BIG WALK GUIDE
Big Walk Guide & Answers
Stuck on a puzzle, lost on the island, or not sure what to do next? Search what you see or describe the problem — from a Train that won’t move to a Join Code that won’t work.
What Do You Need Help With?
Pick the sentence closest to your situation. Each one opens the page that answers it.
- Solve a PuzzleI know its name — or only what it looks like.Find My Puzzle →
- What Do I Do Next?I’m lost, or I don’t know my next objective.Find My Next Step →
- Find SomethingA Big Key, Backpack, tower, Train, landmark or coordinate.Open Map →
- Unlock SomethingTrain, Chairlift, Tunnels, Map Room or another route.See Unlock Routes →
- Something Isn’t WorkingThe Train won’t move, a puzzle won’t finish, or multiplayer won’t connect.Fix a Problem →
- Play With FriendsPlayer count, Join Codes, crossplay, hosting and saves.Multiplayer Help →
- What Am I Missing?Challenges, Purple puzzles, achievements or 100% completion.Check My Progress →
- I Finished the GameEndings, post-game objectives and what happens next.Continue After the Ending →
Common Big Walk Questions
The things players look up most, each answered in a line and sent to the guide that owns it.
- What does 4166 1899 mean?
- It is an in-game coordinate clue, not a code. The pair points at one place on the island. See Where 4166 1899 Points →
- Why won’t the Train move?
- The Blue route has to be finished and the shared brakes released before the engine starts. Fix the Train →
- What do I do with a Big Key?
- Carry it to the plinth it belongs to. Finishing the plinth is what opens the route. Open Big Key Routes →
- Where can I find a Backpack?
- More than one Backpack source exists on the island, and you only ever need one of them. Open Backpack →
- How do I unlock Big Makeover?
- Wear a shiny appearance on your character. Walking into a Salon is not the trigger by itself. Open Big Makeover →
- Where do the Purple rewards go?
- Purple Challenges are the seven post-game objectives that open after Big Goodbye. Open Purple Challenges →
- How do I join with a code?
- Use the Join Code from the host on a matching platform, then follow the join steps if it fails. Get Join Help →
- What should I do next?
- Say what your group finished last and the navigator points at the next objective. Find My Next Step →
- How long is Big Walk?
- Most groups should plan several evenings rather than one sitting. The finished runs so far are on the playtime page. Plan Your Evenings →
Explore the Big Walk Guide
Six hubs cover the whole island. Start with the one that matches what you are doing.
Big Walk Puzzles
Find every challenge, search by what you see, and open the solution for your player setup.
Big Walk Walkthrough
Follow the main progression from the opening area through the towers, transport unlocks and ending.
Big Walk Map
Find challenges, Big Keys, transport, items, coordinates and important locations.
Big Walk Multiplayer Guide
Player counts, Join Codes, crossplay, hosting, saves and connection problems.
Big Walk Achievements
See every achievement and the exact gameplay action that triggers it.
Big Walk 100% Guide
Find missing challenges, Purple objectives and anything still blocking full completion.
Not Sure What to Do Next?
Tell us the last thing your group completed. The navigator points at the next useful objective without making you read the whole walkthrough.
Where are you now?
- We just started
- We opened the Drawbridge
- We unlocked the Map Room
- We’re exploring the coloured towers
- We have a Big Key
- We’re using the Train, Chairlift or Tunnels
- We’re at the Black Tower
- We finished Big Goodbye
- I have no idea
Don’t Know the Puzzle’s Name?
Describe what you see. Big Walk challenges often don’t give players a useful name to search for.
What is on your screen?
Open the Puzzle Finder →Playing With Friends?
Big Walk is built for groups. Start with the setup question your session is stuck on.
- How many players?2 to 12 players, with a 2, 3 or 4+ world setting chosen by the host.
- Join CodeWhere the host finds the code and what to check when a friend cannot get in.
- CrossplayCheck whether your two platforms can play in the same session.
- Save & HostingWho owns the save, and what happens when the host leaves.
Still Missing Something?
Jump straight to whatever is still open on your run.
- 45 ChallengesEvery reward challenge with its own solution and player-count variants.
- Purple ChallengesThe seven post-game objectives that open after the first ending.
- AchievementsEach medal and the exact action that triggers it.
- EndingsBig Goodbye, Big Game, and why an ending gate can stay shut.
- Post-gameThe Overflow Key, Second Goodbye and what opens after the credits.
About This Big Walk Guide
Big Walk is a cooperative puzzle game about crossing a drawbridge onto a strange island with your friends. Most runs stall in the same few places: a challenge nobody recognises, a route nobody has unlocked, an item nobody can find, and a group that cannot connect. Start with the puzzle finder when you can see the puzzle but not its name. Use the walkthrough when nobody knows where to go next, the interactive map when you need a location, and the join help when a code fails. The island also hides every Big Key route, the Train, Chairlift and Tunnels, the achievements with their real triggers, both endings, and a full 100% completion layer.
Big Key and transport unlock routes last checked on 30 September 2026.
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