Разработчик: Tale of Tales
Описание
There is one goal. And when you attain it, you die.
Six sisters live in an apartment in the city. One by one their mother sends them on an errand to their grandmother, who is sick and bedridden. The teenagers are instructed to go to grandmother's house deep in the forest and, by all means, to stay on the path! Wolves are hiding in the woods, just waiting for little girls to stray.
But young women are not exactly known for their obedience, are they? Will they be able to resist the temptations of the forest? Will they stay clear of danger? Can they prevent the ancient tale from being retold?
The Path is a game about growing, about changing, about making choices, about accepting the consequences of these choices. A game about playing, and failing, about embracing life, perhaps by accepting death.
Key Features:
The Path is a short horror game inspired by older versions of Little Red Riding hood, set in modern day. The Path offers an atmospheric experience of exploration, discovery and introspection through a unique form of gameplay, designed to immerse you deeply into its dark themes. Every interaction in the game expresses an aspect of the narrative. The six protagonists each have their own age and personality and allow the player to live through the tale in different ways. Most of the story, however, relies on your active imagination.
The Path is designed with accessibility in mind. There are no ticking clocks or monsters to defeat. No hard puzzles will ever halt your progress. Most activities in the game are entirely optional and voluntary. The player has all the freedom in the world to explore and experience.
While The Path does not contain any graphic violence or sexuality, it does allude to these themes. The overall melancholy mood of the game and the potentially unsettling course of events, make The Path unsuitable for children. Despite of its origins in fairy tales, The Path is decidedly a game for the mature mind.
The game features a complete realtime 3D environment that can be explored through third person navigation. The characters in this virtual world, including the player's avatars, are governed by a form of artificial intelligence that gives them some autonomy. As a result, nobody knows exactly what you will encounter on your journeys.
Next to the multi-layered stylized graphics, The Path features a continuous soundtrack composed by goth rock diva Jarboe (ex-Swans). In fact, there are hardly any sound effects in the game. Instead the music is continuously changing according to what is happening in the game. Like the behaviours of the characters, the music too is never exactly the same twice.
For a satisfying experience, it takes about 6 hours to complete the game.
Поддерживаемые языки: english, dutch, danish, french, german, hungarian, italian, portuguese - portugal, spanish - spain
Системные требования
Windows
- Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista
- Processor: 2 Ghz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 500 MB
- Video Card: Recent Geforce® or Radeon® x6xxx 256 MB (no integrated graphics)
- Sound Card: Any Sound Card
- DirectX® Version: DirectX® 9.0c
Mac
- Operating System: Mac OS X 10.8
- Processor: 2 Ghz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 500 MB
- Video Card: Recent Geforce® or Radeon® x6xxx 256 MB (no integrated graphics)
- Sound Card: Any Sound Card
Отзывы пользователей
I appreciate the artistry and tone, as well as the unorthodox approach to the gameplay itself, but by the end I was just a bit tired of it. If you're looking for something within the realm of the macabre, but also want it to be a fairly relaxing experience, I'd say give it a shot please. Just be warned that it does get a bit repetitive.
FULL PLAYTHROUGH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n8SyurFoAM
finally getting to play this healed my inner child honestly
peak girlhood
i always think about this game because it's amazing
Just terribly boring.
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[/td][td]A short surreal game. While this is a horror game their is no enemies or death scenes. The gameplay consist of walking around and picking up items. The only way to progress in the game is to find the "wolves" for each girl. Simple game with a complex narrative.[/td]
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I played this when I was still in high school
I will still randomly think of this game when confronted with art or games that make me feel similarly strange emotions. I found this game very comforting and unsettling at the same time, it draws you in in odd but enjoyable ways.. If I hadn't been able to find it again after years of not looking it up, I might've believed it was just some bizarre fake memory I gave myself as a teenager.
I even remembered that I did a small art project on this in school, that's how much I enjoyed this back then!
So as much as this can't really be described as a classic game, I want to thank the developers for letting me experience this back ten or so years ago.
If you're thinking about playing this game ever, you should do it sooner rather than later. The engine it's built on is so old that it's impossible for the developers to ever update, so it's doomed to eventually be completely unplayable as PCs progress past the ability to run it.
I was able to get it running with minimal issues, and even if I did struggle, it would have been absolutely worth the time to me.
this is one of the best games iv ever played
A surrealistic reimagination of the Little Red Riding Hood fable, as beautiful as it is creepy. This is one of the first games of the genre we now call "walking simulator", maybe THE first, predating Dear Esther by 3 years. A magnificent work of art and an important piece of videogames history, still as bewitching as it was when it first came out.
Recently played another game that reminded me of this game in terms of aesthetics.
Don't trust "0.8 hrs played"- I played it way back when Steam store wasn't a thing and the only place I could get a niche indie game as a middle schooler was piracy websites.
Great game that had a profound effect on like 13-14yo me, a walking sim when walking sims weren't a thing yet. It's like participating in a kinda creepy and unsettling, but also sometimes calming and sometimes profound amateur play.
Recommend to play it at least once, since it's not that expensive and "understanding if it's for you" time falls way under Steam return limit
This “game” is not for everyone because it is a horror walking sim, as it says on steam. If you like that kind of thing, you've come to the right place. There's a lot to see and you can assemble the story on your own. Because of its age, the controls are a bit clunky and it feels slow.
Personally, I would buy it on sale.
the story is really bad
This game's atmosphere is unmatched when it comes to surreal, psychological horror. If you like creepy ambiance & a carefully crafted art style AND a story that you can analyze in different ways then this game is a hard recc. It's def not for everyone though and though it's cheap, $10 is still a lot if you're thinking about buying this blindly.
This game is gorgeous and very aesthetically pleasing. I got the wolves for all the girls and loved the artful storytelling. Despite it being clunky, which is understandable because it's old, I would play this game again. A very cool and unique game to find for creepy game lovers.
Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Tale of Tales |
| Платформы | Windows, Mac |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 15.01.2025 |
| Metacritic | 79 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 76% положительных (521) |