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Journey (2012)

★ 4.3 from 2,470 players Metacritic 92 About 2h to play #2 in Family 89% finish it

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  • Thomas Was Alone
    Shares Family Friendly, Great Soundtrack, Full controller support, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.6 lower; same release year.
  • The Unfinished Swan
    Shares Beautiful, 3D, Mystery, Exploration and First-Person and 4 more tags; rated 0.8 lower; same release year.
  • Flower
    Shares Exploration, Full controller support, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; same developer; rated 0.4 lower.
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Overview

Journey is a Family title released in 2012, available on iOS, PC, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Players have rated it 2,470 times, landing at 4.3 out of 5. It outranks 93% of the catalog on rating alone. Our Family ranking places it at #2 out of 82. Expect roughly 2 hours of play, a short run you can finish in a weekend (about 51% shorter than the Family average). On Metacritic it scores 92 — 16 points above the Family average.

What players actually do with it

89%finish it▲ genre avg 59%
86%positive ratings2,470 votes
54playing now
472on wishlists
287gave upvs 2,335 beat it

Finish rate = players who marked it beaten ÷ (beaten + dropped) on RAWG. Wishlist and playing-now counts refresh with every sync.

Platforms & availability

PlatformFamilyRelease
iOSMobileMar 2012
PCPCJun 2024
PlayStation 3PlayStationMar 2012
PlayStation 4PlayStationMar 2012

Can my PC run Journey?

Minimum

OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 10 and Windows 11
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 4570 or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1050 or AMD equivalent
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 1 GB available space

Recommended

OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 10 and Windows 11
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 5700k or better
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1080 or AMD equivalent
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 1 GB available space

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Questions

When was Journey released?

Journey was released on March 13, 2012.

What platforms is Journey on?

Journey is available on iOS, PC, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4.

How long is Journey?

Average playtime for Journey is about 2 hours.

Is Journey worth finishing?

89% of players who started Journey finished it — the average for Family games is 59%. 86% of ratings are positive.

How many people play Journey?

5,066 players on RAWG own Journey, 54 are playing it right now and 472 have it on their wishlist.

What games are similar to Journey?

Closest matches in our catalog: Thomas Was Alone, The Unfinished Swan, Flower and Gone Home.

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Core data via RAWG. Rankings and similarity are our own computation.