The Pathless
Open-world archery adventure with eagle gliding and spirit hunts
Giant Squid · Published by Annapurna Interactive · Released Nov 16, 2021
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 2,057
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 78% of 33 in 30 days
- Players
- 4
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- Nov 8, 2021
Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Pathless?
In this single-player open-world adventure, you play the Hunter, an archer seeking to lift a curse from an island. You explore without a map, glide with your eagle, solve puzzles in ancient ruins, and use your bow against corrupted spirits in boss fights.
For you if...
- +you enjoy exploring open worlds without a map
- +you prefer light puzzles and forgiving boss fights
- +you like fast movement and gliding with an eagle
Not for you if...
- −you want difficult combat that demands precise aim
- −you want puzzles and boss fights that keep changing
- −you dislike crossing wide spaces between activities
What players say
90% of 2,057 reviews are positive · 78% of 33 in the last 30 days
Players praise the movement, scenery, soundtrack, and freedom to explore. Others find the puzzles and bosses repetitive, the world sparse, and the difficulty too low. Some report stuttering, while recent reviewers with RTX 50-series cards report crashes at launch.
How many players finish The Pathless?
29% of Steam players have unlocked «The Truth is a Pathless Land», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
The Pathless system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 660, 6 GB RAM, 15 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-4350
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 | AMD Radeon HD 7870
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 15 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-6700 | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 15 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does The Pathless have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Pathless run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 43
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.
Does The Pathless 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Adventure
- Exploration
- Archery
- Singleplayer
- Story Rich
- Female Protagonist
- Atmospheric
- Music
- 3D Platformer
- Family Friendly
- Action
- Open World
- Stylized
- Nature
- Fantasy
- Action-Adventure
1 DLC available.
