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The Path
There is one rule in the game. And it needs to be broken. There is one goal. And when you attain it, you die.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“The Path is a walking simulator and adventure/horror game, where the horror mostly is implied. You take on the role of one of six sisters, each representing a different stage of womanhood, from little girl who only wants to play to a grown-up woman with adult wants. Each girl…”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played“Not going to lie, it IS a walking simulator. So, if you're looking for combat, stealth, or any form of difficulty, go elsewhere. However, fi you don't mind sitting back and getting to watch/play an interesting story, then this game is quite good. The premise: You control up to…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“I'm really not a big fan of Tale of Tales, having played previous games like The Graveyard and that game with the deer, and now The Path. It's not because of their not-so-subtle pretentiousness, such as how when talking about the development of Sunset (their latest game, which I…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2025-11 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Minor update with crash fix
In the new version 1.22 of The Path you can change the window mode in the game's options menu. Running the game full screen causes a crash on some computers after selecting a character. If that is the
The Path updated for 8th anniversary
We have updated The Path so it runs on Windows 10 again. And in honor of the 8th Anniversary of The Path, we are having a sale. Now everyone can have adventures with Red Girls and Wolves in the deep d
The Path updated for 8th anniversary
We have updated The Path so it runs on Windows 10 again. And in honor of the 8th Anniversary of The Path, we are having a sale. Now everyone can have adventures with Red Girls and Wolves in the deep d
We're remaking The Endless Forest!
The Endless Forest was our first release. A multiplayer online game where everyone plays a magical deer in an idyllic forest. With its peaceful atmosphere, lack of chat or game goals, freedom to play
We're remaking The Endless Forest!
The Endless Forest was our first release. A multiplayer online game where everyone plays a magical deer in an idyllic forest. With its peaceful atmosphere, lack of chat or game goals, freedom to play
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Walking Simulator · Indie · Horror · Female Protagonist · Exploration · Adventure · Surreal · Experimental · Atmospheric · Singleplayer · Gothic · Dark (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Dutch, Danish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Spain |
| Official site | http://Tale-of-Tales.com/ThePath |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista Processor: 2 Ghz Memory: 1 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 500 MB Video Card: Recent Geforce® or Radeon® x6xxx 256 MB (no integrated graphics) Sound Card: Any Sound Card DirectX® Version: DirectX® 9.0c