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There is one rule in the game. And it needs to be broken. There is one goal. And when you attain it, you die.

The Path is a walking simulator, indie and horror game developed and published by Tale of Tales.
Released on March 18th 2009 is available on Windows and MacOS in 9 languages: English, Dutch, Danish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese - Portugal and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 969 reviews of which 758 were positive and 211 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 2.88€ on Steam with a 66% discount.

The Steam community has classified The Path into these genres:

Walking Simulator Indie Horror Female Protagonist Exploration Adventure Surreal Experimental Atmospheric Singleplayer Gothic Dark Psychological Horror Story Rich Third Person Great Soundtrack Short Experience Psychological

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista
  • Processor: 2 Ghz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Hard Disk Space: 500 MB
  • Video Card: Recent Geforce® or Radeon® x6xxx 256 MB (no integrated graphics)
  • Sound Card: Any Sound Card
  • DirectX® Version: DirectX® 9.0c
MacOS
  • Operating System: Mac OS X 10.8
  • Processor: 2 Ghz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Hard Disk Space: 500 MB
  • Video Card: Recent Geforce® or Radeon® x6xxx 256 MB (no integrated graphics)
  • Sound Card: Any Sound Card

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July 2025
This review is several years late, lol, but I wanted to say that even today, in 2025, this is still one of my favorite games. Something about the atmosphere, the music, and the completely free-to-interpret outcomes of the girls' stories really spoke to me way back when this was huge on YouTube, and even now, all this time later. Make no mistake, this is a walking simulator with some BIZARRE controls. Things aren't fully explained to you; there's no tutorial. You get some controls explanations, but there are not really any cut scenes, either. You're left to stumble through and try to figure out exactly what it is you're supposed to do, and then what it is the game's trying to tell you (if anything). Each girl has her own personality, her own items to be found in her forest, and her own special "fields", which you can find by following bright lights. Each girl has a wolf, which you can interpret in different ways, either literally or figuratively. Do you walk all the way to Grandma's house, like a good girl? Or do you go off, find your wolf, and most likely die? And really, HOW do you die? Grandma's house changes at the end depending on what you decide and choose. Do you see the wolf? Do you find the items and then go see Grandma instead? Up to you. I played one Path for three hours. I've played through a couple different Paths at different times since first buying this game, but I'm enjoying giving this a little more time, now that I'm older and have different thoughts in my head. Also, don't rely on running too much. The camera tilts. You want to kind of release the sprint occasionally, because if you run too long, the screen darkens, the camera gets obscured, and you can't see certain things until you let your character breathe again.
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June 2025
this game really lives rent free in my head. the symbolic themes of the struggles of girlhood&womanhood are very important to me ! the eerie music is so good toooooo:
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May 2025
This game means a lot to me, so I may be biased, but I find a lot of comfort in the game and the storytelling. We need more games like this. If you like art games and horror, I recommend this one for the atmosphere alone.
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April 2025
I play this usually around Halloween, I enjoy the concept and think for a simple game the devs put a lot of heart and love into this. I love how much story there is if you pay attention to. Each sisters different wolf was a unique concept. For a game that for the most part is cute and whimsical if can get a bit dark especially if sensitive
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March 2025
Girlhood as a game... This game IS a walking simulator and the horror is implied rather than throw in your face; the horror is also largely centred around girlhood and is quite feminine, focusing heavily on the transition from girl to woman, loss of innocence, and the dangers girls and women face in this world (and more). I think it could be easy to see this game as pretentious and boring, but as someone who loves and values literature and reading way too much into things, this game is kinda heaven for me and I find myself heavily relating to some of the girls you play as (looking at you Robin and Ginger). I don't recommend if you're looking for something fast-paced, but if you're a chi-chi snob like me who loves literature and art far too much, please give it a go. I don't think there's much to spoil but the fun is really finding the story out for yourself and interpreting it however you see fit- there isn't a wrong answer.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Path is currently priced at 2.88€ on Steam.

The Path is currently available at a 66% discount. You can purchase it for 2.88€ on Steam.

The Path received 758 positive votes out of a total of 969 achieving a rating of 7.47.
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The Path was developed and published by Tale of Tales.

The Path is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Path is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

The Path is not playable on Linux.

The Path is a single-player game.

The Path does not currently offer any DLC.

The Path does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Path does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Path is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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The Path
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Release 18 Mar 2009
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