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Linux / PC / Mac / Switch - 4/11/2019
Pathway
Adventure into the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy RPG set in the 1930s great desert wilderness. Outwit your enemies in daring turn-based combat, raid occult tombs and make tough choices in a procedurally generated grand pulp expedition!
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- Robotality
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- Chucklefish Games
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71
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Critic avg
71
13 scored reviews
Total coverage
13
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Score range
50–90
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Signal shape
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 71 across 13 scored reviews, with a 40-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
Score distribution
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13 included scored reviews
90–1001 review · 8%
80–894 reviews · 31%
70–793 reviews · 23%
Below 705 reviews · 38%
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Neal Ronaghan
Nintendo World ReportPathway (Switch) Review
Published 6/2/2021
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80
+9 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalMitch Vogel
Nintendo LifeReview: Pathway - Competent XCOM-Style Combat, But Is That Enough?
Published 5/27/2021
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50
-21 vs critic avg
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Read originalJustin Nation
Nindie SpotlightNindie Spotlight Pathway Review
Published 5/27/2021
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85
+14 vs critic avg
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Read originalPam K. Ferdinand
Game RantPathway Review
Published 5/27/2021
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60
-11 vs critic avg
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Read originalBennie Fulks
ImpulsegamerPathway #NintendoSwitch
Published 5/26/2021
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalEva Herinkova
Screen RantPathway Review: A Classic Desert Adventure
Published 5/25/2021
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalAntonio "Otter" Mascarenhas
GameGrinPathway Review
Published 7/4/2019
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60
-11 vs critic avg
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Read originalMike Epstein
IGNPathway Review
Published 4/23/2019
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70
-1 vs critic avg
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Read originalDavid Wildgoose
GameSpotPathway Review - Pulp Friction
Published 4/17/2019
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60
-11 vs critic avg
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