Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.
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Very Positive (2,504) - 87% of the 2,504 user reviews for this game are positive.
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May 17, 2017
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Recommended
By IGN January 11, 2018

“Old Man's Journey is light-hearted, nostalgic, and a little bittersweet, which is all conveyed perfectly in its pastel-colored storybook art and serene soundtrack.”

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Reviews

“I mean...wow!”
Destructoid

“Old Man’s Journey is a masterpiece of environmental storytelling, and an utterly flawless game experience.”
PC Authority

“A whimsical poem”
Polygon

About This Game


Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, reconciliation, and hope. Entrenched in a beautifully sunkissed and handcrafted world, embark on a heartfelt journey interwoven with lighthearted and pressure-free puzzle solving.

A visual narrative about life’s precious moments, broken dreams, and changed plans, uncover stories of the old man’s life told through beautiful vignettes of his memories. Interacting with the serene and whimsical environment, solve playful puzzles by shaping the landscape, growing the hills to create the old man’s path forward.

During this compact gameplay experience, you’ll be transported to a vibrant and wishful world, exploring life’s complexities through the old man’s eyes. Meditatively delightful and reflective, Old Man’s Journey invites you to immerse yourself in quiet and inquisitive puzzles, and experience the old man’s heartache, regret, and hope.

Features

  • A powerful and emotional narrative told only through imagery
  • Gorgeously whimsical landscapes with hand-drawn art and frame-by-frame animations
  • Handcrafted, pressure-free puzzles
  • Unique delightful landscape-shaping mechanic
  • A compact game experience perfect for a wanderlust-evoking escape
  • Original and emotionally compelling soundtrack by SCNTFC
  • Crisp drawings rendered in native resolution - even on your 4K monitor

System Requirements

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    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows XP SP2+
    • Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
    • Memory: 1024 MB RAM
    • Graphics: DX9 (shader model 3.0) or DX11 with feature level 9.3 capabilities
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Mac OS X 10.8+
    • Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
    • Memory: 1024 MB RAM
    • Storage: 2 GB available space

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