- Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Action
The Pathless is a mythic adventure where you play as the Hunter, a skilled archer who explores a mysterious cursed island with an eagle companion. Your goal is to lift an unnatural shroud of darkness that plagues the world.
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Grave, earnest, epic and resolved.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- resolvedopen-ended
- contemporarynostalgic
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GameCrateDavid SanchezNov 20209.3/10The Pathless is as majestic as it is haunting. It's ruminative and captivating. Above all, it's one of the most incredible meditative adventures ever created.
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TheSixthAxisAlan WenNov 20209/10A larger more ambitious game from Giant Squid that shares influences with Breath of the Wild only to subvert it in clever ways: retooling a bow as an ingenious mode of traversal and puzzle solving, an open world with no map, and a shooter where you don't have to aim. It's an accessible and streamlined approach making for an unmissable adventure to lose yourself in.
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PlayStation UniverseSebastian HawdenNov 20209/10In a world of icon-strewn maps and point to point gameplay, The Pathless encourages discovery through environmental clues and great design, setting you free of modern game shackles. It's beautiful, touching and the fast-paced gameplay is brilliant. There is nothing like The Pathless on the market at the minute and I think most people will find something about it to love. I certainly did
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GuardianMalindy HetfeldNov 20202/5 starsIn trying to apply the formula behind games such as Journey and Abzû to an open world, The Pathless ends up overstaying its welcome
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COGconnectedStephan AdamusFeb 202350/100The Pathless is fun for a bit, but I didn’t find any of the detail or smoothness our reviewer loved about the PS5 version. I would recommend avoiding the Switch version over any of the other ones. It’s a game best played docked anyways. If you’re at all curious, you might enjoy The Pathless, but its presentation is far from breathtaking on the Switch.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Giant Squid
- Publisher
- Annapurna Interactive
- Released
- November 12, 2020
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Time to beat
- 5 h rushed · 6 h main story
IGDB rating 7.9/10 from 56 ratings.
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