Question 1

True or false: You can encounter and guide other players in Journey, but you cannot communicate through voice chat.

Accepted Answer

True. Players are anonymous and can only communicate via musical chimes, fostering a unique cooperative bond without words.

Question 2

True or false: Journey was developed by thatgamecompany, the same studio behind Flower and flOw.

Accepted Answer

True. Thatgamecompany created all three games, with Journey being their most acclaimed title, released in 2012.

Question 3

True or false: The player character in Journey is a woman wearing a flowing red scarf.

Accepted Answer

False. The character's gender is intentionally ambiguous; the game never specifies it, and the design is androgynous.

Question 4

True or false: The mountain in Journey is based on Mount Everest, which inspired its towering peak.

Accepted Answer

False. The mountain was inspired by various desert and mountain landscapes, not a specific real-world peak.

Question 5

True or false: If you die in Journey, your character's scarf permanently shortens, reducing your flight ability.

Accepted Answer

False. Dying only temporarily shortens the scarf; it can be recharged by collecting glyphs or finding cloth creatures.

Question 6

True or false: The white robe you can earn in Journey allows you to fly indefinitely without recharging.

Accepted Answer

False. The white robe lets you fly longer, but you still need to recharge by collecting glowing symbols or touching cloth.

Question 7

True or false: Journey's soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy Award, a rare honor for a video game score.

Accepted Answer

True. Composer Austin Wintory's score was the first video game soundtrack nominated for a Grammy in 2013.

Question 8

True or false: Journey was originally conceived as a game about a bird migrating across a desert.

Accepted Answer

True. Early prototypes featured a bird, but the team switched to a humanoid figure to enhance player empathy and anonymity.

Journey Trivia Questions