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The Deadly Path

Roguelike real-time strategy with dungeon building and demanding gods

Owlskip Enterprises · Published by Fireshine Games, Drillhounds · Released Mar 25, 2025

IndieStrategy

Reviews
Mixed
46% of 100
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Mar 27, 2025
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 650
4 GB RAM · 5 GB disk
Full requirements

What is The Deadly Path?

This single-player roguelike strategy game takes place in a dark fantasy underworld, where a trapped Custodian must help a pantheon of gods ascend. In each run, you uncover tiles, gather resources, manage servants, build defenses, and fend off attackers while working toward a deity's victory condition.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy assigning workers and balancing resource production
  • +you prefer short roguelike runs with changing objectives
  • +you like dark fantasy settings with grim humor

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer turn-based planning to real-time decisions
  • −you dislike timed upkeep and constant multitasking

What players say

46% of 100 reviews are positive

Players praise the resource-management loop and music, but frequently report interface problems and bugs that disrupt runs. Some also find the inability to act while paused and the luck involved in finding required tiles frustrating.

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The Deadly Path system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 650, 4 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 x64
Processor
Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD Athlon X4 860K
Graphics
GeForce GTX 650 / Radeon HD 7750
Memory
4 GB RAM GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 x64
Processor
Intel Core i3-12100F / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Graphics
GeForce GT 1030 / Radeon RX 550
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space

Does The Deadly Path have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does The Deadly Path run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • The native resolution is not the default one
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
18
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese.

Does The Deadly Path 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

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