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Pathos

96% positive of 25 Steam reviews

To finish: 10 h
To 100%: 50 h
Released: 2026
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by Contrary Games.

More about this game on ludography.

About the game

Pathos is a turn-based fantasy adventure inspired by retro dungeon crawlers. Experience deep, emergent gameplay with modern graphics, sound and a touch-first interface. Extensively customise your character and embark on epic procedurally generated campaigns.

Tagged by players

Traditional Roguelike
Grid-Based Movement
Perma Death
Class-Based
Procedural Generation
Party-Based RPG
Turn-Based Strategy
Old School
Inventory Management
Turn-Based Combat
Level Editor
Top-Down

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Positive

What players say

Recommended
Recommended — A True Hidden Gem! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I’ve been playing the free version of Pathos for years, and I can honestly say this game is worth every penny of the $20 asking price. This isn’t some overnight project. Pathos has years of history, dedication, and hard work behind it, and it absolutely shows. The gameplay is incredibly well done, the depth is fantastic, and it captures that old-school dungeon-crawling…
8 min played when written. 19 found it helpful.
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Recommended
You know the recent Firefox ad where meme royalty of the early web grieves over the terrible and joyless Internet of today? That is how I feel about every "Top Grossing" mobile game. Their sole purpose is to capture, entrap, and immisserate its users. We don't have a horse paste for purging Gacha parasites (yet?). In the meantime, your best defense is installing Pathos
8 min played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 9 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Tried to play on the Steam Deck. Despite dev saying controller support, for some reason, I was unable to click on anything on the start menu, nor in the character selection screen. Had to use the touchscreen to get in the game. This game runs like ass on the steam deck too, around 30 - 40 frames, feels like it is everything in slow motion. It only runs well if I turn on hardware acceleration but then the graphics…
15 min played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 2 found it helpful.
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