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Journey cover art

Journey

thatgamecompany · Annapurna Interactive · 2020-06-11

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jul 21, 2015 (PlayStation 4), Jun 06, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 15, 2012 (PlayStation 3), Aug 06, 2019 (iOS)

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

71
playing now
94%
positive of 38k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
94/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (1173 ratings)
2.8h
to beat · rushed 2h · completionist 6.1h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.74
steam price (US)

71 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Journey is an adventure game developed by Thatgamecompany and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. The indie game was released on the PlayStation Network in March 2012 and ported to PlayStation 4 in July 2015. It was later released on Windows in June 2019 and iOS in August 2019 by Annapurna Interactive.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 71 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,129 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~266/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 768k–1.7M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 38,379 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.79-77%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.24 at Steam (2024-04-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 92 of 117 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.7k3.7k20202026Week of 2020-06-01: 3,709 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 229 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,568 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 446 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 300 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2,712 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 910 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 598 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 496 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 844 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 539 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 648 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 498 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 779 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 475 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 465 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 436 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 328 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1,105 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 330 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 381 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 454 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 412 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 356 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 334 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 358 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,887 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 137 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 600 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 441 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 428 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 368 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 407 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 331 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

91252026-08-06 22:00 — 26 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 31 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 72 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 27 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 33 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 78 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 37 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 39 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 67 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 45 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 29 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 57 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 31 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 30 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 77 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 30 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 36 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 65 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 43 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 27 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 43 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 35 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 34 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 88 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 64 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 70 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 57 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 61 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 71 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$2.562019-05-282026-08-262019-05-28 — best price $14.992020-12-03 — best price $14.992021-08-05 — best price $14.992021-12-04 — best price $12.492022-01-27 — best price $7.492022-03-21 — best price $5.992022-04-24 — best price $5.932022-06-02 — best price $5.642022-07-04 — best price $11.482022-08-23 — best price $5.452022-09-20 — best price $11.482022-11-17 — best price $11.692023-01-07 — best price $11.892023-03-03 — best price $11.482023-04-16 — best price $14.992023-05-29 — best price $6.522023-07-30 — best price $5.962023-09-14 — best price $7.492023-11-04 — best price $14.992023-12-21 — best price $5.792024-02-12 — best price $10.252024-03-19 — best price $7.352024-04-23 — best price $12.002024-05-27 — best price $11.482024-07-07 — best price $11.482024-08-01 — best price $4.492024-09-21 — best price $11.892025-01-23 — best price $4.942025-03-24 — best price $10.792025-05-28 — best price $4.952025-08-15 — best price $14.992025-10-09 — best price $4.872025-12-18 — best price $2.662026-02-18 — best price $2.662026-04-06 — best price $3.742026-05-14 — best price $3.742026-06-25 — best price $2.632026-08-07 — best price $12.002026-08-26 — best price $2.79
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
46%
earned "Rebirth"
10.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support

18 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian…

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

Co-opIndieMusicCasualRelaxingStylizedAdventureBeautifulStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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