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The Journey Down: Chapter One cover art

The Journey Down: Chapter One

SkyGoblin · 2013-01-09

SteamPlayStation Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Side view

Releases: Jun 21, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), May 18, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 19, 2012 (iOS), May 31, 2018 (Xbox One), May 18, 2012 (Linux), May 18, 2012 (Mac)

The Journey Down is a point-and-click series with an Afro-Caribbean twist. Get ready to embark on a journey of exploration, mystery and grave danger - but also a journey of warmth, friendship and love.

The Journey Down: Chapter One is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2013, priced at $6.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 1293 reviews).

0
playing now
87%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (20 ratings)
4.67★
PlayStation Store rating (125 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$6.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 52k–103k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,293 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.69 at Steam (2014-06-19) · bundled 11×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
151520172026Week of 2017-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

12302026-09-15 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 123 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.16$0.892015-01-012026-07-262015-01-01 — best price $3.492015-03-16 — best price $8.402015-07-16 — best price $3.492015-10-21 — best price $1.822015-12-01 — best price $3.382015-12-29 — best price $6.992016-03-18 — best price $3.592016-05-17 — best price $8.992016-09-12 — best price $8.992016-11-29 — best price $8.992017-07-05 — best price $8.992017-11-01 — best price $8.992018-02-26 — best price $8.092018-07-05 — best price $8.992018-11-01 — best price $8.992019-02-11 — best price $8.992019-06-03 — best price $8.992019-09-12 — best price $9.992019-11-26 — best price $0.892020-03-16 — best price $4.492020-07-09 — best price $8.992020-10-16 — best price $6.992020-12-14 — best price $10.862021-04-26 — best price $6.992021-08-02 — best price $6.992021-12-04 — best price $9.992022-02-03 — best price $6.992022-09-19 — best price $2.792022-12-22 — best price $2.442023-05-05 — best price $4.992023-11-21 — best price $3.492024-02-08 — best price $4.992024-06-17 — best price $6.992025-07-27 — best price $6.992026-07-26 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)1,36969%14
PS4 (PlayStation)13646%14
Switch (Nintendo)30%0

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

Player tags

2.5DDarkNoirIndieComedyLinearFantasySurrealColorfulEpisodic

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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