Old Man's Journey

Old Man's Journey

Steam Deck Verified

Broken Rules · Story Rich · May 18, 2017

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

On sale at $4.99, but it has been as low as $1.99.

87%
Very Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 236 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 111 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 88 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated 3 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
83% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I understand that this kind of story could not have really been told in any other form of media the way the designer wanted to portray it and while it was a success at making the vision come to life I don't think it was intended for the game to be interesting.
236 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
+ Gorgeous visuals
111 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The slight ding is literally just the gameplay mechanics that are clever but monotone and because of the achievement/story bits that aren't actually in game.
88 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
+ Beautiful soundtrack
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
- Puzzles are overall way too easy
22 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 love5 themes
Story and characters236 reviews
Graphics111 reviews
Gameplay88 reviews
Audio51 reviews
Difficulty22 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Bugs8 reviews
50%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $4.99 (−50%). The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
13
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.