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As an archer with an eagle companion, you dash across a stylish mythic island, solve ruin puzzles and lift a dark curse. Fluid traversal and the bond with your eagle matter more than traditional combat.
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The closest matches for The Pathless are AER: Memories of Old, Epistory: Typing Chronicles and Hob. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Pathless special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
89 %
Best match
As the shape-shifting Auk you turn into a bird and glide across a world of floating islands. Instead of combat, it focuses on calm exploration, light puzzles in ancient ruins and a moody low-poly art style.
89 % 14.99 €
Distinctive, stylised art style
You play a muse accompanied by a fox in an adventure where everything, from movement to combat, is driven by typing. The paper-craft world unfolds as you explore, telling the story of a writer who has lost her inspiration.
89 % 19.99 €
Distinctive, stylised art style
Hob is a wordless action-adventure set in a vivid, mechanical world that you come to understand by exploring and reshaping the landscape. Puzzles, climbing and light combat make for a calm, atmospheric journey.
88 % −90 %Fantasy setting
A calm, atmospheric puzzle adventure where you guide a small lost ember through melancholy lands and uncover why its people vanished. The puzzles are approachable, and the mood is both wistful and comforting.
86 % −65 %Fantasy setting
As a young knight you sail and explore the wide island world of Gaia, full of myths and legends. Real-time combat against a dark army is mixed with the search for allies among the Owrus, Gillfolk and humans.
86 % 3.99 €
Lavish presentation
As the sun goddess Amaterasu in wolf form, you restore a mythical Japan from darkness by painting miracles onto the world with a celestial brush. Its ink-painting art style, inventive brush mechanics and warm humor make this Zelda-like adventure unforgettable.
86 %
Open world
A lone rider roams a desolate, haunting land to climb and topple sixteen towering colossi, each fight a living puzzle to scale. Minimalist storytelling, vast silence and a bittersweet ending make it a landmark of games as art.
86 %
Open world
For the first time you play as Zelda herself, solving puzzles and fights creatively by summoning copies of objects and monsters. A charming top-down adventure with a toy-like look and lots of freedom in how you tackle problems.
86 % −30 %Lavish presentation
An atmospheric adventure from the makers of Abzû where you glide across vast deserts on a hoversword and uncover forgotten ruins. Fluid traversal and calm exploration matter more than combat or challenge.
86 % 39.99 €
Distinctive, stylised art style
A gorgeous, animated-film-style action adventure where spirit guide Kena uses staff, bow and a swarm of cute Rot companions to free lost souls. Surprisingly tough boss fights mix with environmental puzzles and a gentle story about grief and letting go.
