The Longest Journey

This article is about the video game. For the book by E. M. Forster, see The Longest Journey (novel).

The Longest Journey
Developer(s)Funcom
Publisher(s)
Producer(s)Ragnar Tørnquist
Designer(s)Didrik Tollefsen
Ragnar Tørnquist
Programmer(s)Morten Lode
Audun Tørnquist
Artist(s)Didrik Tollefsen
Writer(s)Ragnar Tørnquist
Composer(s)Bjørn Arve Lagim
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, iOS
ReleaseWindows
  • NOR: November 18, 1999[1]
  • UK: April 20, 2000
  • NA: November 17, 2000[2]
iOS
  • AU: October 28, 2014
  • WW: November 25, 2014[3]
Genre(s)Point-and-click adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

The Longest Journey (Bokmål: Den Lengste Reisen) is a magical realist point-and-click adventure video game developed by Norwegian studio Funcom for Microsoft Windows and released in 1999.

The game was a commercial success, with sales in excess of 500,000 units by 2004, and was acclaimed by critics. An iOS version was released on October 28, 2014[5] but was removed four years later.[6]

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  2. ^ "'The Longest Journey' is available in US". GameZone. November 17, 2000. Archived from the original on April 18, 2001. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  3. ^ Slater, Harry (November 15, 2014). "The Longest Journey Remastered is spinning its spell on iPad and iPhone right now". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  4. ^ Breeden II, John (February 21, 2001). "The Longest Journey is Paradise Found". Game Industry News. Noble Order Press Enterprises Inc. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015.
  5. ^ Matulef, Jeffery (October 28, 2014). "The Longest Journey remastered is coming to iOS "very soon"". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  6. ^ Funcom. "Why can't I play The Longest Journey on iOS anymore?". Funcom Forums. Retrieved July 18, 2024.