Hit Indie Game Journey Has Suddenly Released on iOS Devices

To many, Journey is THE quintessential experience for the PS3. Traveling across beautiful landscapes with a silent friend rests warmly in their hearts. In a surprise launch, Journey has released on iOS mobile devices right now.

The announcement was made by Jenova Chen, the co-founder and creative director of thatgamecompany, the development team behind the game. The Twitter post was a simple "out now!" type message, linking to the iOS store page.

Journey the older sister of Sky is out on iOS today! Thanks to ⁦⁦@A_i and @SonySantaMonica⁩, three thatgamecompany games are within my pocket ready to play at all time!

This is in reference to two more thatgamecompany games, Flower and Sky: Children of the Light, which also released on iOS.

In Journey, the player controls a hooded figure in a warm and arid desert. They have to navigate through puzzles, using a magical force to aid them. The premiere feature of the game is the seamless co-op functionality. The game pairs you with another person in the world also playing the game. With the only means of communication being a ping action, the two players must silently work together to reach the end.

Having released seven years ago on PS3, Journey recently came back into modern media when a PC port of the game was announced as an Epic Games Store exclusive.

Journey for iOS is available now on the iOS App Store for $4.99