Dark-fantasy walking RPG · Android · Closed beta

WalkAura

A Real RPG. Powered by Your Steps.

25 steps = 1 tick. A Real RPG. Powered by Your Steps.

WalkAura turns the steps you already take into the grind of a full-depth RPG — gear, professions, schools of magic, turn-based combat and rift bosses. No energy timers. No GPS. Your walk is the fuel.

Closed beta open now · Free on Android

Join the tester group Become a tester Get it on Google Play

Use the same Google account as the Play Store on your Android phone for all three steps. If step 2 does not recognise you yet, wait a few minutes after joining the group and reload. How the beta works

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8 Professions
200 Levels Each
5 Schools of Magic
19 Locations
10 Rifts

Not another step counter

Your Walk Is the Grind

Every 25 real-world steps becomes one in-game tick. Ticks regenerate your health, mana and shield — and they drive everything else: gathering, crafting, combat, quests.

  • No energy timers. Your steps are the energy system — walk more, play more.
  • No GPS, no ads. The step sensor in your pocket is all it takes.
  • Away? Still counted. Come back to a “while you were away” report of everything your steps earned.
  • Real RPG depth. Six primary stats, derived secondaries, talents, set bonuses, reforging — and every profession level makes your character permanently stronger.
The forest path from the current WalkAura login screen

From the closed beta build

See It in Action

Real screens from the Android build that testers play today. Select a screen to open it full size.

Your steps. Your adventure. Explore a fantasy world, one walk at a time: the village map with herb garden, river fishing and shop spots.
Five schools. Your spellbook. Mix spells and shape your own combat build: the Magic school spell tree under the active spell bar.
Gather. Craft. Grow stronger. Turn everyday walks into useful resources: the professions screen with gathering, crafting and battle skills.
Choose your hero. Build your gear. Equip armor and shape your character: the equipment screen with a hero in armor.
Enter the rift. See every battle. Replay encounters and refine your loadout: a rift battle replay with the combat log.

Two regions. Nineteen destinations.

A World Worth Walking For

Start at a quiet campsite in ThornMere. Follow the roads to MeadowReach, where seaside cities, alpine villages and the storm-wracked border await. Your real steps carry you across the game world.

Locations and artwork from the current game build · September 2026

WalkAura world map, with the roads and landscapes of ThornMere and MeadowReach

10 locations · The first roads

ThornMere

Gather your first herbs, meet the people of Human Village, and travel through Ancient Forest to the drowned streets of Sunken Harbor and the ruins of Ancient Place.

Scroll or swipe to explore every location →

Starter Camp — current game location artwork
Starter CampHerbalism · Hunting · Mining
Ancient Forest — current game location artwork
Ancient ForestHerbalism · Hunting · Rift
Dark Swamp — current game location artwork
Dark SwampHerbalism · Hunting · Fishing · Rift
Crystal Pass — current game location artwork
Crystal PassHerbalism · Hunting · Mining
Iron Mountain — current game location artwork
Iron MountainMining · Rift
Human Village — current game location artwork
Human VillageHerbalism · Fishing
The Tower — current game location artwork
The TowerHerbalism · Rift
Sunken Harbor — current game location artwork
Sunken HarborFishing
Dragon Lair — current game location artwork
Dragon LairHunting · Mining · Rift
Ancient Place — current game location artwork
Ancient PlaceHerbalism · Fishing · Rift

9 locations · Beyond the harbor

MeadowReach

Explore the seaside capital, the sawmills of Timberfall and the mountain paths of Weizental. The road reaches its farthest edge at Aegis of Stormfall.

Scroll or swipe to explore every location →

MeadowReach — current game location artwork
MeadowReachHerbalism · Hunting
Saltspire Beacon — current game location artwork
Saltspire BeaconHerbalism · Hunting · Mining · Fishing
Timberfall — current game location artwork
TimberfallHerbalism · Hunting · Rift
Barleydown — current game location artwork
BarleydownHerbalism
Merchant's Rest — current game location artwork
Merchant's RestRegional quartermaster
The Hollow Spire — current game location artwork
The Hollow SpireHunting · Herbalism · Rift
Craghold — current game location artwork
CragholdMining · Rift
Weizental — current game location artwork
WeizentalHerbalism · Fishing
Aegis of Stormfall — current game location artwork
Aegis of StormfallHunting · Fishing · Rift

Give every walk a purpose

Eight Professions. Your Next Move.

