The Pathless' vast, puzzle-filled nature creates a nice, quiet space for running through the woods, lining up some tricky shots with your bow, and losing yourself in the moment. It's an open-world puzzle game with emphases on exploration and skilled traversal, and you are meant to wander and experience its world as you find it, rather than as a series of checklist objectives. The bond with your eagle and the fate of the world hang in the balance.There's a narrative reason for why this game is called The Pathless, but the name is also a reference to how it's supposed to be played.

Engage in epic battles against the cursed beasts to restore light to the land. Use all your skill to hunt them down, but be careful not to become the hunted yourself. Giant corrupted spirits lurk in the woods. Discover the dark history of the island as you solve puzzles in ancient ruins and unearth long-forgotten secrets. Traverse misty forests, lush meadows and snowy tundras. Perform fluid acrobatics and execute awesome trick shots with a unique archery system that allows effortless shooting while moving at high speeds.įorge your own path through a beautiful open world packed with secrets to find. Forge a connection with your eagle companion and soar through the air.

Become the Hunter, a master of archery who travels to a mystical island to dispel a curse of darkness that grips the world.īecome the Hunter, a master of archery who travels to a mystical island to dispel a curse of darkness that grips the world.

From the creators of ABZÛ, The Pathless is the mythic adventure of an archer and an eagle in a vast forest.

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