Jake Hill
COGconnectedThe Long Journey Home (Switch) Review – Doesn’t Quite Meet Its Destination
Published 10/2/2019
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54
-11 vs critic avg
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PS4 / PC / Mac / XONE / Switch - 5/30/2017
The Long Journey Home
The Long Journey Home combines the endless freedom of space with a new open questing system that always leaves you in command. Deliver the stranded Glukkt to his homeworld as he asks, or to your new slaver friends? Attempt to make allies with everyone, or pin your hopes on the tougher races, and hope they never turn on you? Jump by jump, make hard decisions and live with the consequences, in a universe that is never the same twice.
- Developer
- Daedalic Studio West, Daedalic Entertainment
- Publisher
- Daedalic Entertainment, Daedalic Studio West
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Critic avg
65
12 scored reviews
Total coverage
12
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Score range
40–88
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 65 across 12 scored reviews, with a 48-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
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Below 708 reviews · 67%
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Dom Reseigh-Lincoln
Nintendo LifeReview: The Long Journey Home - A Thrilling Space Epic Undone By Its Own Spitefulness
Published 9/6/2019
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Score
60
-5 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalGareth Brierley
TheXboxHubThe Long Journey Home
Published 12/12/2018
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60
-5 vs critic avg
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Read originalOlivia Falk
Cubed3The Long Journey Home (PC) Review
Published 7/13/2017
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40
-25 vs critic avg
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Read originalAndrew Duncan
GameGrinThe Long Journey Home Review
Published 6/14/2017
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75
+10 vs critic avg
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Read originalChris O'Connor
ImpulsegamerThe Long Journey Home PC Game Review
Published 6/7/2017
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88
+23 vs critic avg
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Read originalFrancesco De Meo
WccftechWccftech The Long Journey Home Review
Published 6/2/2017
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60
-5 vs critic avg
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Read originalMatt Elliott
PC GamerThe Long Journey Home review
Published 5/31/2017
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68
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalLeif Johnson
IGNThe Long Journey Home Review
Published 5/31/2017
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64
-1 vs critic avg
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Read originalLane Martin
CGMagazineThe Long Journey Home Review- A Different Experience
Published 5/29/2017
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80
+15 vs critic avg
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