Original Journey
A 2D roguelite shooter with dual-wielded weapons and deployable turrets
Bonfire Entertainment · Published by Neon Doctrine, Raw Fury · Released Aug 16, 2017
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 65% of 148
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- Jun 23, 2018
Metacritic: 66/100 (critic reviews)
What is Original Journey?
This single-player action platformer follows a rookie soldier searching Planet Shadow for an artifact to save their homeworld. You fight monsters across procedurally generated levels, upgrade weapons and mech armor, and take on racing and sharpshooting missions.
For you if...
- +you enjoy demanding bullet-hell battles and platforming
- +you like science-fiction stories with detailed alien lore
Not for you if...
- −you prefer continuous exploration to short, separate combat arenas
What players say
65% of 148 reviews are positive
Players praise the art style and combat, while some find the encounters repetitive. They also report aiming problems and progression-blocking bugs; a recent review still describes a quest that prevents further progress.
Screenshots and trailer
Original Journey system requirements
Minimum: HD 4000, 1 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Original Journey?
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- OS
- Windows XP/7
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
- Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 400 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 8/10
- Processor
- Intel i5 or equivalent
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce 8800 or Radeon
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 800 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Original Journey have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Original Journey run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 28
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, German.
Does Original 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Action Roguelike
- Bullet Hell
- 2D Platformer
- Difficult
- Shooter
- Platformer
- Roguelike
- Action-Adventure
- RPG
- 2D
- Cute
- Lore-Rich
- Story Rich
- Linear
- Procedural Generation
- Action
Recent updates
- Jun 23, 2018 · Update 3.0!
- Aug 25, 2017 · Update Announcement about Version 1.03
- Aug 25, 2017 · Update Announcement about Version 1.03
- Aug 20, 2017 · Update Announcement
- Aug 20, 2017 · Update Announcement
