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Pathos

A stealth puzzler where chemical darts turn guards against each other

Team Horde LLC · Released May 8, 2019

ActionFree To Play

Reviews
Very Positive
81% of 70
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
7 years ago
May 3, 2019
Minimum PC
GTX 1050
4 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Pathos?

Pathos is a free, single-player stealth puzzle game about infiltrating a drug syndicate to dismantle it. You use a dart gun and chemical mixtures to manipulate guards’ emotions, making them attack one another.

For you if...

  • +you want a short game to play alone

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer direct firefights over sneaking and solving puzzles
  • −you avoid games with gore and graphic violence

What players say

81% of 70 reviews are positive

Players praise the shooting puzzles, with recent feedback highlighting easy-to-understand drug effects. Older complaints center on difficulty figuring out how to fire the gun.

Screenshots and trailer

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Pathos system requirements

Minimum: GTX 1050, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
Processor
AMD Ryzen 3 2200 G or equiv.
Graphics
GTX 1050 or equiv.
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Graphics
MSI GEFORCE GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Pathos have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Pathos run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English.

Does Pathos use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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