The Long Journey Home

The Long Journey Home

Steam Deck Verified

Daedalic Studio West · Simulation · May 30, 2017

It depends on what you're after.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $0.99.

59%
Mixed
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 53 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise22% are divided45% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Not often, but clipping sometimes rears its head; or "false jumps," when the drive engages, sound plays and all graphics show, but... no warp, better try again (not as common on Easy, too often on Rogue).
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
A PC game that is best experienced with a controller instead of mouse+keyboard, can be a tough sell for the Steam crowd.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The whole soundtrack evokes the beauty and dread of the journey perfectly.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Graphics35 reviews
Controls19 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters114 reviews
45%
Gameplay79 reviews
34%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty53 reviews
53%
Combat32 reviews
38%
Crashes23 reviews
26%
Interface16 reviews
38%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
59%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
69
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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