PATHOS
The Brofessionals · 2017 · Sokoban, Puzzle, Difficult, 2D, Relaxing
PC
Positive89% · 18
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About PATHOS
The objective in PATHOS is simple - deceptively so. You've got just enough moves to get to the end. No more, no less. Use every last one mindfully.
Think of PATHOS as a play on the ol' sokoban style games. But instead of getting objects to their intended spot, you've got to get yourself past all those complicating obstacles, whether those obstacles are blocks, keys, teleporters, chasms or some sly board manipulation tricks. And every puzzle only gives you the moves you need - not one step extra.
There's a lot to muse about regarding PATHOS. Here's what intrepid puzzlers can expect:
No procedural tricks, no shortcuts, no nothing. PATHOS features a carefully thought out curve that is meant to gently ratchet the difficulty up, and this requires considered puzzle design and arrangement. Every single level requires a novel slice of perception, attention, logic or working memory. There are no wasted moments in PATHOS.
Pictograms and riddles - you're going to need a pencil and paper, or an illuminated mind, to defeat most of these.
Halbert's a groove guru, and PATHOS' OST is something you can clean a house, paint a masterpiece or dance with your dog to. It also helps shake loose that latent mental acuity.
Think of PATHOS as a play on the ol' sokoban style games. But instead of getting objects to their intended spot, you've got to get yourself past all those complicating obstacles, whether those obstacles are blocks, keys, teleporters, chasms or some sly board manipulation tricks. And every puzzle only gives you the moves you need - not one step extra.
There's a lot to muse about regarding PATHOS. Here's what intrepid puzzlers can expect:
150+ precisely crafted puzzles that wring every drop out of the developed mechanics.
No procedural tricks, no shortcuts, no nothing. PATHOS features a carefully thought out curve that is meant to gently ratchet the difficulty up, and this requires considered puzzle design and arrangement. Every single level requires a novel slice of perception, attention, logic or working memory. There are no wasted moments in PATHOS.
41 achievements, most discovered through deciphering verbal and visual clues.
Pictograms and riddles - you're going to need a pencil and paper, or an illuminated mind, to defeat most of these.
Powerful OST by Tim Halbert, with a definite earworm or two in there.
Halbert's a groove guru, and PATHOS' OST is something you can clean a house, paint a masterpiece or dance with your dog to. It also helps shake loose that latent mental acuity.
DLC & expansions
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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"PATHOS" is a ripoff of Sokoban (at least the developers admit it) that somehow has even worse graphics than the old 1990's Flash game (that almost requires effort to do a job that badly). There's 150 levels, but more of a bad thing doesn't make it better. Needless to say this was a dismal failure here on Steam Direct. What do you do in the game? It's Sokoban. Push boxes around. There's a plethora of new gimmicks, but it does little to change the fact you might as well be playing a Flash game in 2025 on a bleeding edge gaming rig. For gameplay purposes, because the user interface for this game is mostly just 2D static text/images... it might as well be a web page. It's functionally no different from a browser game. And we all know, Steam isn't here to compete with Chrome and Firefox. If the game can be done in a web browser, it's just not rich or compelling enough to appeal to serious gamers on PC. In fact if they had launched this as a browser game with ad support, they probably would have made more money, but I'm not here to help developers get paid for bad products. This game features very lacklustre minimalist "art" for graphics instead of anything remotely contemp…1 found this helpful
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PATHOS — атмосферный психологический хоррор с глубоким сюжетом. Игра погружает в мрачную вселенную, где реальность и безумие переплетаются. Геймплей основан на исследовании, головоломках и напряжённых моментах, где каждый шаг может обернуться смертью. Графика стильная, с акцентом на тени и свет, создающие тревожную атмосферу. Звуковое сопровождение усиливает напряжение: шёпоты, скрипы и неясные звуки заставляют нервничать. Управление простое, но требует внимательности. Сюжет заставляет задуматься о природе страха и одиночества. Однако сюжетная линия местами запутана, а финал оставляет вопросы. Для любителей интеллектуального хоррора — обязательный выбор.
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Great logical chill game. Many good levels with impressive design. After a few hours of playing it gets quite challenging.
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