Sky: Children of the Light, by Journey developer thatgamecompany, is now available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Its release follows last year's launch of the beta version of the game, titled Sky: Light Awaits.

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The title was first unveiled on stage in 2017 during Apple's headline ‌iPhone‌ X event. Originally it was billed as an Apple TV-only game that would support single-finger play using the Siri Remote, but the developers have since focused on getting the game out for ‌iPhone‌ and ‌iPad‌ users first.

According to the Sky website, the game's "coming soon" to Android, Mac, Apple TV, PC, and consoles. Sky was originally supposed to come out for iOS on July 11 but last-minute issues caused a weeklong delay.


Sky: Children of the Light is free to download on the App Store [direct link], and offers a variety of in-app purchases starting at $0.99.

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cardfan Avatar
cardfan
62 months ago
Lost me at in-app purchases.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
B4U Avatar
B4U
62 months ago
Why? It depends.
Because freemium games business model suck.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Sir Ruben Avatar
Sir Ruben
62 months ago
Low expectations here. Journey was an interesting art piece, but left me feeling very unsatisfied as a game. If this is anything like it, I’ll pass.
Its VERY much like Journey so won't be for you.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
obitow Avatar
obitow
62 months ago
Wow, I wasn't expecting a freemium game from thatgamecompany
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
RosOne Avatar
RosOne
62 months ago
No invert Y option
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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larrylaffer
62 months ago
Played the beta, it's a lovely game. Even if you're the type who only appreciated Journey for the unique artistic presentation, you'll get that within the first hour of gameplay in Sky, and since it's a free download, I'd still say it's worth grabbing it just for that first hour. You can always delete it after.
That's high praise coming from Gorkon's Chief of Staff.

Qapla'!
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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