

A well-crafted action experience, The Pathless is well worth your time.
86
Verdict
91%
Steam
81
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (91% positive from 2.0K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (81/100 critic average)
Rich open world to explore
No significant drawbacks reported
The Pathless is an action-adventure video game developed by Giant Squid and published by Annapurna Interactive. Players control a nameless character, referred to as The Hunter, who travels to a mythical island shrouded in a supernatural curse. Instead of relying on traditional objective markers, the game focuses on intuitive exploration, archery-based movement and fluid traversal across forests, plains and ruins. Progress revolves around restoring light to regions controlled by corrupted gods, which culminates in boss encounters that blend chases, aerial movement and archery. The narrative is delivered through environmental storytelling and remnants of a fallen civilisation, keeping dialogue minimal.

Runs well on modern hardware.
System Requirements
Minimum
Recommended
Acrobat
Shoot 5 talismans while airborne before touching the ground.
58.6%
unlocked
Eagle's Companion
Pet the eagle 4 times.
52.4%
unlocked
1000 Talismans Shot
Shoot 1,000 talismans.
39.7%
unlocked
Epic Landing
Fall 150 meters without gliding and land hard.
37.9%
unlocked
Storm Survivor
Survive 3 storm encounters unscathed.
31.4%
unlocked
Light of Cernos
Collect all the Elk lightstones.
25.8%
unlocked
Epic Flight
Fly for over a minute without touching an updraft.
23.6%
unlocked
Light of Sauro
Collect all the Lizard lightstones.
22.7%
unlocked
Light of Nimue
Collect all the Snake lightstones.
21.4%
unlocked
Light of Kumo
Collect all the Bear lightstones.
19.2%
unlocked
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Acrobat
Shoot 5 talismans while airborne before touching the ground.
58.6%
unlocked
Eagle's Companion
Pet the eagle 4 times.
52.4%
unlocked
1000 Talismans Shot
Shoot 1,000 talismans.
39.7%
unlocked
Epic Landing
Fall 150 meters without gliding and land hard.
37.9%
unlocked
Storm Survivor
Survive 3 storm encounters unscathed.
31.4%
unlocked
Light of Cernos
Collect all the Elk lightstones.
25.8%
unlocked
Epic Flight
Fly for over a minute without touching an updraft.
23.6%
unlocked
Light of Sauro
Collect all the Lizard lightstones.
22.7%
unlocked
Light of Nimue
Collect all the Snake lightstones.
21.4%
unlocked
Light of Kumo
Collect all the Bear lightstones.
19.2%
unlocked
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