How to play guide for Journey

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This page will serve as a basic **how to play guide for *Journey***. Feel free to edit this guide with any tips, tricks, and suggestions.

## Basic gameplay

Please consider reading Basics Guides, if you are having your First Journey or just started to play the game. Those give hints and links to other helpful articles.

### PC versions

* it is recommended to **start the game via the launcher** (see Talk:PC Version FAQ)! For some people, it seemed they couldn't connect when not using the launcher.
* Consider using a **controller;** if you are on keyboard or mouse, you might want to check "Controls" below or the in-game settings to see which buttons have a function.
* Sand settings on low or medium look more grainy. Some people say its better than having it on high setting.
* Just try out different settings (PlayStation versions did not have that option), Journey can look differently for PC players.
	+ Medium settings is the equivalent to PS3, High = PS4, Ultra is PC exclusive and Low corresponds to Vita according to Flower but not the case here.
	+ For reference: FXAA, Vsync, Cloth interpolation all enabled and MSAA 2x is the closest equivalent to PlayStation and iOS versions on PC

### Common hints

Journey is rather self-explanatory. In the **first level you cannot meet a companion**, so there is time to try out the controls and chirp at flyers, those little cloth pieces that fly around certain places.

The first level ends after a vision and walking through a corridor.

The Broken Bridge (BB) level is the **second tutorial-like level** and the first place where it's possible to encounter a companion. The Banners and Flyers will recharge your scarf. Try different Chirps/chiming/singing at the Flyers!

#### Cloth

* Banner
* Carpets
* Flyer
* Jellyfish

are like energy for you. On contact or upon approaching them, they will recharge your scarf and behave in many different ways.

#### The chirp

*See:* Chirp

Chirp is your friend. It is a tool used to interact with the environment and activate things in the game.

Read more about different Chirps, about the Symbol it shows and some trivia in the article above.

#### Your scarf

See article: Scarf

Your Companion's loud Chirps will also charge your Scarf, if the sound bubble hits you (applicable up to a certain distance).

Your scarf is comparable to the health or stamina bar in other games. Keep a constant eye on your and your Companion's scarf and do big chirps at your companion if you notice their scarf is emptying/empty. This is especially important when trying to fly together.

Try to keep your scarf charged via mid-flight chirps at flyers, hitting banners, etc.

## Controls

Journey is **naturally intended to be played with a controller**, since it came out first on a console.

The table below shows the standard settings for each device.

### PC

Play the PC version of Journey with:

* PS4, XBOX and Logitech and third party XInput controllers
* DualShock 4 natively and emulated
* Keyboard and mouse
* Keyboard only
* Mouse only (not recommended as it is very challenging)

Warning: the game might crash, if the RT button is used with a controller through the in-game options (Dualshock is not affected)

 Camera movements with a controller are naturally slower than turning around with the mouse. If you are **having difficulties controlling your flight**, you might want to try reducing your mouse sensitivity.

### iOS

iOS touch controls are mostly self-explanatory (no dedicated sitting button)

* Movement can be on left or right side, default is left
* Jump, chirp and camera movement can not be pressed together and are on the side opposite to movement.
* Top-left button is Menu/Pause.
* For more Information about the iOS version see here: IOS Version FAQ.

Alternatively, you can connect a controller to your Apple iDevice. See: How to connect a controller to your iPhone or iPad.

The standard settings for iOS version are the same as PlayStation/PC and depend on the connected MFI controller

### Default control binds, PS3/4, PC (DS4, XBOX)

#### To invert camera and/or controls

PlayStation: Press Start/Touchpad, options, then press select. You have to press it several times to circle through the options (only camera inverted, only control, both).

PC version: Enter the menu -> Options -> Controls. There are settings for camera: OFF (standard), X, Y and X+Y (both inverted).

#### Options and start buttons do more than you think

*Select*/*Share*/*Enter* will make you sit down and **meditate**. Also used to **communicate and for tricks.** Since it doesn't start the screensaver, it could be considered the "faster" sitting.

*Start*/*Touchpad*/*Options*/*P* will start the screensaver, moving right (camera) stick or pressing start again will bring you back to normal view. It's also a **forced sitting and used for tricks.** To begin experiments with pause button, try using the screensaver-sitting in the slide level.

