Journey

Buy94%

Very Positive · 39k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

thatgamecompany · Beautiful · Jun 11, 2020

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$3.74−75%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
14
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
18
Full audio0 of 18
Subtitles18 of 18

Should I buy Journey?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 97 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 81 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 39k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
97 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There is replayability in terms of achievements and finding other secrets, but the main selling point will be to experience it all over again with another person.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
81 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Game is well optimized and story pacing is near perfect albeit a playthrough doesn't take that much time to finish.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The designers did a wonderful job of drawing the eye in the right directions within the spaces, with the help of lighting and veils, which are the living creatures of this universe.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is beautiful, the atmosphere is peaceful, and there are several moments that feel like they're straight out of a cinematic despite remaining fully interactive.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I like that the game has multiplayer functionality, and lets you climb with complete strangers.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I am not recommending it but this is a mixed review there is a lot to praise here (especially the anonymous co-op system) and I can also understand its influence and importance but ultimately it did not really sing for me.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay97 reviews
Story81 reviews
Graphics66 reviews
Audio50 reviews
Multiplayer27 reviews
Co-op24 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Steam Deck
80% still recommend
Combat
100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
33% still recommend
Performance
73% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support
  • Gamepad Recommended

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$3.74$14.99−75%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

9 points recordedtoday · $3.74

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