Journey-likes

Travel from Point A to B to C in a generally linear fashion, often with limited environmental interactions/combat/puzzles and more focused atmospheric exploration. Not including Journey itself (or its predecessor, Flower) since I'm mostly looking for successors/imitators. Personal goal of mine to get through as many of these as I can.

Suggestions welcome!

Jusant
Jusant
Abzu
Abzu
Arise: A Simple Story
Arise: A Simple Story
Fe
Fe
AER: Memories of Old
AER: Memories of Old
Exo One
Exo One
Scarf
Scarf
Sea of Solitude
Sea of Solitude
Stray
Stray
RiME
RiME
The First Tree
The First Tree
The Pathless
The Pathless

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Bound
Bound

Unrated

Ode
Ode

Unrated

Omno
Omno

Unrated

Shape of the World
Shape of the World

Unrated

Sky: Children of the Light
Sky: Children of the Light
I get that it's by the same studio but from what I hear it is more or less just trying to be new age Journey

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The Gecko Gods
The Gecko Gods

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Across
Across

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Aery
Aery
Honestly all the AERY games fit the bill so let this be the stand-in for the whole franchise

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After Us
After Us

Unrated

Areia: Pathway to Dawn
Areia: Pathway to Dawn

Unrated

Be A Rock
Be A Rock

Unrated

Ellan: The Lost Soul
Ellan: The Lost Soul

Unrated

Guilt
Guilt

Unrated

InnerSpace
InnerSpace

Unrated

Jett: The Far Shore
Jett: The Far Shore

Unrated

Lone Wolf
Lone Wolf

Unrated

Lost Ember
Lost Ember

Unrated

Once in Flowerlake
Once in Flowerlake

Unrated

Our Mountain
Our Mountain

Unrated

Pastel
Pastel

Unrated

Path of Kami
Path of Kami

Unrated

Paws and Soul
Paws and Soul

Unrated

Rusa Odyssey
Rusa Odyssey

Unrated

Sole
Sole

Unrated

Spirit of the North
Spirit of the North

Unrated

Submerged
Submerged

Unrated

Submerged: Hidden Depths
Submerged: Hidden Depths

Unrated

The First Friend
The First Friend

Unrated

Toroa
Toroa

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Unpetrified
Unpetrified

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Vane
Vane

7 Comments


1 year ago

Toy Story 3

1 year ago

Spirit of the North?

1 year ago

Toy Story 3 is a little too different in terms of overall gameplay and aesthetics, sorry.

Spirit of the North is exactly what I'm looking for, so I added that. Thanks!

1 year ago

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1 year ago

What differentiates a Journey-like from your standard linear setpiece-platformer?

1 year ago

Elements I'm looking for are 3rd person perspective (i.e. no first person walking sims like Firewatch), traveling with less focus on quests/side quests and more focus on overall story progression, and minimal difficulty (i.e. no deaths) with heavy emphasis on atmosphere and exploration over heavy use of puzzles/combats. It's one of those "you'll know it when you see it" kind of lists so there might be some exceptions to some rules here and there.

1 year ago

I recommand you Gris, it fits your criterias perfectly, and it's the most beautiful 2D game I've played in my Life.


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