# 21 years ago, Valve passed on a chill game pitched as "the opposite" of GTA San Andreas, Journey creator says: "We only publish games with guns, our players like to shoot"

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- **Source:** [Gamesradar](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/grand-theft-auto/21-years-ago-valve-passed-on-a-chill-game-pitched-as-the-opposite-of-gta-san-andreas-journey-creator-says-we-only-publish-games-with-guns-our-players-like-to-shoot/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a397e5bc2d36efd861b6e6a)
- **Published:** 2026-06-22
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #andreas #articles #chill #creator #game #guns #journey #newsletter
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