Big Walk mods: best mods and how to install them

Are there mods for Big Walk?

Yes. A community mod scene appeared immediately after release, with active listings on Thunderstore and Nexus Mods. The official site and FAQ do not advertise mod support, so treat every package as an unofficial change that may stop working after a game update.

Thunderstore currently has the broader and more frequently updated catalog. Nexus is useful for browsing and manual files, but many projects appear on both sites. There is no official Steam Workshop collection for the game.

The Big Walk mods people are using now

The useful starting point is quality of life rather than cheats. Big Voice adds individual player-volume controls, Big Visuals expands graphics and field-of-view settings, EnhancedControls changes movement and controls, and MoreLobbyInfo shows extra session information.

The larger changes need more caution. BigWalk Public Lobbies and ServerList expose public sessions, Bigger Walk raises the 12-player limit, and movement or noclip packages change how the island is played. Those can affect other players, progression or the host save, so use them only with a group that knows the session is modded.

• Big Voice — raise or lower each player separately
• Big Visuals — higher graphics settings and wider FOV
• EnhancedControls — movement and control quality-of-life changes
• BigWalk Public Lobbies — browse public rooms
• Bigger Walk — attempts to raise the group above 12 players

How to install Big Walk mods

The simplest route is a Thunderstore-compatible mod manager. Select Big Walk, create a new profile, install the mod and its required dependencies, then launch the modded game from that profile. Keeping a clean profile gives you a fast way to return to the unmodified game when a patch lands or a friend cannot connect.

Manual packages generally use the BepInEx IL2CPP loader and place plugin files inside the Big Walk installation folder. Follow the exact instructions on the package page because dependencies and folder names vary. Never copy a random DLL from a video description or file mirror when the author links an original Thunderstore, Nexus or source-code page.

• Back up the host save before the first modded session.
• Create a separate profile instead of modifying the clean setup.
• Install dependencies from the package page, not from search ads or mirrors.
• After a Big Walk update, disable mods until their authors confirm compatibility.

Do friends need the same mods?

There is no single rule. A local graphics or HUD change may work for one player, while a shared feature can require the host, every modded player or the entire group. The mod page is the authority for that package.

Bigger Walk illustrates the risk. Its author describes support beyond 12 players as untested, and a Steam report says PS5 crossplay worked in one session. That is a player report, not a guarantee that every version, reconnection or future patch will work.

Tell the group what is installed before hosting. If players cannot join, voices disappear or the world behaves differently, test the same save from a clean profile before assuming the base game is broken.

Can you use Big Walk mods on PS5, Switch 2 or Mac?

The public mod instructions are built around the Steam PC installation and BepInEx. There is no documented way to install these packages directly on PS5 or Switch 2.

Mac support is package-specific and often undocumented. A Windows x64 BepInEx package should not be assumed to work on Apple Silicon. Check the mod page and issue tracker for a confirmed Mac build before changing the Steam installation.

Console players can sometimes join a PC host running a host-side mod, but that depends on what the mod changes. Crossplay in the unmodified game does not guarantee crossplay in a modded lobby.

Protect the save and the group

Big Walk saves progress on the host machine, so that host carries the highest risk. Keep an untouched backup and avoid testing progression-changing tools on the only copy of a long-running world.

Public-lobby tools also change who can discover a session. Use the game’s password option whenever the group is private, and do not assume a short Join Code makes an unprotected lobby invisible.

A mod manager can make installation easier, but it cannot guarantee that every third-party package is safe or compatible. Read recent comments, update dates, dependencies and source links before launching it.