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Prepare to delve into a world of liminal spaces and unsettling anomalies as The Exit 8 finally walks onto Xbox!

It's time to embark on a chilling journey through a museum of preserved wonders - Project 13: Taxidermy is on Xbox.

Drizzlepath: Deja Vu from Eastasiasoft and Tonguç Bodur is the latest walking simulator to roll out onto Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. If you're after a bit of a surreal experience, this is one to take in. 

Walking Simulators get a bit of a bad rap. Some see their lack of interaction and actual 'gameplay' to be a bit of an issue. Others need more in their gaming lives than slow meanders through a mystery world. More still though absolutely love them - if you fall into that latter camp then the thought-provoking walking simulator stylings of Lucid Cycle is going to be for you.

If you’re a fan of walking simulators, then the name probably sticks in the throat, but let’s ‘own it’ and chuck the best and mightiest of the genre into a bear pit and let them have at it! Hoo-rah! As with most genre lists, there’s some controversy about what does or doesn’t constitute a walking simulator. Dialogue and navigation is preferred over puzzles and more intensive interaction like combat or QTEs. Jumping/crouching is positively frowned upon. Strap on your hiking boots and let’s ramble!

Thief Simulator 2 may take you by surprise. The gameplay premise and thieving mechanic are good and a lot of fun.

Police Simulator: Patrol Officers should be handing in its badge for lack of care to the community, well before its shift is over. 

Given the premise that focuses on a police officer doing their job, Autobahn Police Simulator 3 should be appealing. The reality is that the mechanics can't keep up with the ambition of what the game wants to do.

PowerWash Simulator is fun for both short and long gaming sessions, delivering instant virtual gratification from pressure washing goodness.

Surgeon Simulator 2 on Xbox has a few things going against it which will unfortunately put a lot of people off. Things such as a buggy launch and a high degree of difficulty for a starting point hinder it somewhat. If you can get over these stumbling blocks, there is a fair amount of variation in here.