The Hallowed Walk

A storytelling game for the outdoors.

The Hallowed Walk is a game for a group of friends, which encourages you to use your imagination and draw inspiration from the landscape to tell a story about a mythic journey. It is inspired by the atmosphere of stories like The Dark Is Rising, Mythago Wood, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and the Green Man's Heir, as well as the British walking tradition of 'Beating the Bounds.

This is not a mobile game in the conventional sense of a game you play on your device, instead it is a mobile implementation of the Hallowed Walk game cards and rulebook, so that instead of having to print out and carry cards with you, you can carry a mobile phone and use that to guide you through play.

The structure of the Hallowed Walk encourages interaction with the world around as you pass through it, tying your characters' stories into the sights, objects and places you encounter, and revealing them through an inventive new lens.

Each player takes on a character who has been chosen to take part in a traditional walk. Their goal is to perform a rite or ceremony of importance to your home. As you progress on your journey, you will ask each other questions from the game which serve as storytelling prompts, and together you will shape the story until the crisis point of the Rite is reached. Will your characters' efforts end in success, or will new dangers arise to threaten your home?

The game works best with a group of 3-5 players, but the rules include variants for two-player and solo play and for playing while maintaining social distancing. Play takes around 45 minutes and the game is suitable for adults and children who are able to maintain focus for the duration of the walk.