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Apps that encourage/gamify walking?

Recently got Walk Scape which is a rune scape inspired game, but you do things by walking and just reads from the google analytics on your walking distance, so no gps and doesn’t care where you go, just that you walk. So like to mine something, you take 10 steps, and so on. Also really nice that if you complete your current task, your steps are stored. So you don’t have to do things while on the walk, you pick stuff to do before you walk, and then check in after. Really enjoying it!

Also got an app called Macadam, which gives you prizes for walking. But the model is kinda annoying because you’ll get 25 coins for walking 2,500 steps in a day, but then you’d get like 5k for doing surveys and 10k for “playing partner games”. So it feels a bit just like a mist play clone with a pedometer.

I didn’t like games like pokemon go because the best way to play was always just to drive to a good place and hang out there. Also it required you to stop while on your walk.

Curious if there are any other fun walking games!

Today ,

Have you tried Zombies, Run!? You walk and then run when zombies chase you.

ericbomb OP ,

This is the kinda heat I was looking for!

Looks like a full RPG powered by running.

Gonna give it a try!

211 ,

There’s also “The Walk” from the same makers, for us non-joggers. I tried it long ago and I think it was mostly an audio story that triggered a new chapter at some step counts.

thewalkgame.com

ericbomb OP ,

Downloaded!

forgotaboutlaye ,

Personally, setting a daily goal of 10k steps has gamified it for me. Keeping my streak going motivates me to get out there and walk, wherever I am.

ericbomb OP ,

If I had the ability to self motivate I would not be asking this question I’m afraid.

theywilleatthestars ,

Randonautica

DevCat ,
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What about treadmill-based walking? It’s too freaking hot out during the summer.

ericbomb OP ,

Yeah treadmill based walking is good, which is part of why I like WalkScape, which isn’t gps based and instead just using the google pedometer to check in on your walk.

Ephera ,

StreetComplete is quite fun: f-droid.org/…/de.westnordost.streetcomplete/

It’s a way to contribute to OpenStreetMap, so you’re actually doing something helpful.
But it’s also gamified, basically giving you a bunch of quests in your local area, where you visit that location and check certain information, like for example what the opening hours of a given shop are.

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