<s>
Walden	B-Application
,	I-Application
a	I-Application
game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
open-world	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tracy	O
Fullerton	O
and	O
the	O
USC	O
Game	O
Innovation	O
Lab	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
translates	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
naturalist	O
and	O
author	O
Henry	O
David	O
Thoreau	O
's	O
stay	O
at	O
Walden	B-Application
Pond	O
in	O
1845	O
–	O
47	O
to	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Walden	B-Application
,	I-Application
a	I-Application
game	I-Application
is	O
balanced	O
between	O
several	O
goals	O
:	O
surviving	O
in	O
the	O
woods	O
through	O
self-reliant	O
living	O
;	O
seeking	O
inspiration	O
in	O
the	O
woods	O
through	O
attention	O
to	O
animals	O
,	O
sounds	O
,	O
solitude	O
,	O
and	O
books	O
;	O
and	O
exploration	O
and	O
discovery	O
of	O
the	O
social	O
and	O
personal	O
context	O
leading	O
to	O
Thoreau	O
's	O
experiment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
survival	O
simulation	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
four	O
"	O
necessaries	O
of	O
life	O
"	O
as	O
described	O
by	O
Thoreau	O
in	O
the	O
book	O
Walden	B-Application
—	O
food	O
,	O
fuel	O
,	O
shelter	O
,	O
and	O
clothing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inspiration	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
focus	O
on	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
themes	O
discussed	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
chapters	O
of	O
the	O
book	O
Walden	B-Application
—	O
visitors	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
solitude	O
,	O
and	O
reading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
year	O
of	O
Thoreau	O
's	O
stay	O
in	O
the	O
woods	O
,	O
as	O
does	O
the	O
book	O
Walden	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
at	O
the	O
2017	O
PlayStation	O
Experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Walden	B-Application
,	I-Application
a	I-Application
game	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
via	O
itch.io	O
on	O
July	O
4	O
,	O
2017	O
and	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2018	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Walden	B-Application
,	I-Application
a	I-Application
game	I-Application
was	O
selected	O
for	O
several	O
festivals	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
including	O
Indiecade	O
2014	O
(	O
Digital	O
Select	O
)	O
,	O
Indiecade	O
2015	O
(	O
Finalist	O
)	O
,	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
Sense	O
of	O
Wonder	O
Night	O
2015	O
,	O
International	O
Documentary	O
Film	O
Festival	O
2015	O
,	O
Sheffield	O
Doc	O
Fest	O
2015	O
(	O
Special	O
Mention	O
Interactive	O
Award	O
)	O
,	O
Meaningful	O
Play	O
2016	O
(	O
Most	O
Meaningful	O
Game	O
Award	O
)	O
and	O
Davos	O
Betazone	O
2017	O
at	O
the	O
World	O
Economic	O
Forum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
significant	O
press	O
attention	O
after	O
an	O
article	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
page	O
of	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
extolled	O
its	O
unique	O
premise	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
‘	O
Walden’	O
Video	O
Game	O
,	O
the	O
Challenge	O
Is	O
Stillness.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
concurrent	O
with	O
the	O
200th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Thoreau	O
's	O
birth	O
,	O
brought	O
attention	O
from	O
Harper	O
's	O
Magazine	O
,	O
The	O
Smithsonian	O
Magazine	O
,	O
The	O
Times	O
,	O
USA	O
Today	O
,	O
CNN	B-Architecture
,	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
,	O
Slate	O
,	O
Salon	O
and	O
Rolling	O
Stone	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2017	O
Games	O
for	O
Change	O
Festival	O
Walden	B-Application
,	I-Application
a	I-Application
game	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
and	O
Most	O
Significant	O
Impact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2017	O
Indiecade	O
Festival	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Award	O
along	O
with	O
Where	B-Application
the	I-Application
Water	I-Application
Tastes	I-Application
Like	I-Application
Wine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Walden	B-Application
,	I-Application
a	I-Application
game	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
purchased	O
games	O
of	O
2017	O
on	O
Itch.io	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
tipped	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
