Voyage Reviews

The visuals and soundtrack are both incredible. Gameplay is nothing special, but the storytelling and overall package was well worth the short journey

I'd been following this little project for probably around five years now, well before it was called Voyage, after seeing a few images and gifs online which have rattled around in my mind ever since. So I was elated when I stumbled upon its release date a few weeks ago. I just finished my 90 minute play through, and while I would have loved more, it's definitely impressive what the small team accomplished on an artistic level. The landscapes feel familiar yet alien. Strange rock formations and odd life forms are scattered throughout the many biomes. Animations bring life to not only the characters, but the world itself. And the musical score and sound effects further enliven the beautifully handcrafted world, really giving everything a cohesive charm. It's not all that game-y, and doesn't need to be. It's one of those quaint little games - much like another recent favorite, Old Man's Journey - that doesn't demand much of you, whether your looking for something to help you decompress after a long work week, need a palate cleanser, or simply want to experience something lovely and different.

Among the infinite things in the universe is the amount of slow cute looking indie adventure games released over the course of the past 10 years. It is now almost impossible to predict how good and engaging a game like this would be, even after watching a few bits of its gameplay. And the unfortunate reality is that it’s easier to just ignore them all until you see one talked about and praised a lot. Which is a shame, as smaller productions that have something to them easily get lost now. Voyage is among those. It’s incredibly simple gameplay wise. It’s absolutely nothing you haven’t played before. But due to its visual style and the story, it’s actually far more curious than you might think at first. The gameplay in the game is incredibly simple. It’s basically a cinematic platformer, but without the platforming. And all of the different types of interactions that you tend to get in cinematic (and puzzle) platformers are boiled down to very few simple ones. In many ways, it’s a 2D narrative exploration game more than an adventure, really, or something like Journey, except without the fun of movement. Which makes the game sound really boring. And thing is – it isn’t. Yes, it is nothing new apart from the fantastic art style and animation. But just like Journey or ABZÛ, there’s something that might hook you. It did hook me. There are bits of the game that are less interesting than the most. The story isn’t as punchy as it wants to be and some elements are a bit obscured where they clearly were meant to be more revealing. And the very beginning of the game, the tutorial of basics, isn’t as clear as the developers clearly expected it to be. But it’s engaging. It has local coop (and you can use the Steam Remote Play Together to play over the internet). You can hug the partner. It’s beautiful to look at. It has charming soundtrack… I can understand if it doesn’t click with you, just because they’re have been so many games like this. But do check it out as you might enjoy it.

If you want a fun game, don't play this. If you want a cinematic experience, though, it doesn't get much better than this. Seriously, this is one of the most stunningly beautiful games I've ever played. The art has a painterly feel and the sound design and music are breathtaking. The game has little to no gameplay whatsoever, but it has an awful lot of beauty packed into the roughly two and a half hour playtime. If you're going to play this game, then just know that it is slow. It's clearly a deliberate choice, and it's one that can be enjoyed if you come into the experience with the right mindset (one of taking in the incredible environments and examining the world around you as you slowly walk from place to place). I just thought I should mention this because it's commonly cited as a downside. It isn't so bad so long as you aren't playing for a fun time. You will come out with a sense of wonder and amazement, maybe, but not amusement. All in all, I couldn't recommend it more. It's criminally underplayed. If you're on the edge, just know what sort of a game this is before you buy it.

Voyage is not the typical coop adventure you're expecting. It's even a good solo experience actually. The art is superb, the animations are great, the music is wonderful and its story makes you travel through really different landscapes. The gameplay is really minimalist, nothing challenging. It's all about the journey, taking your time and letting go for about 2 hours. A cute and radically short game, that I quite enjoyed!

extremely gorgeous, lush visuals, and a beautiful soundtrack. the main verb is "slowly walk or push something back and forth a lot," and i didn't mind, because it's so lovely to look at. the second verb, and arguably the most important, is hug. you can hug! you *must* hug.

"I'll take my ArtStation portfolio, add some moving sprites in front of it. Is this a game?" I'm trying to see the positive in this game, and to be forgiving since it's only a few devs, but it's hard. So many moments in the game I got extremely frustrated at the amount of time wasted on slow moving animations, in an attempt to stretch out the time of the game. There were so many moments playing this when I just pressed right on the joystick, tilted my head back and closed my eyes, knowing that I had a minute to rest as the characters dragged themselves 2 pixels per second across the screen. I love small low-key games that are more about the concept than any difficulty, so it would seem to be right up my alley. But there are no mechanics, no compelling story, and no character development. The only thing to recommend it is the art, which is great by the way, but starts to annoy you when you have to stare at a given scene for 2 unnecessary minutes. The best feeling was when it ended, and I promptly uninstalled it knowing I'll never have to go through that again. Sorry devs, I don't want to be mean, but if this game was faster and shorter it might have been something good. I know a lot of people complain that there is not enough game for a given price, but those people are not your target audience anyways.

The art is good, but the gameplay is extremely shallow, and mostly boring. You walk extremely slow, and the puzzles are so shallow that it just feels like you're going through the motions. Good art though. Pretty to look at. Honestly this feels like it would be better suited to being a short film or a comic rather than a game. Because there's barely any game here at all.

Voyage is a short game about two stranded space explorers traversing an alien planet and trying to find a way home. The art is incredible, and the dynamic scenery is extremely well done. The animations are also amazing, especially the character animation. The puzzles are interesting but always very light and easy to understand. The story is pretty subtle, with lots of vague environmental storytelling, but still tangible enough to follow and enjoy. The ending was unexpectedly powerful. Overall, this game is definitely worth your time if you appreciate game atmosphere and vibrant, well-done art.

The game story is nice, aesthetics are very nice, I love the DA... BUT this game is already very short YET it should actually be much shorter (2-4 times faster...) everything is SO SLOW! And there is backtracking!! It really feels like they've done a nice game were like "wow it's only 45min long, let's divide walking speed by 2!". The puzzles themselves are extremely simple, and if you don't have an immediate idea of what to do just hit the hint button and you'll know where to press your single "interact" button!