Journey

Not to be confused with The Journey.

General information

Official publisher support email address for the PC version

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Epic Games Launcher is required for saving progress between launches and for the multiplayer functionality.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
GamersGate

Humble Store
Steam

Essential improvements

Skip intro logos

Modify the game executable^[7]
Open `Journey.exe` in a hex editor such as HxD. Find the text string `Data/Resources/OpeningTitles.lua` Replace it with `00000000000000000000000000000000` or any other 32 characters. Save the changes.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Annapurna Interactive\Journey\Steam\Journey.cfg
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/638230/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Annapurna Interactive\Journey\Steam\SAVE.BIN
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/638230/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher		Save files are always stored in the cloud, bypassing the launcher feature.^[8]
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Hor+ scaling.^[9]
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ scaling.^[10]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Labeled Fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		1-16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		2x/4x/8x MSAA, and an FXAA toggle.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Some cloth physics are tied to the frame rate.^[11]
High dynamic range display (HDR)		^[12] Hackable via Special K.
Ray tracing (RT)

Barrel distortion

Use Helix Mod to disable barrel distortion^[13]

Install Journey 3D Vision fix.
Start the game.

Barrel distortion becomes disabled by default; press F4 to toggle.

Vignette

Use Helix Mod to disable vignette^[13]

Install Journey 3D Vision fix.
Start the game.
Press F5 to toggle vignette.

White vignette is used to show the locations of other players.

Input

Keyboard controls settings

Mouse controls settings

Gamepad controls settings

Keyboard and mouse, touch	State	Notes
Remapping		Presets are available.
Mouse acceleration		^[14]
Mouse sensitivity		0-10 in increments of 1.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Use left and right to switch between the presets for each button when an action is selected in the settings. For more in-depth remapping, a third-party controller remapping tool is necessary.
Controller sensitivity		^[15]
Controller Y-axis inversion		X and Y axes inversion options as part of the Camera setting.^[16]

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		^[15]
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support		Static yellow during gameplay, static white during cutscenes and dark areas
Connection modes	Wireless, wired V2 tested. Bluetooth does not work.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		^[15]
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		^[15]

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		SFX, Music.
Surround sound
Subtitles		No spoken or written dialogue.^[17]
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Options menu

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic				Advertised but not available.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese				Fan translation by David Pires, download.
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Swedish
Thai
Turkish

Arabic, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Portuguese official translations are only available on the PlayStation releases.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play	^[18]
Online play	2	Co-op Drop-in connectivity with no player choice or ability to invite a friend. See this PS video guide for tips on increasing the likelihood of getting matched with a friend.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer		^[18]
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	Native	Notes
vorpX		G3D, Z3D, DirectVR Officially supported. See the vorpX game list.

Issues unresolved

Saved progress lost

The Epic Games Store version of the game was switched to cloud-based data storage following the release on Steam, resulting in being unable to load existing save files from before the update.^[19]^[20]^[21]

Issues fixed

Game failing to launch

Part of the official minimum system requirements listed on the Epic Games Store page is a CPU supporting the AVX instruction set. Meeting the requirement should solve the issue.^[22] Reportedly, the game has been updated to remove the AVX requirement.^[23]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD
Input	libScePad	Used for DualShock 4 support.
Multiplayer	Epic Online Services

