Panic’s gaming ambitions hinge on the weird and whimsical

March 9, 2026 Jay Peters

Four players in Big Walk.

A game about an annoying goose with a button dedicated entirely to honking isn't the obvious recipe for a hit. But doing the less-obvious thing has become the norm for Panic's gaming efforts, which have included everything from the Playdate handheld to the surprisingly popular Untitled Goose Game. So when it came time for developer House House to follow up Goose Game, the obvious thing was to do something equally unexpected: Big Walk, a co-op multiplayer adventure where you can play with up to 12 people simultaneously.

"There's a small part of my dumb business brain that's like, 'Whoa, a sequel to Goose Game? People would really love that.' …

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