The Longest Journey

The Longest Journey

Steam Deck Unsupported

Funcom · Adventure · May 1, 2007

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

90%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 209 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 86 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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
70% of themes are praise10% are divided20% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The thing is, I used to love story driven adventure point and clicks, that is literally my generation right there.
209 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Yes, the graphics are dated as expected, but the game itself is still such a little treat.
86 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise 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.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay adheres to classic adventure design, built around exploration, dialogue, and inventory-based puzzles.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
It's slow but well written, the many puzzles can feel challenging at times but after some thinking and walking back and forth, turns out they are never too hard or too easy, but just right.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
I've played the game on Steam Deck using Proton 5 and only had a few issues with the trackpad sensitivity.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters209 reviews
Graphics86 reviews
Audio53 reviews
Gameplay35 reviews
Difficulty8 reviews
Linux compatibility6 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface17 reviews
65%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs18 reviews
72%
Crashes16 reviews
44%

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.

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 $2.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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