40 Ghz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 or better
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 600 MB available space
    • Sound Card: N/A
    Minimum:
    • OS: macOS 12 Monterey or newer
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 or Apple M1
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Apple M1 / Intel Iris Plus Graphics or better
    • Storage: 600 MB available space
* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.
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