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- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
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- Release Date
Wii U eShop
17th Sep 2015 — $6.99
17th Sep 2015 — £6.29
- Official Site
- simogo.com
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Review Year Walk (Wii U eShop)
Into the woods
A year walk — or "Årsgång" — is an archaic form of divination in Swedish folklore, in which a person would deprive themselves of sleep and food in a dark room for 24 hours to then venture through the woods towards the local parish. Certain nights, such as New Year's Eve, were said to be better suited than others for a successful...
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Year Walk News
A chat with Simogo
You walk into a poorly lit, seemingly empty hotel. In desperate need of someone to speak to, you hesitantly wander just a single room farther from the entrance, down a serene walkway. You are funnelled into a similarly poorly lit library. You’re second-guessing why you are in this hotel, and why it even has a library, yet your...
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#19 - Walk this way
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Skylanders! Year Walk! Off Road Racing!
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Year Walk! Mario vs. Donkey Kongs! Bowls of Tecmo!
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"The boy screamed, but before anyone could hear his cries for help..."
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News Year Walk on Wii U Will Tell Its Tale on 17th September
Simultaneous in North America, Europe and Australia
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"The GamePad becomes the link between the player and the game."
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About The Game
Grim tales, horrifying creatures and cryptic enigmas await in the dark woods of 19th century Sweden.
Lose yourself in an ancient rite which bleeds from the TV screen into our world through the Wii U™ GamePad. Set out on a vision quest to foresee the future and use the screen in your hands to study a mysterious folklore encyclopedia, decipher hints and take notes. Solve tactile puzzles using motion controls, and listen for clues through the GamePad.
Unravel the mysteries which lie between fact, fiction, past and present in Year Walk.
Comments 1
Just bought and finished this in the Halloween sale. Short and very weird.
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