"walking simulator" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: walking simulators [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} walking simulator (plural walking simulators)
  1. (video games, sometimes derogatory) An adventure game focused on gradual exploration and discovery through observation, with little in the way of action. Tags: derogatory, sometimes Translations (an adventure game): sétaszimulátor (Hungarian), symulator chodzenia [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-walking_simulator-en-noun-m8bXgMjo Categories (other): Video games, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Video game genres Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Video game genres: 89 11 Topics: video-games Disambiguation of 'an adventure game': 98 2
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walking, simulator. Related terms: art game
    Sense id: en-walking_simulator-en-noun-smciTKct

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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