I actually like a lot of "walking simulators" like Gone Home. I appreciate atmosphere and story, so it doesn't matter to me if games have a lot of game-y elements to me. With games like "Night in the Woods" sometimes I actually prefer if the mini-games were taken out since it can pull you out of an immersive story.
Oh I love walking simulators as well! I love being able to explore an environment in a more stress free capacity and just enjoy the story Adding in mini games, or small combat sequences, or timed elements (they’re the worst I hate timed challenges ) can make a game really hard for me to finish