Snail Walk is a mobile walking game that turns real-life steps into in-game survival: your daily step total, read from Apple Health or Android Health Connect, moves your avatar along a single shared path while a giant snail named Bob advances at a fixed pace. Stay ahead of Bob to survive; fall behind and you’re out. There’s no GPS, no location tracking, and it counts treadmill or indoor steps the same as outdoor walking. Movement is deliberately simple - steps are the only control - and the app charges a one-time purchase with no ads or free tier.
The experience is built around social competition and progression: everyone shares one path, leaderboards rank furthest survivors, achievements and an activity log track milestones, and skins/themes unlock as you walk farther. You can pin friends to see who’s ahead, rejoin after being “caught” while your supporters get notified, and browse community stats and a Discord group. The site promises clips and UI captures coming soon, and highlights privacy (only daily step totals used), current live usage metrics, and availability on iOS and Android.
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