- Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Adventure into the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy RPG set in the 1930s great desert wilderness. Outwit your enemies in daring turn-based combat, raid occult tombs and make tough choices in a procedurally generated grand pulp expedition!
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Unpretentious, epic, grave and plot-driven.
- unpretentiousprestige
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
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TechRaptorAustin SutherApr 20199/10Pathway throws in a lot of different gameplay elements, but it does everything well. The strategic combat is simple and fluid, and doesn't outstay its welcome. The vignette-like adventures are palatable and entertaining. And perhaps best of all, it's one of the best looking pixelized games in recent memory.
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Screen RantEva HerinkovaMay 20214/5 starsOverall, Pathway is a game for fans of the adventure genre and stands out thanks to its archeological spin. The story is a bit cheesy, but not in a way that feels generic and unoriginal, and traveling through the desert fighting Nazis and cultists while rationing gasoline and supplies is a fun challenge that's not too overwhelming. While it's disappointing that the game suffers from technical issues on occasion, in general, it runs well docked, and offers engaging gameplay that doesn't overstay its welcome on Nintendo Switch.
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RPG FanBob RichardsonApr 201979/100A worthwhile excursion, Pathway's unrealized potential hurts my heart.
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Nintendo LifeMitch VogelMay 20215/10Pathway is a competent game. Just competent. Definitely not great, maybe not even good, but certainly competent. It's blend of randomized storytelling and XCOM-style combat is well done, but it doesn't prove to remain consistently entertaining in the long run. Those of you who are absolutely starved for this kind of game may want to cautiously investigate. Otherwise, just pick up the XCOM 2 Collection or Mario + Rabbids for a much more enjoyable take on the genre.
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cublikefootClaire FerrinApr 20194/10Pathway may look nice and have a cool progression system, but the core gameplay is simply too lackluster and repetitive to be worth the recommendation.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Robotality
- Publisher
- Chucklefish Games
- Released
- April 11, 2019
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Engine
- libgdx
- Time to beat
- 7 h rushed · 8 h main story · 12 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.6/10 from 21 ratings.
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