One of 2026’s breakout games won’t be coming to Xbox any time soon. Big Walk, the latest title by Untitled Goose Game developers House House, released to critical acclaim earlier this year.
Available on PS5, Steam and Nintendo Switch 2, Big Walk earned a whopping 91 score on Metacritic for both PC and PS5. It sold more than 1 million copies across the three platforms after just six days its August 4 launch day. But its unavailability on Xbox was a glaring omission and fans were desperate to know if and when it would arrive on the console – and why it wasn’t initially.
Big Walk’s Xbox future explained by developers
Well, House House have now confirmed the reason that their co-op hit isn’t on Xbox – and won’t be for the forseeable future. The studio has released a statement explaining their position, revealing that it is part of a boycott of companies with ties to Israel.
The boycott is connected to the ongoing conflict with Palestine, which a number of governments around the world now recognise as a genocide of the people of Gaza. The UK, Canada and Australia are not yet among those nations, instead deferring to the International Court of Justice’s future ruling on the matter.
However, that hasn’t stopped Australian studio House House from speaking out. In their statement, a spokesperson said: “In June 2026 we announced that the release of Big Walk would be limited to Steam, Switch 2 and PS5.
“Since then, we have received many messages and comments, asking about a future Xbox release. We would like to address those questions here.
“We have made the decision not to release Big Walk on Xbox, in accordance with the Palestinian-led BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement’s call to boycott Microsoft, and their designation of Microsoft Games (and Xbox) as a priority boycott target.
“It has always been our intention for Big Walk to be played by groups of friends, and we know that keeping the game off Xbox runs counter to those intentions. This decision means that some people will miss out on playing Big Walk with their friends, and we understand the disappointment we’re causing.
“We are disappointed too. We would love for people to be able to play the game on Xbox, but not until Microsoft and/or Xbox have been removed as BDS boycott targets.
“We’ve made this decision with the belief that meaningful change can be made in the world, that coordinated collective action can confront even the most powerful interests, and that one day, Palestine will be free.”
