The Pathless on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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 1,637 reviews of which 1,497 were positive and 140 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 9.24€ on Steam with a 75% discount, but you can find it for 6.66€ on Instant Gaming.


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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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March 2025
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Pathless
8.7
1,497
140
Online players
7
Developer
Giant Squid
Publisher
Annapurna Interactive
Release 16 Nov 2021
Platforms
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