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Journey of a Roach

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 thei

Released Nov 4, 2013 Developer Koboldgames, Daedalic Entertainment Publisher Daedalic Entertainment Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux AdventureIndiePoint & ClickPuzzleComedy
View on Steam ↗ $1.04 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

89.3%positive1,966 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“A fun and unusual quest about cockroaches in a post-apocalyptic world. The atmosphere is light and humorous, and the mechanics of crawling on walls and ceilings make the puzzles really interesting.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Un point & click para iniciados en el género. Paródico y además con una buena temática. Muy recomendable.”

— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“+ visual style, graphics, dialogues, plot. - ah umm well they are not there. what do you mean they don't exist? well, that's it, they just don't exist 10 out of 10”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

18achievements
6.1%median completion
2.7%rarest: Like a boss!
24.8% of players 19.1% of players 13.0% of players 12.4% of players 11.1% of players 10.7% of players 10.7% of players 9.5% of players 6.6% of players 6.1% of players 5.5% of players 5.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.2% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 24.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
24.8%Walk like a roach — Hidden achievement
19.1%Fly Whisperer — Hidden achievement
13.0%Down-Town — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
2.7%Like a boss! — Hidden achievement
2.8%The cake is not a lie — When is your birthday?
2.8%Roach on speed — Congratulations, you have reached the flower below 18 minutes!

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$1.04−85% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$6.99base price
$1.04lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US1.04 USD−85%
EU1.04 EUR−85%
UK0.89 GBP−85%
Australia1.53 AUD−85%
Canada1.34 CAD−85%
Japan120 JPY−85%
Brazil3.52 BRL−85%
China4.35 CNY−85%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$0.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$1.2

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Nov 04, 2014
Happy Birthday Jim & Bud!

Exactly one year ago Journey of a Roach got released. To celebrate this, all the insects decorated the bunker for Jim's first birthday! There are presents, party hats and exploding stuff! There's even

Nov 04, 2014
Happy Birthday Jim & Bud!

Exactly one year ago Journey of a Roach got released. To celebrate this, all the insects decorated the bunker for Jim's first birthday! There are presents, party hats and exploding stuff! There's even

Mar 07, 2014
Update v1.10.086 is online.

Journey of a Roach is out on Linux! With the help of our community we were able to do a portation that should work on most distributions. Besides this we did some small fixes and added an option to sw

Mar 07, 2014
Update v1.10.086 is online.

Journey of a Roach is out on Linux! With the help of our community we were able to do a portation that should work on most distributions. Besides this we did some small fixes and added an option to sw

Dec 02, 2013
Update v1.10.046 is online.

We added a new configuration launcher for the game. It should now work properly when mapping unsupported input devices with the separate configuration application. Just select 'Configuration Dialog' w

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Indie · Point & Click · Puzzle · Comedy · Singleplayer · Post-apocalyptic · Short · Casual · Cute · Controller · Funny (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Traditional Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements18
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.journeyofaroach.de
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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