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-2120 AMD FX-4350
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 AMD Radeon HD 5750 1 GB of VRAM	2 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/638230/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (638230) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-07
"Conversion Development by Inline Assembly Ltd." is in the game credits
↑ Journey for PC launches June 6 - last accessed on May 28, 2019
↑ Verified by User:Future-proof on 2020-07-30
The Epic Games Store version no longer allows to save progress as of the most recent available version (last checked on 2020-07-30) unless the game is launched through the Epic Launcher.
↑ Epic Store games you can play without the Epic Launcher - last accessed on 2020-08-03
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-06
Closed the launcher, removed its folder and launched the game without issues.
↑ SOLUTION FOR LAG SPIKES ON PC! (INTERNET CONNECTION IS STILL ACTIVE) - last accessed on 2019-06-08
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-06-14
Followed the steps - working as described
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-12-10
Save files were inaccessible without an internet connection. A temporary copy of the cloud SAVE.bin file gets stored in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp\datastorage\lemur\.
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-06
Used a custom resolution of 5760x1080 on a single monitor to notice the extra horizontal FOV.
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-06
Tested at the native monitor resolution of 2560x1080
↑ Verified by User:Pixelguin on 2021-05-03
Tested by playing the opening cutscene at multiple framerates, ranging from 10 to 120 FPS. "Correct" physics refers to matching the cloth animations in the original PS3 version.
↑ Journey Releases Next Week on the Epic Game Store, Supports 4K (Pre-Order Available Now at $5 through the EpicMega Sale) - last accessed on 2019-06-08
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 Journey 3D Vision fix
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-06
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 ^15.3 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-06
Tested with an Xbox 360 Razer Onza controller.
↑ Verified by User:Sharparam on 2021-03-22
Tested on Steam version with a DualShock 4 (PS4) controller.
↑ No Dialogue - last accessed on 2019-06-06
↑ ^18.0 ^18.1 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-07
Resource Monitor showed multiple connections to Amazon servers, followed by connections to Russian, Polish and Japanese IPs across multiple sessions, megabytes of data transferred as we moved.
↑ Epic Store version doesn't save or load anymore - last accessed on 2020-07-30
↑ Verified by User:Future-proof on 2020-07-30
Last checked on 2020-07-30
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-07-30
Copying the contents of %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Journey\ to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Annapurna Interactive\Journey\Steam\ and starting the game through Epic Games Launcher did not result in the game displaying Continue in the menu.
↑ Journey.exe just stops - last accessed on 2019-06-08
↑ Some Good News for People Who Don't Have an AVX CPU - last accessed on 2019-08-04

[Proton_path_note-8] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/638230/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (638230) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-07
"Conversion Development by Inline Assembly Ltd." is in the game credits

[gematsu-2] Journey for PC launches June 6 - last accessed on May 28, 2019

[3] Verified by User:Future-proof on 2020-07-30
The Epic Games Store version no longer allows to save progress as of the most recent available version (last checked on 2020-07-30) unless the game is launched through the Epic Launcher.

[4] Epic Store games you can play without the Epic Launcher - last accessed on 2020-08-03

[5] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-06
Closed the launcher, removed its folder and launched the game without issues.

[6] SOLUTION FOR LAG SPIKES ON PC! (INTERNET CONNECTION IS STILL ACTIVE) - last accessed on 2019-06-08

[7] Verified by User:Rose on 2020-06-14
Followed the steps - working as described

[9] Verified by User:Rose on 2020-12-10
Save files were inaccessible without an internet connection. A temporary copy of the cloud SAVE.bin file gets stored in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp\datastorage\lemur\.

[10] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-06
Used a custom resolution of 5760x1080 on a single monitor to notice the extra horizontal FOV.

[11] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-06
Tested at the native monitor resolution of 2560x1080

[12] Verified by User:Pixelguin on 2021-05-03
Tested by playing the opening cutscene at multiple framerates, ranging from 10 to 120 FPS. "Correct" physics refers to matching the cloth animations in the original PS3 version.

[13] Journey Releases Next Week on the Epic Game Store, Supports 4K (Pre-Order Available Now at $5 through the EpicMega Sale) - last accessed on 2019-06-08

[helix-14] 13.0 ^13.1 Journey 3D Vision fix

[15] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-06

[onza-16] 15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 ^15.3 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-06
Tested with an Xbox 360 Razer Onza controller.

[17] Verified by User:Sharparam on 2021-03-22
Tested on Steam version with a DualShock 4 (PS4) controller.

[18] No Dialogue - last accessed on 2019-06-06

[p2p-19] 18.0 ^18.1 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-07
Resource Monitor showed multiple connections to Amazon servers, followed by connections to Russian, Polish and Japanese IPs across multiple sessions, megabytes of data transferred as we moved.

[20] Epic Store version doesn't save or load anymore - last accessed on 2020-07-30

[21] Verified by User:Future-proof on 2020-07-30
Last checked on 2020-07-30

[22] Verified by User:Rose on 2020-07-30
Copying the contents of %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Journey\ to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Annapurna Interactive\Journey\Steam\ and starting the game through Epic Games Launcher did not result in the game displaying Continue in the menu.

[23] Journey.exe just stops - last accessed on 2019-06-08

[24] Some Good News for People Who Don't Have an AVX CPU - last accessed on 2019-08-04

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Developers

	thatgamecompany
	Santa Monica Studio
Windows	Inline Assembly^[1]
Publishers
	Annapurna Interactive
Engines
	PhyreEngine
Release dates
Windows	June 6, 2019^[2]
Reception
OpenCritic	93
IGDB	94
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Adventure