Big Walk made a lasting impression, even though I had long believed a second playthrough would not have the same magic. Months after finishing, the game still managed to draw me back with small surprises, including developer interviews, a memorable community character and an airborne adventure.
Then I completed what appears to be the game’s final and most carefully concealed puzzle. The reward was wonderfully fitting.
Spoiler warning: the discussion below reveals the first ending of Big Walk. If you have not finished that part and want to discover it naturally, stop here. There are no details about the second ending.
A credits sequence with one more secret
After the first ending, Big Walk places you and your companions in chairs before an outdoor cinema screen. The credits roll as the gentle, bittersweet theme plays, while the sun begins to rise.
It is an unusually emotional finale. The group’s antics keep the moment funny: friends leap around the screen and read names aloud in ridiculous voices. The result is both sincerely moving and quietly absurd.
A few days after finishing, I noticed another player mention a link hidden in the game. I returned to the credits through the main menu and found a URL there. Visiting it revealed a short set of instructions, which I followed before waiting for the next step.
The wait included a holiday and someone else collecting my mail. A later clarification from Panic’s Cabel Sasser established an important detail: the link appears in the main-menu version of the credits, rather than the credits sequence itself.
Eventually, while sorting through unopened holiday mail, I found a thin, wrinkled envelope with my address written by hand. Inside was the same prize associated with the game’s other puzzles: an unusual red shape of uncertain description, decorated with multicoloured confetti.
There was also a small extra item in the envelope.
A fitting final memento
That was the end of it, and it felt perfect. After several moments of thinking I had completed Big Walk, this was the point where I genuinely felt finished.
Players who complete the game, open the hidden link and follow its instructions can pursue the same reward. The offer is described as available “while supplies last”, so the red pieces may eventually run out.
I am still unsure where the game expects its final red shape to be displayed. For now, attaching it to a well-loved denim jacket seems like an appropriate solution.
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