A Long Walk Guide: Your first minutes in the forest
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OverviewA Long Walk is a survival game where your character, distracted by their phone, has tumbled off a cliff and must walk 100 km through the wild to reach the finish. Along the way you chop trees, mine resources, craft tools and weapons, hunt animals, and rest in villages to stay alive. This guide covers everything from your first minutes in the forest to hard-mode challenge runs.
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Your first minutes in the forest
StepYou begin empty-handed in the forest. Chopping trees is the first action worth doing because the wood becomes the raw material for every early tool and weapon. Once you have tools, you can mine stone and other resources to upgrade your gear further.
- Chop a tree swing at any tree you see to collect your first wood.
- Mine a resource find a rock and mine it to gather stone for crafting.
- Craft tools and weapons use what you have gathered to build better equipment before pushing forward.
- Hunt an animal kill wildlife and cook the meat to restore health.
- Try fishing bodies of water let you catch fish as an alternative food source.
- Head to a village villages let you rest and store the items you have gathered.
Distance milestones and pacing
CheckThe game measures your progress in kilometres, and the finish line sits at KM 100. Badges unlock at KM 10, 25, 50, 75, and 100, so those five numbers make natural short-term targets.
- KM 10 reached your first progress badge.
- KM 25 reached you are a quarter of the way through.
- KM 50 reached the halfway point.
- KM 75 reached three-quarters done.
- KM 100 reached the final goal.
- Village found rest up and store your supplies.
Playing with friends
TipsYou can bring up to three friends along, playing in a group of four total. The biggest advantage over solo is the ability to revive a fallen teammate rather than losing them for good.
- Revive teammates when they go down — this is your biggest co-op advantage.
- To earn the Flawless Squad badge, all four players must finish the full 100 km without a single death — so keep reviving each other.
Side events and optional activities along the road
SummarySurvival is the main loop, but several one-off encounters and objects reward you with badges and can break up the walk. None of these are required to finish, but they add variety and some carry real rewards.
- Basketball hoop score a basket once for First Score; hit 50 baskets for Wrong Game.
- Shell game guess correctly to earn Lucky Guess; lose three times in a row for Are You Sure?
- Old man help him out and earn the Good Samaritan badge.
- Wish well use it once to unlock Wish Granted.
- Treasure map follow a map to a chest and grab X Marks the Spot.
- Bear trap lure a bear into one to pick up That Makes Sense.
Combat encounters and enemy loot
TipsNot every threat on the road is a wild animal. Named enemies carry special items or create tricky situations that reward creative play.
- Kill a pyromaniac with a molotov to earn Own Taste.
- A Warrior enemy can drop a Warrior Helmet when killed, unlocking Warrior's Gift.
Hard-mode challenge runs
WarnOnce reaching KM 100 feels routine, you can add self-imposed restrictions that unlock special badges.
Glossary
Glossary- KM
- The unit of in-game distance; KM 100 is the finish line.
- Revive
- The action of bringing a downed teammate back into the game, available when playing with friends.
- Shell game
- A luck-based minigame found along the road that awards a badge for winning and a different one for losing three times straight.
- Wish well
- A special object on the road that grants the Wish Granted badge when used.
- Warrior Helmet
- A piece of loot dropped by the Warrior enemy, earned by defeating one.
Common questions
FAQHow many players can join one run?
You can bring up to three friends, making a group of four in total.
Do I have to eat meat or fish to survive?
No — the Going Vegan badge proves you can finish the full 100 km without eating any meat or fish.
What happens if a teammate dies in co-op?
You can revive them to bring them back. If you are going for the Flawless Squad badge, one death by anyone in the party means the badge is lost for that run.
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