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Old Man's Journey

Old Man's Journey

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.

Released May 17, 2017 Developer Broken Rules Platforms Windows · Mac AdventureCasualIndiePuzzleAtmospheric
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (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.

87.0%positive3,970 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“like many adventures, this one is about how adventure is not more important than your family. also, it's a nice, chill, non-ordinary puzzle game. it has only one gameplay idea, only one mechanic, but the devs are constantly trying to explore it differently and even challenge you…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Really lovely little game. I went into it not knowing anything really about it but the mechanics were easy to pick up and I've never seen this idea done before. The art style has to be my favourite part of the game though, a lot of thought has gone into it such as the colour…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“A short and simple puzzle-adventure game. The puzzles are mostly easy, but the real focus is on atmosphere and the feeling of the journey. Nothing groundbreaking, but nice for relaxing.”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:25 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

1playing at last check
324-hour peak
159all-time peak
0 25 50 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 23 avg · Oct 2018

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.

13achievements
1.1%median completion
0.7%rarest: Smooth Ride
2.1% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 2.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
2.1%The Beginning — Now you’ve got the hang of shaping hills and you're all set to help the old man on his journey.
1.8%Adeline the Village Gossiper — Adeline likes to think she is always in the know of the latest events in the little village.
1.7%Hugo the Vagabond — Hugo likes to invite passing hikers for a pause and a game of Canasta.
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%Smooth Ride — Ride the train without an emergency break.
0.8%Kassiopeia the Tortoise — Kassiopeia is an elusive creature, but will reveal herself for those with patience.
0.9%Sheep Whisperer — Guide the sheep in a level with the minimal amount of interactions.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US9.99 USD
EU9.99 EUR
UK9.09 GBP
Australia13.95 AUD
Canada11.99 CAD
Japan1,350 JPY
Brazil37.49 BRL
China42.00 CNY

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

China≈$6.2 Brazil Japan Canada Australia US EU UK≈$12

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

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

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

Apr 30, 2026
Framerate, resolutions, physics & camera fixes

Hey you all! We fixed a few things that were bugging some of you and even caused you getting stuck. Sorry for introducing those in the first place and thanks for the patience! We addressed the followi

Mar 17, 2026
Incoming: Achievements and Steam Deck Fully Verified

Hey everyone! We have a new major update for Old Man's Journey. We heard you loud and clear and are finally bringing Achievements to our game. Sorry that it took so long but our latest game Gibbon: Be

Nov 19, 2025
A Journey to the Heart Bundle

Hey Everyone! Congratulations to our friends from As I Began to Dream who just released their game! 🎊 We have joined forces with them to present a very special bundle - A Journey to the Heart to you👇

May 11, 2022
Broken Rules' new game Gibbon: Beyond the Trees out May 18th!

Hello dear Broken Rules followers! In case you haven't seen yet we have something new coming up. Our ecological adventure Gibbon: Beyond the Trees is soon coming to Steam 🥳 Wishlist here! Gibbon: Beyo

Jul 27, 2017
Trading Cards added

Hi there! A lot of people have asked us for Trading Cards so Clemens sat down and created some beautiful collectibles including an emoticon of the old man. He even took the time and wrote back stories

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

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

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Casual · Indie · Puzzle · Atmospheric · Point & Click · Story Rich · Hand-drawn · Great Soundtrack · 2D · Stylized · Colorful (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, S…
ControllerFull support
Achievements13
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.oldmansjourney.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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