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From the creators of ABZÛ, The Pathless is the mythic adventure of an archer and an eagle in a vast forest. Become the Hunter, a master of archery who travels to a mystical island to dispel a curse of darkness that grips the world.
The Pathless is a adventure, archery and exploration game
developed by Giant Squid
and published by Annapurna Interactive.
Released on November 16th 2021 is available only on Windows
in 14 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Turkish.
It has received 1,687 reviews of which 1,543 were positive and 144 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 36.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 5.09€ on Gamivo.
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System requirements
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-4350
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 | AMD Radeon HD 7870
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 15 GB available space
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I think that The Pathless is an amazing game, but I feel like depending on how you play it, the experience you have with it, and the feeling it could leave you with varies wildly. While I personally was left rather exhausted and ended up playing this game on and off for about a month, I think its because of how I played it, and I blame myself as a player more than I blame the developers. My issue with Pathless is the completionism anxiety. To put it simply, when playing the game I gathered every single one of the light stones in each area before progressing into the next, and I would constantly use the spirit vision to see from afar what areas I should go to next. On paper it sounds like a great idea for guiding the player and in the lore it gives a natural explanation for the mechanic. Its never directly explained but honestly it didnt need to be and finding out all the features of spirit vision on my own, was interesting. Again thats whats so frustrating about how The Pathless made me feel, everything on paper sounds so cool and interesting, but in practice the spirit vision gradually became a self inflicted hinderence, when the game gives you a perfect way to find everything you could ever want, that becomes the only way to play the game "right". If it wasnt for the spirit vision giving you massive unavoidable landmarkers for most points of interest, the game couldve had so much more organic exploration, but filtering the exploration through some fucking goggles that tell you exactly where to go makes it feel like your just going from one point to another. Its so frustrating because in the first few hours of the game, i didnt notice all of the capabilites of the spirit goggles, and instead just wandered around from place to place, following the landscape and looking for structures, but when using the spirit vision you dont need to actually look at the landscape because it just gives you massive red clouds, you dont need to remember if youve already been somewhere because everywhere youve already been is highlighted in blue. Through all of that though, I still loved this game, I just got really burned out quickly because I would be anxious about if I was going to an area too early, or be frustrated with myself because I dont want to use the spirit vision but its so useful for finding everything that I end up using it anyway. If i was to reccomend this game to a friend, I would almost want to lie to them and say that spirit vision is only a tool for puzzles and secret doors. There is alot of good about The Pathless, the rewarding movement, the dopamine hit for landing skill shots, the way they switch up the movement with the new eye crystal thingys. The lore and world building was incredibly captivating at all times, each stone and final words, it was really cool. One really weird thing is that the game kept reminding me of breath of the wild, its weird because the games seem so different. Just to make a short list of similarities, The Spirit towers remind me of the Sheikah towers, the flap upgrade crystal puzzles reminded me alot of korok seed puzzles, the eagle is like the paraglider, the Updrafts in both games. You get the point. Also kinda reminded me of Shadow of the Colossus Theres likely alot more I could say about this game but just for final thoughts and TLDR: Spirit Vision is too helpful OST was good Movement was peak Puzzles were fun Lore was cool Bird was cute Completionism Anxiety
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The Pathless is a remarkably well-designed puzzle game, guiding the player forward with intuitive design while providing plenty of opportunities to experiment and play. With great art and graphics, interesting puzzles and an amazing soundtrack, The Pathless will easily see players losing hours while under its hypnotic spell. In a world plunged into darkness, you take control of a mysterious Huntress who must journey to a floating isle to confront an evil being called "The Godslayer" who has corrupted the land's realms, which you must cleanse of evil and help reclaim the world with the aid of an eagle. The puzzles are good and range from easy to challenging. Pressing switches, firing arrows through a row of objects and manipulating multiple pressure plates are just some examples of what they are made up of. The eagle plays an important part in the solving of some of the puzzles as well by carrying objects and such. Overall, The Pathless is a fun and rewarding experience with plenty of secrets to uncover and a somewhat big world to explore. Highly recommended.
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An interesting experience, to be sure. The movement scheme is an odd one; base movement is rather on the slow side, but you rely upon the energy from shooting floating paper targets to propel yourself forward. This gives you an interesting range of control and precision, and for my part, I enjoyed it. There's an odd juxtaposition between having an ambling pace for quiet exploration while a hellbeast tears up the landscape nearby seeking you out. The landscape modelling is fantastic. The world is very beautiful, though... as a product of the way in which I chose to play the game, most of my time was spent roaming the land at night. I often didn't clear a region's curse until I had done as much exploring as I had wanted to. (Or I was spending time actively looking for secrets in "true sight", which is a whole other way of looking at the world.) This meant a lot of the game's visual appeal came as an afterthought to me, since I'd immediately move to the next darkened area of the map. That said, when you *do* stop to look at the world, it's gorgeous, and there are plenty of well hidden secrets to find. Some of the boss fights are... finicky. They require a very specific sequence of actions to defeat, and some of the requisite timings are quite short. The upside is: I don't think you can die. You just get shoved off to the side, so you have time to think about what just happened. You also have regenerating health, so just... don't get slapped 3 times in quick succession; you should be fine. The music is very well done, but it's used as punctuation. The Pathless spends far more time building ambiance. I rather like this game, and I'm surprised at how little I'd heard of it before stumbling across it.
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This might be my favourite game, it has a mix of Zelda and Shadow of the Colossus with a unique twist and amazing story. I'm not one for usually trying to complete a game fully yet the puzzles are so much fun especially the ones you have to sit and think for a bit. the soundtrack and game design are breathtaking on top of all that, i'm so glad i finally brought this game i've been waiting years to buy.
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If you like just exploring around beautiful places this game scratches that itch. The combination of the bow used for faster movement and the eagle to soar and glide is fantastic for the vastness and verticality of the areas. While the combat can be a bit to the side, it does deliver a great story and a solid gameplay experience.
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The Pathless is currently priced at 36.99€ on Steam.
The Pathless is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 36.99€ on Steam.
The Pathless received 1,543 positive votes out of a total of 1,687 achieving a rating of 8.70.
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The Pathless was developed by Giant Squid and published by Annapurna Interactive.
The Pathless is playable and fully supported on Windows.
The Pathless is not playable on MacOS.
The Pathless is not playable on Linux.
The Pathless is a single-player game.
There is a DLC available for The Pathless. Explore additional content available for The Pathless on Steam.
The Pathless does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
The Pathless does not support Steam Remote Play.
The Pathless 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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Developer
Giant Squid
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Annapurna Interactive
Release
16 Nov 2021
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