The Pathless

Nintendo Life

Roland Ingram·Feb 5, 2023

Critic70/100

Agreement—

The Pathless does one thing extremely well, which is to create a sense of racing – almost dancing – through its huge open world. The player's journey is mainly one of getting to know that sensation and learning to harness it to traverse epic environments. However, the protagonist's journey has little to do with that feeling, which is perhaps why the story doesn't land. The game sounds exceptional and looks great in this impressive port. However, the puzzles rarely stimulate the imagination and are fussy to play, while boss encounters are overlong and repetitive. Although it has its significant successes, The Pathless unfortunately doesn't manage to become more than the sum of its parts.

PC Gamer

Luke Kemp·Nov 23, 2020

Critic85/100

Agreement—

It turns out that The Pathless goes in the right direction.

Push Square

Graham Banas·Nov 22, 2020

Critic90/100

Agreement—

The Pathless is an incredible experience, and easily one of the best launch titles available on the PS5 in what is already an excellent selection. A wondrous, beautiful open world with innumerable locations and secrets to uncover is placed alongside a moving narrative further heightened by an unexpectedly tender relationship between player and bird. And that's to say nothing of the game's exquisite use of colour, or the beautiful and wickedly unique soundtrack. The Pathless excels on all fronts.

IGN

Jonathon Dornbush·Nov 10, 2020

Critic80/100

Agreement—

The Pathless combines a simple but fun movement system and a world brimming with secrets to uncover.

GamesRadar+

Austin Wood·Nov 10, 2020

Critic80/100

Agreement—

The Pathless switches effortlessly between relaxing exploration and exhilarating story moments, and it's altogether incredible.

Game Informer

Andrew Reiner·Nov 10, 2020

Critic80/100

Agreement—

The Pathless is a wonderfully different game that makes you feel like you have ownership over the entire experience and are not being led along by a pre-scripted playbook.

GameSpot

Mike Epstein·Nov 10, 2020

Critic70/100

Agreement—

Open-world exploration is the central idea and purpose of The Pathless, and its beautiful world rewards embracing your wanderlust.

Eurogamer

Christian Donlan·Nov 10, 2020

Critic80/100

Agreement—

It's the sheer size of The Pathless that I love. And I mean size in a very specific sense. You can race through this wh…