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The Journey Home

The Journey Home overview

Michael Chou | Aug 22, 2016 | game

Released

0players observed · 5 October 2026 - 00:05:20 UTC

AdventureFree To PlayRPGFree to PlayVRSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)2,004
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score51% positive

The Journey Home dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)2,004
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score51% positive
  • Total reviews37
  • Release dateAug 22, 2016
  • DeveloperMichael Chou
  • PublisherMichael Chou VR Lab

Genres: Adventure, Free To Play, RPG

Company pages: Developer: Michael ChouPublisher: Michael Chou VR Lab

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Game overview

Overview

The Journey Home comes from Michael Chou and is published by Michael Chou VR Lab. It arrived on Steam on Aug 22, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Journey Home's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 5 October 2026 - 00:05:20 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 51% positive across 37 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Journey Home is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel Core i5- 4590 or higher8 GB RAMNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or higher1 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Room Scale 2m by 1.5m area required

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Journey Home has sold up to 2,004 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Journey Home overview details

The Journey Home combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

A VR interactive story about family, dreams, and the meaning of life. You will be an astronaut who failed the mission, gets stuck in space and haunted by past memories.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Journey Home is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Free To Play, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 5 October 2026 - 00:05:20 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 51% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Journey Home
Steam App ID519170
Typegame
Release dateAug 22, 2016
DeveloperMichael Chou
PublisherMichael Chou VR Lab
PriceFree to play
PlatformsWindows
GenresAdventure, Free To Play, RPG
CategoriesSingle-player, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 5 October 2026 - 00:05:20 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews19
Negative reviews18
Total reviews37
Positive percent51%
Review typeMixed
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime781 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateAug 22, 2016
Official Steam feed update (UTC)23 August 2016 - 00:18:52 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)5 October 2026 - 00:05:20 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)5 October 2026 - 00:05:20 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)5 October 2026 - 00:05:20 UTC

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/519170
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/519170/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/519170
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Journey Home

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Journey Home?

The Journey Home's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 5 October 2026 - 00:05:20 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 13 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is The Journey Home growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Journey Home?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (33.3%), Russia (16.7%), United Kingdom (8.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (26.8%), Russia (14.3%), Germany (7.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31.9%), Russia (14.8%), Germany (7.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (24.5%), Russia (12.2%), China (8.5%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Journey Home?

The Journey Home currently sits at 51% positive across 37 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 19 positive reviews and 18 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Journey Home have?

The Journey Home currently has about 181 tracked Steam followers as of 9 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Journey Home?

The Journey Home is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

51% positive, 19 positive, 18 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 22 August 2016

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Processor: Intel Core i5- 4590 or higher Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or higher Storage: 1 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Room Scale 2m by 1.5m area required

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