The Directed

The Directed

Magnolia Art · March 7, 2018 · Free to Play, Indie, Casual, Puzzle, Difficult

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The Directed price

The Directed is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About The Directed

is a logic game in which you have to find the path to the goal, changing the direction of movement of your character. You have to overcome many traps and mechanisms to win. Closed doors, teleports, pressure plates and dilapidated platforms will challenge you. Can you pass them all?

Game features:


  • 50 unique levels
  • Control of several characters
  • An infinite number of incorrect passing ways
  • Insidious gameplay rules
  • Bonus levels with different gameplay

The Directed — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Sep 10, 2025
"The Directed" is a poorly made mobile app like grid puzzle game... you know the deal, set the course so the lemming(s) can get to the exit by tapping your iPhone screen to set up the tiles and make the path. Yawn. While I couldn't find this on the mobile app stores, everything about it looks and feels like it's a mobile app designed for mobile phones... for PC gaming enthusiasts, it's not going to give you a cutting edge PC gaming experience. That alone is enough to disqualify this from any recommendation. We don't spend thousands building gaming rigs so that we can pretend they're iPhones and play iPhone games and mobile apps. In terms of visuals, this features fairly low quality low poly 3D graphics which will deter a lot of gamers, understandably. Gaming is a visual medium, and while some developers struggle with creating high quality visuals, failing to do so is a disservice to gamers. It's very difficult to recommend bad looking games. This game is fairly dated at 7 years old... and even back then it looked old and busted compared to contemporary, professionally made 3D games of the same period. It looked bad then, it looks worse now. Now on to pricing and value fo…
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Not recommended Jul 3, 2026
the minigames are so buggy
Recommended Nov 4, 2025
Игра 'The Directed' — это настоящий бриллиант в жанре интерактивных историй. Она захватывает с первых минут и не отпускает до самого финала, заставляя игрока буквально проживать каждую минуту жизни главного героя. Управление оказалось интуитивно понятным, а сюжет — многослойным и полным неожиданных поворотов. Особенно порадовала детализация мира и проработка персонажей, которые ощущаются живыми и настоящими. Атмосфера игры — это отдельная тема: она наполнена напряжением, интригой и моментами, которые вызывают сильные эмоции. Разработчики проделали колоссальную работу, чтобы создать настолько глубокий и вовлекающий опыт. 'The Directed' — это больше, чем просто игра, это настоящее произведение искусства, которое я бы рекомендовал всем любителям качественных нарративных приключений.
Recommended Aug 12, 2025
[h1] …
Recommended Sep 5, 2024
great for brain
Recommended Aug 2, 2024
for the tower defense minigame just spam gatling guns

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