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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.

Old Man's Journey is a adventure, casual and indie game developed and published by Broken Rules.
Released on May 17th 2017 is available on Windows, MacOS, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.

It has received 3,970 reviews of which 3,453 were positive and 517 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam with a 50% discount, but you can find it for 1.02€ on G2A.


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System requirements

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Windows
  • 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
MacOS
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.13+
  • Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
  • Memory: 1024 MB RAM
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

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3 hours played
Sept. 2026
A Stunning Walk but Lacks the Shoes to Run Rating: 7/10 Old Man's Journey presents itself as an emotional narrative about reflection, regret, and reconciliation, wrapped in a vibrant, storybook art-style game. However, once you look past the stunning vistas, the experience reveals serious limitations in both gameplay and presentation. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3796878247 The Good Without a doubt, the visuals are the absolute selling point here. Every landscape looks like a hand-painted postcard, bursting with rich colors and charming coastal details. Coupled with a warm, emotional musical score, the game creates an undeniably cozy and reflective atmosphere. The puzzle mechanics, like shaping the hills to guide the old man along his path, are pleasant, gentle, and never frustratingly hard. The Bad The score settles at a 7/10 because of two major shortcomings. First, the gameplay is entirely basic: you literally left-click or drag the terrain the entire time. There is very little challenge or mechanical depth, making the progression feel more like turning pages in a digital picture book than actually playing a game. Second, the emotional weight of the story is somewhat undercut by the cutscenes, which lack animation. Instead of fully realized cinematic moments, important narrative beats rely on static images that feel lifeless, missing an opportunity to actually pull you into the old man's emotional journey. Time & Achievements? It's short. 2.8 hours to 100%. There are missable achievements, but they are quite easy to get with the chapter select feature. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3796877908 Final Verdict If you are looking for a short, relaxing interactive art piece to unwind on a quiet afternoon, Old Man's Journey is worth a look just for the scenery. Just don't go in expecting deep puzzles or engaging mechanics. If this review was helpful, do leave a like below https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3796878690
5 hours played
July 2026
I loved playing this game. Stunning scenery, lovely storyline and relaxing. played it to unwind and de-stress
8 hours played
July 2026
An old man receives a letter, and upon reading it, he decides to head out, packing his belongings, and so it starts. This game leads the old man and us through his treasured memories, all in hopes of reaching his destination. We get to see his life in short images from his memory while he wanders across the land. The whole art of the game has something bittersweet that captures the feeling very well. I mean, I am nowhere near this age, but I wonder if this is what it feels like when looking back at a long(hopefully) happy life. It already sometimes feels this way when looking back at childhood. Somewhere far away but close at the same time. Well, before I get too sad about it, I'd better finish this review. As we lead him closer towards his goal, we have to shape the land to give him access to terrain he wouldn't be able to go to. Sometimes it's straightforward, but other times you have to think a bit to plan the next steps. Sheep might even dare to block your way! A fun train ride was also in the mix. It isn't a very long game, but the time you use to complete it couldn't have been better spent anywhere.
4 hours played
May 2026
Note that I played the game twice.....once several years ago, and once just last week with the addition of achievements, thus the long play time; in reality it will only take you ~2 hours to finish the game. Old Man's Journey is a charming, tender-hearted puzzle game where you manipulate different layers of the environment, based on perspective, in order to create walking paths for an old man seeking to reunite with his estranged wife and daughter. It's more intuitive than that sounds ;-) ;-) The graphics are pleasant enough, the music is bog-standard but more than acceptable, and the gameplay is almost goldilocks perfect (not too hard, not too easy). One of the achievements may have you repeating the level two or three times to get it just right (the train level........IYKYK), but other than that the cheevos are perfectly doable (and guides exist if you need them), and a chapter select that came with the most recent update really facilitates this. It's not going to shatter anyone's mind or have them screaming its praises from the rooftops, but it is an enjoyable, touching puzzle game that totally respects your time. Highly recommended!
2 hours played
April 2026
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 sometimes. it's short, yes, but i think it's worth it.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Old Man's Journey is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

Yes, Old Man's Journey is currently available at a 50% discount. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.

Yes, Old Man's Journey received 3,453 positive votes out of a total of 3,970 achieving a rating of 8.39.
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Old Man's Journey was developed and published by Broken Rules.

Yes, Old Man's Journey is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Yes, Old Man's Journey is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

No, Old Man's Journey is not playable on Linux.

Yes, Old Man's Journey is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.

Yes, Old Man's Journey is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.

No, Old Man's Journey does not support VR.

Old Man's Journey is a single-player game.

Yes, there is a DLC available for Old Man's Journey. Explore additional content available for Old Man's Journey on Steam.

No, Old Man's Journey does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Old Man's Journey does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Old Man's Journey is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Old Man's Journey
Rating
8.4
3,453
517
Game modes
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Online players
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Developer
Broken Rules
Publisher
Broken Rules
Release 17 May 2017
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