Pathway
Last updated: 2026-02-12
- Praised pixel art style
- Indiana Jones-inspired adventure
- Fun and enjoyable gameplay
- Combat is repetitive and boring
- Limited content and variety
- Lack of enemy variety
Emotions
Players feel let down by the game's repetitive combat and lack of depth in both gameplay and story. The late-game content and endings are particularly criticized for being shallow and uninspired, with many mechanics feeling too simple or poorly balanced.
Players are frustrated by the game's counterintuitive mechanics, such as cover systems and UI issues. Frequent crashes, glitches, and a steep difficulty curve also contribute to this frustration, along with repetitive and tedious gameplay elements.
Players enjoy the game's pixel art, music, and overall atmosphere, finding it fun and engaging. The variety of characters, abilities, and enemies, along with the game's casual and family-friendly nature, contribute to a positive experience.
The repetitive nature of combat and overworld events leads to boredom. Players find the gameplay loop monotonous and uninteresting, with combat being particularly shallow and dull.
Players appreciate the game's balanced progression and atmosphere. The graphics and combat subtleties are also highlighted as positive aspects.
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Mostly Positive (6/10)
- Total reviews
- 2,232
- Positive
- 1,72077.1%
- Negative
- 51222.9%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 157,922
- Estimated revenue
- $2,525,173
- Game price
- $16
- Review â sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 73.98%
- Estimated copies lost
- 495
- Estimated revenue lost
- $7,915
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment Ă Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| †2h playtime | 74% Avg playtime 0.9h | 52.8% Avg playtime 0.6h |
| > 2h playtime | 5933.5% Avg playtime 17h | 10559.7% Avg playtime 25.7h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.1 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 0.3 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 6.5 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 2,486.4 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
176 total
Organic purchasers13073.9%
Voted up: 62%
Key activations4626.1%
Voted up: 65%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
176 total
First impression0-2h1810.2%
Voted up: 50%
Mid game2-10h7039.8%
Voted up: 49%
Late game10-20h4324.4%
Voted up: 74%
Endgame20h+4525.6%
Voted up: 78%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
80.0%
Global baseline 62.5%
5 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 2,232 total.