Old Man's Journey
Released May 2017
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.
86% positive · 4,232 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Old Man's Journey is a self-contained puzzle adventure game that launched on May 17, 2017. The store description explicitly describes it as "a compact game experience" — a complete, standalone narrative with no mention of expansions, DLC, or ongoing content. The only DLC ever listed is the game's soundtrack, released the day after launch on May 18, 2017.
The developer, Broken Rules, has treated this as a finished product since launch. Post-launch updates have been purely maintenance and quality-of-life in nature: a June 2017 patch added a settings menu and fixed crashes; a March 2026 announcement added achievements and Steam Deck Verified status; and an April 2026 bug fix patch addressed framerate, camera, and physics issues. The March 2026 post notably explains the long gap by saying the team had been busy with their next game, Gibbon: Beyond the Trees — not that they had been working on new content for Old Man's Journey.
None of the developer communications mention planned expansions, future story content, or additional DLC. The game shipped as a complete narrative experience and has received only technical upkeep since launch.
Evidence
Store description markets the game as 'a compact game experience' — a self-contained narrative with no mention of expansions or future content
The only DLC ever released is the game's soundtrack, shipped the day after launch. No content DLC has ever been listed.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Broken Rules
Achievements
13
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, reconciliation, and hope. Entrenched in a beautifully sunkissed and handcrafted world, embark on a heartfelt journey interwoven with lighthearted and pressure-free puzzle solving.
A visual narrative about life’s precious moments, broken dreams, and changed plans, uncover stories of the old man’s life told through beautiful vignettes of his memories. Interacting with the serene and whimsical environment, solve playful puzzles by shaping the landscape, growing the hills to create the old man’s path forward.
During this compact gameplay experience, you’ll be transported to a vibrant and wishful world, exploring life’s complexities through the old man’s eyes. Meditatively delightful and reflective, Old Man’s Journey invites you to immerse yourself in quiet and inquisitive puzzles, and experience the old man’s heartache, regret, and hope.
Features
- A powerful and emotional narrative told only through imagery
- Gorgeously whimsical landscapes with hand-drawn art and frame-by-frame animations
- Handcrafted, pressure-free puzzles
- Unique delightful landscape-shaping mechanic
- A compact game experience perfect for a wanderlust-evoking escape
- Original and emotionally compelling soundtrack by SCNTFC
- Crisp drawings rendered in native resolution - even on your 4K monitor
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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