Journey 2012 · Thatgamecompany
Travel through a vast desert toward a distant mountain with wordless encounters and expressive movement.
GAMEBOX SCORE
95
Provisional GAMEBOX editorial ratings. These are not verified facts or aggregate review scores.
/ 100
Retro Score 85
Hidden Gem 91
Revival Potential 70
GAME DNA
experience Contemplative · Companion journey
genre Adventure · Exploration
mood Quiet · Mysterious
gameplay Exploration · Discovery · Puzzle
difficulty Medium
era 2010s
pacing Slow
perspective Third-person
structure Linear DISCOVER BY GAME DNA Game DNA is GAMEBOX editorial classification; era comes from the sourced release year. Ratings are separate editorial judgements.
ABOUT THE GAME Travel through a vast desert toward a distant mountain with wordless encounters and expressive movement.
Travel through a vast desert toward a distant mountain with wordless encounters and expressive movement.
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RETRO HISTORY First listed release: 2012. Explore the cited source for the game's release and development history.
ORIGINAL RELEASE
2012
Developer
Thatgamecompany
Publisher
Sony Computer Entertainment · Annapurna Interactive
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Checked 2026-10-08.
GAME INFO
PUBLISHER
Sony Computer Entertainment · Annapurna Interactive
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SIMILAR GAMES Explore what makes games feel like Journey GAMEBOX algorithmic assessments of editorial Game DNA. Confidence describes overlap strength, not a probability of enjoyment.
2019
65% SIMILAR
STRONG MATCH
Quiet · Mysterious · Exploration · Adventure · Contemplative
WHY IT'S SIMILAR Both games share Quiet / Mysterious mood; Exploration / Adventure genre; Contemplative experiences (taking time for observation, reflection and interpretation).
Similarity breakdown experience : Contemplative29% distinctive overlap · 25.8 / 90.2 points mood : Mysterious · Quiet100% distinctive overlap · 73.4 / 73.4 points genre : Adventure · Exploration100% distinctive overlap · 35.9 / 35.9 points gameplay : Discovery · Exploration · Puzzle100% distinctive overlap · 24.8 / 24.8 points structure : No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 23.0 points pacing : Slow100% distinctive overlap · 10.1 / 10.1 points perspective : No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 7.3 points difficulty : Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points era : 2010s100% distinctive overlap · 4.8 / 4.8 points 2001
52% SIMILAR
GOOD MATCH
Contemplative · Companion journey · Quiet · Adventure
WHY IT'S SIMILAR Both games share Contemplative experiences (taking time for observation, reflection and interpretation) and Companion journey experiences (building an experience around relationships with companions); Quiet mood; Adventure genre.
Similarity breakdown experience : Companion journey · Contemplative100% distinctive overlap · 91.2 / 91.2 points mood : Quiet26% distinctive overlap · 21.8 / 82.4 points genre : Adventure24% distinctive overlap · 8.3 / 34.7 points gameplay : Exploration · Puzzle23% distinctive overlap · 6.8 / 29.9 points structure : No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 23.0 points pacing : Slow100% distinctive overlap · 10.1 / 10.1 points perspective : Third-person100% distinctive overlap · 6.6 / 6.6 points difficulty : Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points era : No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 4.2 points 2005
41% SIMILAR
PARTIAL MATCH
Contemplative · Companion journey · Mysterious · Adventure
WHY IT'S SIMILAR Both games share Contemplative experiences (taking time for observation, reflection and interpretation) and Companion journey experiences (building an experience around relationships with companions); Mysterious mood; Adventure genre.
Similarity breakdown experience : Companion journey · Contemplative68% distinctive overlap · 61.5 / 90.3 points mood : Mysterious21% distinctive overlap · 14.5 / 67.6 points genre : Adventure25% distinctive overlap · 8.4 / 33.2 points gameplay : Exploration · Puzzle21% distinctive overlap · 6.6 / 32.1 points structure : No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 23.0 points pacing : Slow100% distinctive overlap · 10.1 / 10.1 points perspective : Third-person100% distinctive overlap · 6.6 / 6.6 points difficulty : Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points era : No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 4.2 points 2015
28% SIMILAR
LIMITED MATCH
Contemplative
WHY IT'S SIMILAR Both games share Contemplative experiences (taking time for observation, reflection and interpretation).
Similarity breakdown experience : Contemplative33% distinctive overlap · 27.1 / 83.1 points mood : No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 66.3 points genre : No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 31.8 points gameplay : Exploration · Puzzle36% distinctive overlap · 9.0 / 24.7 points structure : Linear100% distinctive overlap · 20.3 / 20.3 points pacing : Slow100% distinctive overlap · 10.1 / 10.1 points perspective : No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 7.3 points difficulty : No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 3.6 points era : 2010s100% distinctive overlap · 4.8 / 4.8 points 2010
25% SIMILAR
LIMITED MATCH
Companion journey
WHY IT'S SIMILAR Both games share Companion journey experiences (building an experience around relationships with companions).
Similarity breakdown experience : Companion journey35% distinctive overlap · 27.7 / 79.6 points mood : No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 72.9 points genre : No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 32.1 points gameplay : Exploration7% distinctive overlap · 2.0 / 28.0 points structure : Linear100% distinctive overlap · 20.3 / 20.3 points pacing : No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 11.1 points perspective : Third-person100% distinctive overlap · 6.6 / 6.6 points difficulty : Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points era : 2010s100% distinctive overlap · 4.8 / 4.8 points 2011
24% SIMILAR
LIMITED MATCH
Mysterious
WHY IT'S SIMILAR Both games share Mysterious mood.
Similarity breakdown experience : No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 77.6 points mood : Mysterious30% distinctive overlap · 19.2 / 62.9 points genre : No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 38.0 points gameplay : Exploration · Puzzle53% distinctive overlap · 11.8 / 22.3 points structure : Linear100% distinctive overlap · 20.3 / 20.3 points pacing : No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 11.1 points perspective : No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 7.3 points difficulty : Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points era : 2010s100% distinctive overlap · 4.8 / 4.8 points Facts are source-backed metadata. Game DNA and scores are provisional GAMEBOX editorial assessments. Match percentages describe preference coverage; similarity percentages describe recorded DNA overlap. Neither measures objective quality or a probability of enjoyment. Confidence labels describe overlap strength.
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