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Big Walk patch incoming to fix proximity voice chat volume

Big Walk launched with a proximity-based voice chat system, but some players hear friends much quieter than intended even at close range. Developer House House is preparing a patch to restore normal voice-volume behavior. This matters because verbal communication is central to solving the game’s cooperative puzzles and the bug can disrupt group play. Big Walk is out on PC, PS5 and Switch 2 and is a free PlayStation Plus game for August with a Metacritic metascore of 94 from 14 reviews.

• The game uses proximity-based voice chat where volume decreases with distance, but certain setups produce excessively low voice levels even when players are close together.
• Developer House House is working on and will release a fix to correct the microphone/voice-volume problem.
• Big Walk is available on PC, PS5 and Switch 2 and is included as one of August’s PlayStation Plus free games.
• Big Walk has a Metacritic metascore of 94 from 14 reviews, making it the highest-reviewed game of 2026 so far.