A walking game about exploring the real world
Most walking games reward steps. FOG rewards new ground. The world is covered in fog, and the only way to play is to go somewhere you have not been.
The game
Every place on Earth starts under fog. Walk, and the fog burns off around you, permanently. Your score is the ground you have uncovered, and the board is the real world. Walking the same loop again does nothing; a new street does.
That one rule changes how you walk. Shortcuts become detours, errands take the long way, and trips become a chance to clear a whole new patch of map.
Progress
- Ranks climb with area, from Fogbound and Wanderer through Scout, Pathfinder, Trailblazer, Explorer, Voyager and Cartographer to Atlas.
- Wander, your explorer, walks one of five paths: Scholar, Ranger, Warrior, Mage or Navigator. Each path hands out a new piece of gear every two levels, earned only by ground covered while wearing it. Twenty five pieces in all.
- The collection fills with the countries, regions and cities you have stood in.
- The logbook writes a page for every month and year you were out.
- Walk cards turn a good walk into a shape you can share.
No grind, no pressure
There are no streaks to break, no daily quests and no ads. FOG runs in the background, so a walk counts whether or not you open the app. Two character paths and the ranks up to Scout are free. FOG Unlimited, a single purchase with no subscription, opens the other three paths, every rank and history import.
Private
No account, no cloud. Your trail stays on your phone, and you can export it as GPX. It is a phone app, on iOS and Android. For the idea behind it, see what a fog of war map is.
Questions people actually ask
Is FOG a game?
It is a fog of war map with game elements: ranks, a character with gear to earn, and a collection of places, all driven by real walking.
What is free?
Exploring, two character paths and the ranks up to Scout. FOG Unlimited adds the rest in one purchase.
Do I need to open the app to play?
No. With background exploring on, FOG clears fog while the app is closed.
Start with a dark map.
FOG is free to explore. No account, no subscription, and your map never leaves your phone.
free to explore · one purchase unlocks everything · never a subscription