Game overview
Journey of a Roach
Nuclear war, post apocalypse, barren and lifeless wastelands.Lifeless? Not so much!Mutated insects have made their home in a bomb shelter and they're set on exploring the world.Let this point&click adventure welcome you to a hilariously bizarre end time world and join the roaches Jim and Bud on their journey to the surface.
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Nuclear war, post apocalypse, barren and lifeless wastelands.
Lifeless? Not so much!
Mutated insects have made their home in a bomb shelter and they're set on exploring the world.
Let this point&click adventure welcome you to a hilariously bizarre end time world and join the roaches Jim and Bud on their journey to the surface.
Journey of a Roach tells the story of two roach-buddies, who want nothing but see the surface world.
On their way up, they meet all kinds of bizarre and ludicrous insects inhabiting the post-apocalyptic earth. In atmospheric 3D point&click adventure style you'll take control of Jim the roach through the bomb shelter, effortlessly crawling your way along walls and ceilings. This innovative and dynamic game mechanic creates opportunities for a wholly new puzzle design. Fondly designed speechballoons offer an unconventional new dialogue experience and the soundtrack delivers and atmospheric, post-apocalyptic mood.
Lifeless? Not so much!
Mutated insects have made their home in a bomb shelter and they're set on exploring the world.
Let this point&click adventure welcome you to a hilariously bizarre end time world and join the roaches Jim and Bud on their journey to the surface.
Journey of a Roach tells the story of two roach-buddies, who want nothing but see the surface world.
On their way up, they meet all kinds of bizarre and ludicrous insects inhabiting the post-apocalyptic earth. In atmospheric 3D point&click adventure style you'll take control of Jim the roach through the bomb shelter, effortlessly crawling your way along walls and ceilings. This innovative and dynamic game mechanic creates opportunities for a wholly new puzzle design. Fondly designed speechballoons offer an unconventional new dialogue experience and the soundtrack delivers and atmospheric, post-apocalyptic mood.
Key Features
- Point&click Adventure in a unique environment
- Crawl along walls and ceilings, exploring secret underground
- Innovative controls create dynamic game mechanics
- Atmospheric 3D comic style world
- Two charming, memorable protagonists with humorous, nonverbal means of communication
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Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- OS *: Windows Vista/7
- Processor: 2.5 GHz (Single Core) or better
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 256 MB RAM (shared memory not recommended)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 2500 MB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
- Additional Notes: Keyboard, Mouse
Recommended
Recommended:- OS *: Windows 7/8
- Processor: 2.5 GHz (Single Core) or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM (shared memory not recommended)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 2500 MB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
- Additional Notes: Keyboard, Mouse, Microsoft XBox Controller
macOS
Minimum
Minimum:- OS: OSX 10.6
- Processor: 2.5 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Storage: 2500 MB available space
Linux
Minimum
Minimum:- OS: Ubuntu Linux 12.04, equivalent distros should work
- Processor: 2.5 GHz (Single Core) or better
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 256 MB RAM (shared memory not recommended)
- Storage: 2500 MB available space
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- Daedalic Entertainment
- USK rating
- 6
- Achievements
- 18
- Controller support
- full
- Metacritic
- 65
- Features
- Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- Languages
- English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Traditional Chinese
- Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- [email protected]
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Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (18)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | No | No |
| Arabic | Yes | No | No |
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| Portuguese - Brazil | Yes | No | No |
| Russian | Yes | No | No |
| Swedish | Yes | No | No |
| Turkish | Yes | No | No |
| Traditional Chinese | Yes | No | No |
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Buy Verdict
Buy — $1.04.
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Value Score
Great Value — 80th percentile.
Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 80th percentile. Priced as Market at $6.99.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Journey of a Roach worth buying right now?
Buy — $1.04. Excellent deal! This matches the historical low price with 85% off.
When does Journey of a Roach go on sale?
Excellent deal! This matches the historical low price with 85% off.
Is Journey of a Roach free to play?
Journey of a Roach costs $1.04 on Steam.
What genre is Journey of a Roach?
Journey of a Roach is a Adventure, Indie game.
Who developed Journey of a Roach?
Journey of a Roach was developed by Koboldgames and published by Daedalic Entertainment.
What platforms does Journey of a Roach support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS, Linux.
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