Choose an activity, then walk to make progress. Every profession levels to 200 and trains its own stats, so the more you practise, the stronger your character and the fewer steps each action takes.

Gather

Herbalism

Pick 19 herbs, from village dill to storm-touched Voidpetal. Supply potions and season your meals.

Gather

Mining

Work copper to cobalt veins, dig up stones and coal, and hope for the rare Oathbound recipe scroll.

Gather

Fishing

Sea fish, kelp and pearls on the coast, freshwater catches inland. Land three legendary trophy fish for your journal.

Battle

Hunting

Turn-based hunts across both regions. Bring back trophies, armor materials and game meat for the cookpot.

Make

Alchemy

Brew 20 recipes: health, mana and shield potions, resistance draughts and elixirs like Flask of Titans.

Make

Cooking

Cook 18 meals from fish, meat and herbs. A hearty meal keeps you Well Fed for the next 1,000 steps of hunts and rifts.

Improve

Enchanting

Break down gear into dust, essence and crystals, then craft scrolls that power up your fights for 12 hours.

Make

Crafting

150 recipes: smelt bars, refine cloth and leather, then forge 15 armor sets across five tiers.

Gather Coming soon

Woodcutting

Ancient oaks, sawmill timber and Stormwood near Aegis of Stormfall. Your axe is being sharpened.

Built like a real RPG

Systems With Teeth

WalkAura isn’t a habit tracker wearing a fantasy skin. It’s a stat-driven RPG where every layer feeds the next.

Six Primary Stats

Strength, Agility, Vitality, Intellect, Spirit and Luck feed a full sheet of derived stats — HP, mana, shield, crit, haste, hit and resistances.

STR AGI VIT INT SPI LCK

Professions That Build You

Gather herbs on your commute, mine ore on a morning run, then turn it all into potions, enchants, gear and meals. Each level up to 200 adds permanent stats.

Herbalism Mining Fishing Hunting Alchemy Enchanting Crafting Cooking Woodcutting · soon

Five Schools of Magic

Build a seven-slot spell loadout. Walking earns XP for the schools you equip, opening spell and passive trees, higher ranks and school-specific titles.

Magic Blood Shadow Support Healer
Tier-five cloth chest armor from the gameTier-five leather chest armor from the gameTier-five mail chest armor from the game

Deep Gear & Crafting

150 crafting recipes, including 120 set pieces in 15 cloth, leather and mail sets — five tiers, eight slots, set bonuses. Reforge secondary stats and disenchant what you outgrow.

Turn-Based Combat

Prepare your spell loadout, potions, a meal and an enchant scroll, then let your steps advance the fight. Hunt across both regions and take on rift bosses with distinct mechanics.

Health potion from the gameMana potion from the gameShield potion from the game

More Reasons to Take the Long Way

Follow 27 story quests, unlock 23 achievements with titles and frames, take Adventurers Guild contracts and spend regional reputation at local vendors. Store supplies in your bank and hearth home when the road runs long.

Ten rift expeditions across two regions

Tear Open the Rifts

Every 100 steps charges your next push. Expeditions run 8, 10 or 12 encounters by tier, with a lieutenant midway, a choice between a harder fight and a supply route, and the rift boss waiting at the end. Win once to claim one of three gear offers, practise in a free Echo Trial, and rewatch any fight.

