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Robinson: The Journey

Go beyond boundaries in Robinson: The Journey, a brand new virtual reality game from Crytek. Harnessing the power of CRYENGINE, Robinson: The Journey will offer players an unparalleled sense of presence in a…

63 8 November 2016 ESRB E

Robinson: The Journey is an adventure developed by Crytek, released 8 November 2016 on PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and SteamVR.

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What Robinson: The Journey is

Robinson: The Journey is an adventure game developed by Crytek and released in 2016. It is available on PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and SteamVR. It runs on CryEngine. It carries an ESRB E age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Go beyond boundaries in Robinson: The Journey, a brand new virtual reality game from Crytek. Harnessing the power of CRYENGINE, Robinson: The Journey will offer players an unparalleled sense of presence in a game world as they assume the role of a young boy who has crash-landed on a mysterious planet. With freedom to explore their surroundings in 360 degrees of detail, players will become pioneers by interacting with the rich ecosystem around them and unearthing incredible secrets at every turn.
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How it plays

It is played from a virtual reality perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 30 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Robinson: The Journey holds a critic score of 63 out of 100. That places it above 22% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 5 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel i5-4590 / AMD FX 4350 or greater, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA: GTX 970 4 GB / GTX 1060 6 GB or greater | AMD: RX 480 or greater. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 7GB.

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What it launched against

Robinson: The Journey launched on 8 November 2016, within three weeks of Dishonored 2, Battlefield 1, Final Fantasy XV and Titanfall 2. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Dishonored 2, Battlefield 1, Final Fantasy XV, Titanfall 2.

Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Robinson: The Journey — frequently asked questions

When did Robinson: The Journey come out?
Robinson: The Journey was released on 8 November 2016 for PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and SteamVR.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Robinson: The Journey?
At minimum, Robinson: The Journey needs Intel i5-4590 / AMD FX 4350 or greater, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA: GTX 970 4 GB / GTX 1060 6 GB or greater | AMD: RX 480 or greater graphics, 6.73 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Robinson: The Journey?
The PC version needs about 6.7 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("6.73 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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