The Pathless

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 1,536 reviews of which 1,402 were positive and 134 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 9.24€ on Steam and has a 75% discount.

The Steam community has classified The Pathless into these genres:

Adventure Archery Exploration Singleplayer Story Rich Female Protagonist Music Atmospheric Family Friendly 3D Platformer Action Open World Stylized Nature Fantasy Action-Adventure 3D Third Person Soundtrack Indie

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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

Reviews

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Dec. 2024

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.

Dec. 2024

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.

Nov. 2024

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.

Oct. 2024

This game is a wonderful JOURNEY and ABZUloutley amazing! I love the gorgeous art style and the puzzles are very Zelda-like and not too hard. You just want to get lost and run around in this world just for fun.

Aug. 2024

This is so much fun, and would be even more without the boss battles. I've done the first one and it was very frustrating. I just like exploring, collecting, finding bits of the story and solving puzzles. The puzzles are fairly simple, just a question of figuring out the right order and/or finding the required items, which are nearby. And no timers, at least so far. In the second area, I realized I can move to the next area without doing the battle, so I guess that's what I'll be doing, and then handling the bosses last, if I feel like finishing the game. Although there are some extra abilities you get for clearing an entire area, so maybe the bosses would be worth it at this point (I'm in the third area). I paid around 9 euros for this on sale with an extra bundle discount as I already had Abzu, and I think that was a good price. Also, since I'm always complaining about it, no motion sickness at all.

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-75% 36.99€ 9.24€

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Developer

Giant Squid

Publisher

Annapurna Interactive

Release 16 Nov 2021

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