Forest Breach — current game rift battlefield artwork
Forest BreachThornMere · Tier 1 · Ancient Forest
Swamp Maw — current game rift battlefield artwork
Swamp MawThornMere · Tier 1 · Dark Swamp
Iron Crucible — current game rift battlefield artwork
Iron CrucibleThornMere · Tier 2 · Iron Mountain
Tower Ascent — current game rift battlefield artwork
Tower AscentThornMere · Tier 2 · The Tower
Dragon's Fury — current game rift battlefield artwork
Dragon's FuryThornMere · Tier 2 · Dragon Lair
The Convergence — current game rift battlefield artwork
The ConvergenceThornMere · Tier 3 · Ancient Place
Sawgrave Hollow — current game rift battlefield artwork
Sawgrave HollowMeadowReach · Tier 2 · Timberfall
Spirebreach — current game rift battlefield artwork
SpirebreachMeadowReach · Tier 3 · The Hollow Spire
The Undervault — current game rift battlefield artwork
The UndervaultMeadowReach · Tier 3 · Craghold
Stormfall Gate — current game rift battlefield artwork
Stormfall GateMeadowReach · Tier 3 · Aegis of Stormfall

Artwork from the game. Progression and balance may change during development.

Three steps in

How It Works

1

Walk

Every 25 real-world steps generates one in-game tick. Your phone’s step sensor does the work — no GPS needed.

2

Progress

Ticks regenerate HP, mana and shield, level your schools of magic, and drive gathering, crafting and combat. Every 100 steps also charges your rift expeditions.

3

Master

Master professions, follow the story, refine your build and challenge all ten rifts across ThornMere and MeadowReach.

Before you lace up

Frequently Asked Questions

What is WalkAura?

WalkAura is a dark-fantasy RPG for Android in which your real-world steps drive your progress. Every 25 steps becomes one in-game tick that regenerates health, mana and shield and moves your gathering, crafting and combat forward.

How do I join the closed beta?

Join the WalkAura tester group on Google Groups with the Google account on your phone, tap Become a tester on the Google Play testing page, then install WalkAura from Google Play. The three steps are listed under Join the Closed Beta below.

Is WalkAura free?

Yes. The closed beta is free to join and play, and the game shows no ads.

Does WalkAura work on iPhone?

Not yet. During the beta WalkAura is available only on Android 9 or newer with Google Play.

Do I need to keep the app open while I walk?

No. With your permission, your phone records step counts in the background through Google Play services, even while WalkAura is closed. The game collects them and credits your progress the next time you open it, with a summary of what your steps earned while you were away.

Does WalkAura use GPS or track my location?

No. WalkAura reads only step counts and their time intervals. It never collects GPS, routes or any other location data. The Privacy Policy explains exactly what is collected.

Will my beta progress carry over?

Beta progress can be rebalanced or reset while we tune the game, as our Terms of Service explain. Follow the WalkAura Discord for beta news.

How do I report a bug or share an idea?

Post it on the WalkAura Discord or email support@walkaura.app. Every report helps shape the game.

Closed beta · Android

Join the Closed Beta

WalkAura is in closed beta on Google Play right now. The core game is playable today — 19 locations, eight professions and ten rift expeditions — while we tune balance, fix bugs and test our servers with real walking. Testing is free and open to anyone with an Android phone.

  1. Join the tester group

    Open the WalkAura group on Google Groups and select Join group. Use the same Google account that is signed in to the Play Store on your phone. Joining is instant.

    Join the tester group

  2. Become a tester

    Open the Google Play testing page with that account and tap Become a tester. If the page does not recognise you yet, wait a few minutes after joining the group and reload it.

    Become a tester

  3. Install and walk

    Install WalkAura from Google Play on your Android phone (Android 9 or newer), create your character and allow step tracking when the game asks. Your steps count from that moment.

    Get it on Google Play

What to expect in the beta

  • Free, with no ads. The closed beta costs nothing to join or play.
  • Android only for now. There is no iPhone version yet.
  • Things will change. We ship frequent updates through Google Play, and balance changes or progress resets can happen while we test.
  • Your feedback shapes the game. Report bugs and ideas on Discord or at support@walkaura.app.
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To leave the beta, tap Leave the program on the testing page or leave the Google Group. To remove your game data, see Delete account.