During the game, the player will encounter monsters that are fought randomly within dungeons, and gain experience from winning battles.

Lunar: Walking School tells the tale of a young girl named Ellie and her best friend, Lena, as they leave their quiet lives as field workers in the town of Burg to enroll in a newly established magic school located on an island called Ien.

There, along with several other youths, the girls find the school and the area around it completely deserted, and try to establish order by getting all the students together within the surrounding town.

During their stay, they encounter several magical creatures and monsters who also call the island home, all while they continue to search for their instructors.

is an enhanced remake of Sanposuru Gakuen with updated graphics, newly added anime cutscenes, and a more complex story.

It was developed by Game Arts in association with Studio Alex and published by ESP Software and Kadokawa Shoten for the Sega Saturn in 1997.