Polygon has published a beginner's guide offering 11 tips for playing Big Walk, a multiplayer co-op game in which friends must communicate using various means to solve puzzles while exploring a large island. The guide is aimed at newcomers, highlighting mechanics the game doesn't clearly explain, to help players navigate the trek and gather in-game "red gourd-things" more smoothly with their group.

Key tips include that Big Walk requires at least one other player (up to 12 can join, with balancing capping out at four or more), and that towers can be tackled in any order and destinations reached on foot even without lifts or trains. Players cannot manage items stowed on their own back or waist, though held gear and collectables persist between sessions. Other advice covers reading structure designs for clues on contents, the risk of dropping held items (though not back/waist items) after falls since there's no fall damage, and a proximity chat system modelled closely on real-life hearing, requiring players to be close and facing each other to communicate clearly.