Journey of a Roach

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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 48 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 48
  3. Negative: 7 out of 48

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  1. ooJackReno
    Nov 12, 2013
    8
    "Journey of a Roach is a clever anvanture game, which gives you tons of fun
    > and sastisfaction from solving puzzles." Read full review: http://swiatgry.pl/recenzja/pc/682,journey_of_a_roach
  2. Duckstiff
    Dec 4, 2013
    8
    The game thrusts you into a difficult puzzle almost immediately and my first thought was "This feels like a version of Monkey Island". The movement around the game is seemless and I played through using a 360 controller, it was generally hassle free although inventory management took a few attempts to get used to. The can climb up walls and along ceilings which leads to some movementsThe game thrusts you into a difficult puzzle almost immediately and my first thought was "This feels like a version of Monkey Island". The movement around the game is seemless and I played through using a 360 controller, it was generally hassle free although inventory management took a few attempts to get used to. The can climb up walls and along ceilings which leads to some movements that resemble Fez.

    After playing through however, I decided the game was not similar to Monkey Island at all with regards to the puzzles. Some of the choices were bizarre and made the game difficult not because of how hard the puzzles actually were but the placement and sheer ludicrousness. The game effectively consisted of 3 'large' puzzles. Each zone was unique and had a certain theme to it but all followed a main 'quest' or aim linked to the zone. The game difficultly was mostly gauged by the awkwardness of certain actions, combined with the fact that rarely did you get any sort of clue other than a speech bubble depicting a cruel picture of what the character you're interacting with wants.

    The length of the game is fairly short, I took around 3-4 hours of passive gameplay, i.e I was watching TV whilst playing this game every so often. I can't imagine the replay value of this game is very high, maybe at some point I will speed run this game but it doesn't have that charm Monkey Island ever had and thus I don't feel that I could return to play this game simply for the storyline. Then there is the price, I wouldn't say this game is worth the RRP at all, I caught this in a bundle by chance and after a while decided to actually play it.

    However, despite that overall difficulty/awkwardness I think the game deserves some credit. The game is technically flawless with regards to bugs and the developers should be applauded for that, not often does this happen now that they can just simply release broken and patch later.

    The game really should be around the £5 range though due to its length. I honestly think I could speed run this game in under 20 minutes and that isn't really a selling point.    … Expand
  3. DemiGoth
    Nov 20, 2013
    8
    First off, ADVENTURE is not RPG. I keep making those mistakes when buying games :s

    About Journey of a Roach. A very nice 'adventure' of you as a roach where you have to solve puzzles to get the story going. Though the puzzles are frustrating at times, they are fun to solve. About the graphics I can be short CHILDISH but it does fit the game very well. Haven't come far yet in the    First off, ADVENTURE is not RPG. I keep making those mistakes when buying games :s

    About Journey of a Roach. A very nice 'adventure' of you as a roach where you have to solve puzzles to get the story going. Though the puzzles are frustrating at times, they are fun to solve. About the graphics I can be short CHILDISH but it does fit the game very well.

    Haven't come far yet in the game, but it's made me laugh on more than one occasion (and that's saying something already...)    … Expand
  4. Neonberry
    Nov 21, 2013
    7
    Journey of a Roach is an adventure game that is in my opinion aimed for the more casual players. The game itself is not too long and most puzzles are not very hard, but it is great as light entertainment and a fresh breeze for those who are tired of the conventional scraping for survival post apocalyptic games.
    The game-play is fairly creative being able (and having to) climb up on walls    Journey of a Roach is an adventure game that is in my opinion aimed for the more casual players. The game itself is not too long and most puzzles are not very hard, but it is great as light entertainment and a fresh breeze for those who are tired of the conventional scraping for survival post apocalyptic games.
    The game-play is fairly creative being able (and having to) climb up on walls and ceilings to reach certain objects adds a bit of extra flavor to the conventional rub item A to item B mechanics. I am not sure it worth the full price, my price would be no more than 6£ about half of the original. But since I picked it up on a sale I can't complain.    … Expand
  5. Feck
    Nov 15, 2013
    9
    Journey of a roach has a good story and interesting puzzles from the beginning to the end. Also it has lovable characters and nice songs.
    It is a short game and you will finish it in a few hours but it worth it. It has cool achievements to unlock and this will double the playing time.
  6. kezzyhko
    Aug 5, 2020
    8
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  7. 1ManAndHisDroid
    Nov 27, 2013
    6
    Got this as part of a humble bundle pleasantly surprised...
    The key mechanic is the ability to walk 360 around rooms (on walls ceilings) but it's actually a cute little adventure game too!
    And the puzzles make sense (not too random) well worth checking out if on sale!
  8. nickrgamer
    Apr 26, 2014
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Journey of a Roach is a great game. It has a nice story and challenging puzzles(good luck with it). The arts is good, the characters, settings and background music are cute(actually the whole game is cute). But you need to be aware of the spinning screen when Jim is climbing walls or ceilings, it might make you dizzy.

    Journey of a Roach is just a short game so you can finish it with just a couple of hours.    … Expand
  9. bancandrei
    May 16, 2020
    6
    Feels like the 3d rendered version of machinarium, which is the superior game. It does try to add something new to the genre, through the perspective changing movement, so it deserves some recognition for that. Works only because it is a short experiment.
  10. hileger
    Oct 19, 2022
    7
    адвенчур простенький короткий но интересно в отличие от raven вышедшая в этом же году
  11. apokalipto
    Aug 21, 2023
    8
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.

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65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19
  1. PCGamesN
    Feb 5, 2014
    50
    Too many basic lessons on how to treat players go unlearnt. Even over its short duration, initially colourful scenarios become sadly static and tired. Journey of a Roach has some promising ideas, but unfortunately struggles to demonstrate them at their best.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 23, 2014
    80
    A fresh look at the genre that also doesn’t lose sight of the key basics that make a great adventure game. [Issue#238]
  3. Riot Pixels
    Jan 15, 2014
    63
    Journey of a Roach has a couple of fresh ideas in its sleeve, but the visuals are too amateurish, and the puzzles are dull.
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