Epic Games version FAQ

This article is about the differences to the Steam version of *Journey*.

For general tips and information look here. Graphic settings, controls, bugs and crashes.

### Warning before buying and after first playthrough

The information below is a big spoiler. Often its recommended to first play *Journey* blind, with no knowledge about it. You could play through and not recognise that a big feature is missing on this version.

If you read this and already played it, we recommend trying to get a refund. The Companions are a big part of the gameplay, which is not available.

Try to ask for a refund.

For details, see below.

### Differences to the Steam version

* **Companion system not working.**
* **No achievement** system. You can still find the easter eggs, slide through gates, find Symbols and Ancient Glyphs etc.
* **Creating save-files** and putting them back to start at a certain level, **does not work**.
* Playing offline works differently.
* The game itself is the same as the Steam version.

### Details: no Companions

Since summer 2021 there is a bug with the connection between players:

* Players that should connect, never see each other
* The game still recognises a connection: their names will appear at the end in the Companions Met along the Way-list.

The search for possible solutions:

* Experienced players tried to connect with each other, did not work. Finished the Journey to confirm that they get each others names.
* Epic Games support was contacted. Their possible solutions did not work.
* Annapurna support ended.

### Details: playing offline

Playing offline to not meet anyone is rather absurd on this version, since in most cases you will not see a Companion anyways. Though your Epic Games name may show up at their Companions Met Along the Way list. Below are tipps on how to travel offline to avoid this.

Since a patch in April 2020, playing offline seems a bit complicated.

When starting offline / internet cut off, it will not load saves, thus you will be a First Run.

Options:

* **Warning!** Starting online and cutting internet before going to the second level, **will crash the game** upon entering. Enter the Broken Bridge level and cut internet before jumping down the first ledge. Or use Chapter Select portals.
* Starting offline - no saves loaded, First Run playthrough.
* Start via Journey.exe - no saves loaded - Epic Games will recognise that the game is started though. You get your progress back, by starting the game normally via the launcher and connected to the internet,

### Details: save files / reset progress

With Epic Games version 1.59 the saving system for *Journey* has changed, Old and new save files do not work anymore.

* It is **not possible to restore a specific save** (robe, level, scarf etc.).
* **Reset to first run:** Start the game via Journey.exe / not using the Epic Games Launcher. This way you will start as a first run again, the "continue" option after closing the game will not work. Start the game normally via the launcher and connected to the internet, to you get your progress back.

## References

1. ↑ This was recognised and investigated around Summer 2021, by several community members. Since support for this game ended, it can be assumed it will never be fixed. The problem may lie on Epic Games side though.
2. ↑ Ravingmadness: around August 2021 i contacted Epic Games. Several E-Mails with ideas from them. Tried them, but it did not work (sometimes Journey did not even start).

Feel free to bother them again. Or eventually taking the game from the shop...
3. ↑ Ravingmadness, 2023-04-29: After creating the seperate Epic Games article, i tested offline playing and Infinite Flight (IF), to verify existing information.

Only crashes when entering BB, if started online and going offline before going to BB. Info was corrected.

Could not verify IF, it did not appear, but i will not say it doesnt work at all.