SimulationFit check
Is Journey Up worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want climbing built around physical movement rather than other activity types
- Small online groups seeking sessions for up to 4 players
- VR or desktop players interested in checkpoint-based and timed runs
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want a broad activity range beyond climbing, ledges, and route progression
- Players who prefer a slower, less repetition-focused experience than repeated traversal and timed runs
- Players seeking local multiplayer rather than online sessions
Our take on Journey Up
The focus on physical climbing narrows the activity range: movement, ledges, and route progression take priority over other adventure systems. Speedrun mode also removes checkpoints, trading recovery points for a stricter attempt structure.
What is Journey Up?
Journey Up is a climbing adventure that starts in a collapsed mine and continues through different biomes toward the sky.
Progress involves jumping, gripping handholds, pulling onto ledges, and using body movement to interact with objects. Solo play works offline, while online sessions support up to 4 players. One mode lets players return to their highest checkpoint, while speedrun mode removes checkpoints and focuses on completion times. Steam leaderboards track times for individual zones and the full game. The game supports VR and desktop monitor play, with motion controls, keyboard and mouse, or gamepad input. An arm-locomotion option is also available.
How Journey Up plays
- 01Physics-based climbing
- Arm and leg movements are used to cross ledges and manipulate objects.
- 02Four-player online play
- Online sessions support up to 4 players, alongside offline solo play.
- 03Two progression modes
- One mode preserves the highest checkpoint reached, while speedrun mode removes checkpoints.
- 04VR and desktop modes
- Players can use VR, a desktop monitor, motion controls, keyboard and mouse, or a gamepad.
- 05Time leaderboards
- Steam records times for individual zones and complete-game runs.
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AstrasoftFor:Players who enjoy repeated attempts at difficult driving coursesSkip if:Players seeking forgiving progression, since falling sends the run back to the startPicked by overlapping fit notes and genres, not an editorial comparison.
Journey Up: platforms & release
Is Journey Up worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want climbing built around physical movement rather than other activity types. Skip it if: players who want a broad activity range beyond climbing, ledges, and route progression.
Where can I download Journey Up?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Journey Up's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Journey Up on?
Windows only.
