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Old Man's Journey cover art

Old Man's Journey

Broken Rules · 2017-05-17

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Jun 06, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Mar 04, 2019 (Xbox One), May 16, 2017 (Android), May 17, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 20, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), May 18, 2017 (iOS)

Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.

3
playing now
87%
positive of 4.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
IGDB user rating (97 ratings)
2h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Old Man's Journey is an adventure video game developed and published by Broken Rules. The game was released for Android, iOS, macOS and Windows in 2017, the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in 2018 and the Xbox One in 2019.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 143 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~18/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 11,404 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 107k–256k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,260 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$1.11-86%
GamersGate$1.92-76%
GreenManGaming$1.97-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.48-25%
Microsoft Store$11.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Microsoft Store (2025-03-09) · bundled 11×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 124 of 125 observed days · $11.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22222220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-08-06 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 3 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.99$1.002017-05-182026-08-282017-05-18 — best price $7.192018-02-19 — best price $7.992019-02-04 — best price $3.992020-01-02 — best price $7.992020-05-21 — best price $7.992020-07-22 — best price $7.992020-08-22 — best price $7.992020-10-03 — best price $7.992020-11-01 — best price $7.092020-12-04 — best price $7.092021-01-13 — best price $7.092021-02-12 — best price $7.092021-03-14 — best price $7.092021-04-14 — best price $7.092021-05-14 — best price $1.002021-12-22 — best price $1.992022-07-19 — best price $9.992023-02-14 — best price $5.872023-06-20 — best price $5.872024-01-18 — best price $2.392024-06-06 — best price $7.992024-09-01 — best price $2.492024-11-27 — best price $1.592025-02-18 — best price $5.872025-04-15 — best price $2.792025-06-26 — best price $1.992025-08-21 — best price $7.992025-10-24 — best price $7.342025-12-15 — best price $2.042026-02-03 — best price $2.722026-04-07 — best price $2.722026-06-16 — best price $7.082026-08-16 — best price $1.112026-08-28 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3552026-05-30 — 14 pageviews2026-06-02 — 7 pageviews2026-06-05 — 26 pageviews2026-06-08 — 35 pageviews2026-06-11 — 9 pageviews2026-06-14 — 12 pageviews2026-06-17 — 12 pageviews2026-06-20 — 9 pageviews2026-06-23 — 12 pageviews2026-06-26 — 16 pageviews2026-06-29 — 10 pageviews2026-07-02 — 12 pageviews2026-07-05 — 13 pageviews2026-07-08 — 19 pageviews2026-07-11 — 23 pageviews2026-07-14 — 16 pageviews2026-07-17 — 12 pageviews2026-07-20 — 20 pageviews2026-07-23 — 15 pageviews2026-07-26 — 23 pageviews2026-07-29 — 16 pageviews2026-08-01 — 16 pageviews2026-08-04 — 16 pageviews2026-08-07 — 21 pageviews2026-08-10 — 20 pageviews2026-08-13 — 18 pageviews2026-08-16 — 18 pageviews2026-08-19 — 11 pageviews2026-08-22 — 16 pageviews2026-08-25 — 14 pageviews2026-08-27 — 16 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

13
achievements tracked
2.6%
earned "The Beginning"
1.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support1 DLC

30 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)12,37561%12
PS4 (PlayStation)5,44087%13
Steam (Steam)21874%13
Switch (Nintendo)1690%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DDramaIndieCasualPuzzleColorfulStylizedAdventureHand-drawnStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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