The Longest Journey
Point-and-click adventure about solving puzzles across parallel worlds
Funcom · Released May 1, 2007
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 2,176
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 17 in 30 days
- Players
- 5
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
- Minimum PC
- –
- not published
Metacritic: 91/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Longest Journey?
This single-player point-and-click adventure follows April Ryan as she travels between parallel worlds with fantasy and science-fiction settings. You explore locations, talk with characters, and solve puzzles.
For you if...
- +you like character-driven stories with lengthy conversations
- +you enjoy exploring contrasting fantasy and science-fiction worlds
- +you like classic point-and-click puzzle solving
Not for you if...
- −you expect modern graphics instead of older adventure-game visuals
- −you dislike puzzles that require experimentation or precise clicking
What players say
90% of 2,176 reviews are positive · 88% of 17 in the last 30 days
Players praise the writing, April Ryan, and the contrast between the two worlds. Many report trouble running the game on modern Windows PCs, including crashes, faulty save dialogs, and problems using the interface.
Screenshots and trailer
The Longest Journey system requirements
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Longest Journey?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
Windows 2000/XP, Pentium 166 MMX , 32 MB RAM, Mouse and Keyboard, 640x480 SVGA high colour (16bit) video card with 2 MB RAM, Windows compatible sound device, 300 MB free hard drive space Recommended: Pentium II, 266 mhz, 64 MB RAM , 3d accelarator card ( Direct 3d compatible ) with 4 MB RAM, 1GB free hard drive space
Does The Longest Journey have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Longest Journey run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does The Longest Journey use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
