Hello! ❤️

I’m the developer of WalkScape! My game is an online RPG that is inspired by RuneScape, where all of the in-game progression happens by walking in real life.

I myself have struggled to exercise enough, and I’m diagnosed with ADHD. This project started off as something I was working for myself to help me exercise more. The game has been in Closed Beta since January 18th, and the player feedback so far has been awesome!

There are three key things that make the game very unique for a mobile game, in addition to just being a nice and cozy game that incentivizes you to walk:

  • No GPS. Unlike games like Pokemon Go, WalkScape uses pedometer instead of GPS. This means you can walk where ever you like, including at your home or gym on a treadmill. And doesn’t compromise your privacy.

  • No MTX or ads. I’m against all kind of predatory trends in gaming, especially predatory monetisation. WalkScape is completely community funded with Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee with no external investments.

  • Not hungry for your attention. WalkScape doesn’t even need to be opened in the background for you to gain progress in it. The game is designed in a way where you only need to open it after your exercise, and if you forget to the game it doesn’t punish you. It saves your “missed steps” for later.

If you’re interested to give it a try, you can check out https://walkscape.app to find how to join the upcoming beta wave, see some stats about the game (people have already walked more than 1.5 billion steps!), and our roadmap.

I’ll answer any questions you might have. Happy walking and stay hydrated ❤️

  • Vit@lemmy.worldEnglish
    33·
    20 days ago

    I’ve been using this app for the past several months. I really appreciate the fact that you can just go about your day and then open the app 1 time in the evening and see all of your progress at once. Ultimately it’s been a way better way to inspire me to get out and walk more than Pokemon Go was.

    With PoGo, I’d constantly be stopping while walking about so that I could catch Pokemon. On top of that, with PoGo my routes were more or less predetermined since I’d need to walk specific places to spin stops to have enough pokeballs to keep playing. Not to mention the heavy battery drain with PoGo as the screen and GPS were constantly in-use. Additionally, PoGo always made me feel a bit awkward walking around parks if kids were playing nearby since I’m sure I looked like a total creep with my phone out…

    But no more! Now I put my phone in my pocket and walk whatever direction I’d like for however long I want. No stopping, no battery drain, no daily streaks to maintain, no FOMO events to try and keep me using the app. And no more looking like a weirdo lol.

    Love this app, thank you for making it. I hope one day soon it can use my activity tracker (I use a Fitbit) instead of relying solely on the phone being in my pocket, but my expectations have been blown away regardless. Phenomenal job.

    • schamppuOPEnglish
      17·
      20 days ago

      This was really awesome to read. Thank you, you made my day! More updates are coming this summer to make it even better. And hopefully smart watch + band integration soon as well. We’re currently a bit delayed on that front as Google is redesigning how health app integrations work with Health Connect

  • deezbutts@lemm.eeEnglish
    26·
    20 days ago

    This has been a phenomenal dopamine factory for my wfh software ADHD ass.

    It’s beautiful, clearly a labor of love, and I can’t wait to see the roadmap progress! Wishing you the best of luck!

    • schamppuOPEnglish
      12·
      20 days ago

      Thank you so much! And awesome to hear you’ve been liking it and it’s been helpful ❤️

  • Nighed@sffa.communityEnglish
    261·
    20 days ago

    Do you have integration with other health and fitness apps to retrieve non phone step counts?

    I have a Garmin watch that does all my health tracking etc.

    • schamppuOPEnglish
      29·
      20 days ago

      Not yet, but it’s on our roadmap. Google is right now doing a major rework on this (Health Connect), which delays our efforts on that for a moment as we need to wait for them to release it fully.

      • eodur@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        20 days ago

        I would very much like this too! Especially if it can count distance/steps from other kinds of activities like biking, stationary bike, maybe even swimming.

  • umbrella@lemmy.mlEnglish
    23·
    20 days ago

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  • Imperor@lemmy.world
    English
    20·
    20 days ago

    That’s amazing - Would it be fine if I covered this on my (very, very small) YouTube channel? My content isn’t really related to anything fitness, but I am in the process of getting a bit fitter at the moment, so this could be a very fun thing to do and talk about for me, as I do have a weak spot for both RPGs and privacy respecting apps!

  • AverageGoob@lemmy.worldEnglish
    152·
    20 days ago

    Tried it the last time I saw it it posted. Be warned, this takes a huge amount of battery life to run in the back ground. So much so I had to stop playing.

    • schamppuOPEnglish
      34·
      20 days ago

      This was already fixed like month ago! It was mostly happening on Pixel devices only.

      Give a try to the new version, it shouldn’t use much battery at all now.

      • Dasnap@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        20 days ago

        Does the app need to be open (like old PokeGo…) or does it just track in the background?

        • schamppuOPEnglish
          14·
          20 days ago

          Doesn’t need to be, and designed around the idea that it is closed when you’re exercising. Can be entirely closed, and still tracks the steps.

        • schamppuOPEnglish
          2·
          19 days ago

          I seriously have no idea. The Pixels had something weird going on when we wanted to keep track of the steps, and it drained a lot of battery. On other devices, it was not an issue. When I made the frequency of getting the steps lower, that fixed it.

  • Ethalis@jlai.luEnglish
    12·
    20 days ago

    I tried the beta a few months ago and it was great! I kinda lost interest when I struggled to find a city with the workshop I needed at the time, but I’ll try again now that a few updates have come out!

  • JimSamtanko@lemm.eeEnglish
    11·
    19 days ago

    iOS or Android? I can’t seem to find anywhere where this is specified. As a fellow ADHD’er I’d love to check this out as I have the same issues. Also would love to support you if I can.

  • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
    11·
    19 days ago

    I guess World of Walkcraft was too close to a takedown.

    I’ll keep an eye on this one because I do like my long middle aged man walks, and don’t care for the constant fiddling needed for the likes of Pokémon Go, which seemed to reward laps of crowded spaces over meandering walks down rivers.

  • PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    9·
    19 days ago

    I know in previous posts, you’ve talked about leaderboards and comparing stats to friends. For those who might be embarrassed by their stats or who would be anxious comparing stats, is ir possible to hide these menus and/or play the game without them? In particular, is it possible to play with other social features still enabled?

    • Ruben@feddit.nlEnglish
      4·
      19 days ago

      There have been talks about being able to be anonymous on the leaderboards, but nothing set in stone yet

  • Merritt@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    19 days ago

    It’s very cool you’re making it in Flutter, my personal favorite for any coding task.

    Is the game open source? Understandable if not, but if it is open source I’d be wanting to contribute! 😁

    • saplyng@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      18 days ago

      If you like flutter and know python check out Flet! Based on flutter with python bindings, I’ve used it a couple of times during work and it was a dream

      • Merritt@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        17 days ago

        I’m a huge fan of Dart myself, but that’s pretty cool to have as an option for a python project. Thanks for the link!