Journey
Fantasy
Platform
Adventure
A third-person adventure game in which the player, controlling a robed figure, makes a pilgrimage through a desert landscape to a rugged mountain with a beacon of light in the distance while uncovering the history of their people, rescuing and cooperating with friendly creatures, avoiding predatory ones and communicating with other travelers.
13 Mar, 2012
20 Jun, 2026
About this game
A third-person adventure game in which the player, controlling a robed figure, makes a pilgrimage through a desert landscape to a rugged mountain with a beacon of light in the distance while uncovering the history of their people, rescuing and cooperating with friendly creatures, avoiding predatory ones and communicating with other travelers.
Storyline
Journey 's story is told wordlessly through in-game and pre-rendered cutscenes. The player's character begins on a sand dune in a seemingly endless desert. In the far distance looms a large, foreboding mountain with a glowing crevice that splits its peak. As the character approaches the mountain, they find remnants of a once-thriving civilization, eroded by sand over time. Scattered throughout the ruins at the end of each area are stones at which the traveler rests; these give the traveler the...
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Details
Platforms:
PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 4
Release Date:
13 Mar, 2012
Modes:
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Themes:
Fantasy
Genres:
Platform, Adventure
Player Perspectives:
Third person, Side view
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IGDB Rating
4.3
User Rating
1152
User Rating Count
86%
Rating %
Critics Rating
4.5
Critics Rating
1166
Critics Rating Count
90%
Critics Rating %
Main Developers
ThatGameCompany
Supporting Developers
SCE Santa Monica Studio
Publishers
Annapurna Interactive
Sony Computer Entertainment
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