## Remapping for PS or PC

You can **customise your buttons** with

* In-game options or an external program on PC
* Accessibility Settings on PlayStation 4

See Hints for the regularly travelling Wayfarer: Remapping controller.

Remapping can help to accomplish **certain tricks** easier (see Tips for the long-term traveler, Zen jump, Faceplant Jump (FPJ)).

## Playing offline

PC version: Playing offline without turning all network traffic off

PlayStation: How to go offline

## References

1. ↑ Settings for PS4 information, with best thanks to -InF-

## See also

* Common Behaviors
* Hints for the regularly travelling Wayfarer
* System requirements, see also Patch Notes

 GAMEPLAY BASICS AND Levels-OVERVIEW

Ancient Glyphs • Banner • Carpet • Chirp • Companions • Companions Met Along the Way (CMATW) • Entities • Kelp • Levels • Objects • Scarf • Shooting Stars • Shrines • Symbols • Tandem Flying • Triggers • Trophies • War Machine (WM) • Wardrobe • Wayfarers • Whale
 Levels
1 Chapter Select (CS)
2 Broken Bridge (BB)
3 Pink Desert (PD)

4 Sunken City (SC)
5 Underground (UG)
6 Tower
 7 Snow
8 Paradise
 9 Credits
Category:Levels1 Chapter Select (CS)
2 Broken Bridge (BB)
3 Pink Desert (PD)

4 Sunken City (SC)
5 Underground (UG)
6 Tower
 7 Snow
8 Paradise
 9 Credits
Category:Levels
GAMEPLAY GUIDES (BASIC)
**Recommended**
**How to play guide for Journey**  •
Chirp/Scarf  •
Tandem Flying  •
Dusting / to dust/Common Behaviors  •  Companions Met Along the Way (CMATW)

Frequently Asked Questions  •
PC Version FAQ  •

Basics Guides

Ancient Glyphs • Chirp • Common Behaviors • Companions • Companions Met Along the Way (CMATW) • Dusting / to dust • Guide: 2nd-5th Journey • Guide: 6th journey and onwards • Guide: Your first journey • Guide to arranging a meetup • Hints for the regularly travelling Wayfarer • Kelp • Levels • Scarf • Symbols • Tandem Flying • To connect or to disconnect! • Walkthroughs Basic • Wardrobe • Wayfarers

 GAMEPLAY BASICS AND Levels-OVERVIEW

Ancient Glyphs • Banner • Carpet • Chirp • Companions • Companions Met Along the Way (CMATW) • Entities • Kelp • Levels • Objects • Scarf • Shooting Stars • Shrines • Symbols • Tandem Flying • Triggers • Trophies • War Machine (WM) • Wardrobe • Wayfarers • Whale
 Levels
1 Chapter Select (CS)
2 Broken Bridge (BB)
3 Pink Desert (PD)

4 Sunken City (SC)
5 Underground (UG)
6 Tower
 7 Snow
8 Paradise
 9 Credits
Category:Levels1 Chapter Select (CS)
2 Broken Bridge (BB)
3 Pink Desert (PD)

4 Sunken City (SC)
5 Underground (UG)
6 Tower
 7 Snow
8 Paradise
 9 Credits
Category:Levels
GAMEPLAY GUIDES (BASIC)
**Recommended**
**How to play guide for Journey**  •
Chirp/Scarf  •
Tandem Flying  •
Dusting / to dust/Common Behaviors  •  Companions Met Along the Way (CMATW)

Frequently Asked Questions  •
PC Version FAQ  •

Basics Guides

Ancient Glyphs • Chirp • Common Behaviors • Companions • Companions Met Along the Way (CMATW) • Dusting / to dust • Guide: 2nd-5th Journey • Guide: 6th journey and onwards • Guide: Your first journey • Guide to arranging a meetup • Hints for the regularly travelling Wayfarer • Kelp • Levels • Scarf • Symbols • Tandem Flying • To connect or to disconnect! • Walkthroughs Basic • Wardrobe • Wayfarers