The Longest Journey

Buy90%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Funcom · Adventure · May 1, 2007

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
$2.99−70%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy The Longest Journey?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 189 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

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
46% of themes are praise27% are divided27% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
189 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has a charming protagonist, solid world-building and some interesting side characters.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The pre-rendered video footage and visuals of each location are looking good, for such an old game.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The English voice acting is much better than I expected for a game released back in 1999 and compared with many games I've played from 90s to early 2000s era.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay is definitely fun, although some of the puzzles were... illogical?
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
They really had no leash in character design and It was so refreshing to interact with them.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story189 reviews
Graphics77 reviews
Audio50 reviews
Gameplay34 reviews
Characters17 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Linux compatibility
100% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
74% still recommend
Crashes
40% still recommend
Interface
60% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$2.99$9.99−70%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $2.99

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