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Journey of a Roach

Nuclear war, post apocalypse, barren and lifeless wastelands.Lifeless? Not so much!Mutated insects have made their home in a bomb shelter and they're set on exploring the world.Let this point&click adventure welcome you to a hilariously bizarre end time world and join the roaches Jim and Bud on their journey to the surface.

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Very Positive (1,402) - 89% of the 1,402 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Nov 4, 2013

Developer:

Koboldgames, Daedalic Entertainment

Publisher:

Daedalic Entertainment

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French	✔
Italian	✔
German	✔
Spanish - Spain	✔
Arabic	✔
Czech	✔
Danish	✔
Dutch	✔
Finnish	✔
Japanese	✔
Norwegian	✔
Polish	✔
Portuguese - Brazil	✔
Russian	✔
Swedish	✔
Turkish	✔
Traditional Chinese	✔

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Title: Journey of a Roach
Genre: Adventure, Indie

Developer: Koboldgames, Daedalic Entertainment

Publisher: Daedalic Entertainment

Release Date: Nov 4, 2013

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Reviews

“Journey of a Roach features an immersive cartoon world inhabited by lovable insect characters and mind-bending directional mechanics that will surely resonate with players long after the game is over.”
4/5 – Adventuregamers

“A likeable, hilarious and inventive adventure game.”
85% – http://www.spielemagazin.de/spiele/spieletests/journey-of-a-roach-pc/

“The attention to detail paid to this game should make every fan of Point & Click adventures take a closer look.”
80% – http://www.looki.de/journey_of_a_roach_test_a5810_3.html

About This Game

Nuclear war, post apocalypse, barren and lifeless wastelands.
Lifeless? Not so much!
Mutated insects have made their home in a bomb shelter and they're set on exploring the world.
Let this point&click adventure welcome you to a hilariously bizarre end time world and join the roaches Jim and Bud on their journey to the surface.

Journey of a Roach tells the story of two roach-buddies, who want nothing but see the surface world.
On their way up, they meet all kinds of bizarre and ludicrous insects inhabiting the post-apocalyptic earth. In atmospheric 3D point&click adventure style you'll take control of Jim the roach through the bomb shelter, effortlessly crawling your way along walls and ceilings. This innovative and dynamic game mechanic creates opportunities for a wholly new puzzle design. Fondly designed speechballoons offer an unconventional new dialogue experience and the soundtrack delivers and atmospheric, post-apocalyptic mood.

Key Features

Point&click Adventure in a unique environment
Crawl along walls and ceilings, exploring secret underground
Innovative controls create dynamic game mechanics
Atmospheric 3D comic style world
Two charming, memorable protagonists with humorous, nonverbal means of communication

System Requirements

Windows

macOS

SteamOS + Linux

Minimum:

OS *: Windows Vista/7
Processor: 2.5 GHz (Single Core) or better
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 256 MB RAM (shared memory not recommended)
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 2500 MB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
Additional Notes: Keyboard, Mouse

Recommended:

OS *: Windows 7/8
Processor: 2.5 GHz (Single Core) or better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM (shared memory not recommended)
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 2500 MB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
Additional Notes: Keyboard, Mouse, Microsoft XBox Controller

* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

Minimum:

OS: OSX 10.6
Processor: 2.5 GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 2500 MB available space

* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.

Minimum:

OS: Ubuntu Linux 12.04, equivalent distros should work
Processor: 2.5 GHz (Single Core) or better
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 256 MB RAM (shared memory not recommended)
Storage: 2500 MB available space

© 2013 Daedalic Entertainment GmbH. Journey of a Roach, the Journey of a Roach-logo and the Daedalic-logo are trademarks of Daedalic Entertainment GmbH, Germany. Developed by Koboldgames GmbH. All rights reserved.

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