Pathway

Pathway

Steam Deck Playable

Robotality · Turn-Based Tactics · Apr 11, 2019

Worth it for the right player.

At $15.99. It has been as low as $4.79.

77%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 140 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 135 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise20% are divided30% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
+ Good variety of characters and abilities
140 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Tons of replayability with the unlockables and variety of runs.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Pathway is a turn-based rogue-like that takes its core mechanics inspired by the Xcom series and its art style and story inspired by Indiana Jones.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
+ Great soundtrack and feeling of adventure
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Uncomfortable to play on Steam Deck as well.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters140 reviews
Gameplay85 reviews
Graphics59 reviews
Audio20 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty41 reviews
63%
Interface15 reviews
53%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat135 reviews
67%
Crashes8 reviews
50%
Bugs7 reviews
57%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $15.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.79.

6 points recordedtoday · $15.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
75
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.