The Pathless Reviews
The pathless offers us a huge open world, full of nuances and beautiful landscapes through which we will move at full speed. With ideas taken slightly from Breath of the Wild, we will have a good amount of challenges and intense fights that we will love. Special mention to Austin Wintory's soundtrack and great voice performances. Highly recommended.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Ultimately The Pathless is a very good game, with exceptional art direction and an interesting (if a bit shallow) story. I loved the interactions between The Hunter and her eagle, and found the boss battles to be a high point. The game’s six hour runtime helps to keep the somewhat repetitive gameplay loop from becoming tedious, but it also means it’s more difficult to justify the game’s $40 price tag. I believe that with some expanded lore and a lot more variety in the puzzles on display, Giant Squid could have easily stretched the game out to 10-15 hours. Still, The Pathless is undeniably a great game and a worthy (and unique) addition to the PS5 launch lineup.
I would prescribe The Pathless to anyone feeling numbed and locked by our days of inanition; it's perfect if you feel your home becoming an isle on the edge of the world.
Such a beautiful game just to spend time with, especially with the superb original score by Austin Wintory.
The Pathless is not a big game and doesn't want to gamble too much, but knows which aspects to really bet on. The heart of the game experience is exploration and does a good job of making you fully enjoy the rides and flights over its small but fascinating world.
Review in Italian | Read full review
What Giant Squid did here was nothing short of incredible.
The Pathless suffers from several things: repetitive puzzles, lack of depth in terms of abilities, complete absence of mini-map and fast-travel, some boring sections, and rather short length. But at the same time this game has a rather unique charm to it, which is a good enough reason to actually return to it again and again.
Review in Russian | Read full review
The Pathless shows how simplicity can make a a fun, vibrant and beautifull open world game.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
The Pathless is clearly one of the better early PlayStation 5 games, though it has some issues with repetitive content and padding.
Overall, The Pathless is good, but not great. The game is really hindered by its repetitive gameplay and visuals, taking away from what is initially a very fun experience. A solid voice cast and great music definitely serve it well, but it only takes it so far. It’s more than serviceable for a launch title, but it never soars to the heights that the player hopes for.
The Pathless is a charming indie adventure with a strong atmosphere, engaging exploration and a myriad of fun puzzles that is too good to be forgotten amongst the next generation hype.
The Pathless suffers a way too linear narrative and game structure, but has an inspired art direction, more game features than Abzu, a great work and a great way to tell the players more about it.
Review in Italian | Read full review
The Pathless is a unique and good way to start your journey in The new generation of consoles. Creators of Abzu have made a great game once more and invited you to an amazing and of course, challenging experience. Platforming and combat are very well combined and Austin Wintory made a beautiful soundtrack again. Finally i must say, If you play it, The Pathless will be one of the most enjoyable and unique journeys in your gaming life.
Review in Persian | Read full review
A smooth and mesmerising experience that includes nothing it doesn't need.
The Pathless is an incredible experience, and easily one of the best launch titles available on the PS5 in what is already an excellent selection. A wondrous, beautiful open world with innumerable locations and secrets to uncover is placed alongside a moving narrative further heightened by an unexpectedly tender relationship between player and bird. And that's to say nothing of the game's exquisite use of colour, or the beautiful and wickedly unique soundtrack. The Pathless excels on all fronts.
The Pathless is yet another brilliant game from Giant Squid, one with great harmony between almost all of its elements that sends you on a short adventure in its unknown and strange world.
Review in Persian | Read full review
If made from familiar parts, The Pathless nevertheless delivers the goods as a fast-paced action-adventure romp and a mostly unspoken depiction of the bond between human and animal.
The Pathless wakes a feeling in me that not many games do: The feeling that I'm free, can make my own decisions and do what I want. Some technical issues hold it back a bit.
Review in German | Read full review
I’m fully prepared to see the entirety of gaming journalism as a whole take the opposite opinion of The Pathless as the years go by. There’s a giant list of titles that my peers absolutely love, then I play them, and I swear we’ve experienced two different games. That being said, I can see how someone could absolutely love The Pathless, even if it didn’t do anything for me.