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2010-2019 The 2010s

Journey earns wide acclaim for a wordless online game

A short game about walking toward a distant mountain paired players anonymously, with no names, no chat and no dialogue. Awards and mainstream coverage followed, strengthening long-running arguments about games as art.

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Platform
Home consoles
Region
North America
Period
The 2010s

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A deliberately small, quiet game reached a large audience and serious critical attention, showing that emotional range and formal restraint were commercially survivable. Its anonymous cooperation model also became a reference point for designers trying to build online spaces that do not reward cruelty.

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