Paths & Danger

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In "Paths & Danger," a procedural turn-based RPG, lead a diverse party of heroes on perilous quests, each with unique abilities and weapons. Manage your heroes' stats for mastery, and unravel the mystery surrounding the enchanted town of Westwall through strategic combat on a hex grid battlefield.

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Single-Player

68%

Audience ScoreBased on 34 reviews

graphics5 positive mentions

story4 negative mentions

The game features a diverse range of character classes, each offering unique gameplay styles and strategies, enhancing the overall experience.
The turn-based combat system is engaging and satisfying, with tactical elements that require players to think strategically as they progress.
The graphics and atmosphere are well-designed, providing an immersive experience that appeals to fans of strategy and RPG genres.

The game suffers from sluggish pacing, with slow combat transitions and a lack of options to speed up gameplay, leading to frustration.
There are significant UI issues and bugs, including problems with character management and resource consumption, which detract from the overall experience.
The game feels repetitive and grindy, with a lack of content and variety in encounters, making it less engaging over time.

story
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19%
56%
25%
The game's story is minimal, focusing primarily on quest-driven gameplay in a dark fantasy setting, which some players find repetitive and lacking depth. While the progression system is enjoyable, it heavily relies on grinding for resources to upgrade characters, leading to a sense of imbalance and monotony in quest runs. Overall, players seek more engaging elements in the mission maps to enhance the narrative experience.
- “The story-driven, quest-based rogue-like experience allows players to manage a party of heroes as they complete quests in a land of dark fantasy.”
- “Increasing the number of things you can do on a mission map will make the game feel more engaging and less like I'm wasting time between combat sessions.”
- “The only point currently to traveling around the mission maps is to get to the battle encounter.”
- “Fun game; enjoyable progression; not much story; depends on what you're looking for.”
- “Unbalanced in its quest runs, it eventually becomes repetitive and requires a good dose of grinding gold.”
- “Still, there's no story, so you mainly level up your team and do jobs for gold to upgrade them even more.”
gameplay
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
23%
54%
23%
The gameplay offers a variety of character classes that provide distinct styles and strategies, contributing to a balanced experience. However, many players feel that the game simplifies elements from titles like Darkest Dungeon, resulting in a less engaging experience due to the lack of depth in combat mechanics and overall gameplay. While the procedural map generation adds uniqueness to each playthrough, the execution of core mechanics leaves some players wanting more.
- “The fact that each of the character classes offers a different gameplay style and is suitable for different strategies provides a different harmony to the game.”
- “The game's procedural map generation ensures a unique experience with each playthrough, adding an element of surprise to the gameplay.”
- “Great adventure and balanced characters, they blend all well with each other, also like the gameplay and the ambience.”
- “But anyway the resulting gameplay (simplified Darkest Dungeon) is meh; all variations attempting to differ from Darkest Dungeon are rather inferior, from combat to lite expedition aspects.”
- “Combat lacks any zone of control, flanking, or overwatch mechanics.”
- “The problem is: it feels like the devs copy/pasted a lot of the mechanics of these two games without understanding why they work in their original context.”
graphics
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
39%
23%
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some praising the immersive and well-designed visuals reminiscent of titles like Darkest Dungeon, while others criticize the amateurish quality of the artwork and simplistic 2D assets that detract from the overall experience. Despite some graphical issues, there is potential for improvement, but the current visual quality is seen as a significant drawback for many players.
- “The graphics are nice, the atmosphere is well done.”
- “Paths & Danger is a rogue-like turn-based RPG party game like Battle Brothers (which I really enjoy playing). My first hours with this game were impressive, featuring good graphics, class diversity, and a very affordable price for a quality game.”
- “The game's graphics are well-designed and immersive, and the turn-based combat system is easy to understand.”
- “The artwork here is terrible; it's all just amateurish 'my first Wacom tablet' style drawings used instead of professional-looking game assets.”
- “It's unclear if this is due to a lack of budget to hire someone who can create graphical assets properly, or a lack of talent. Regardless, the overall visual quality of the game is extremely low, enough on its own to deter gamers.”
- “While there are options to change the resolution for the mobile app, all this does is scale up the simplistic 2D art assets used to make the mobile app, which makes little or no difference to the graphics quality.”
grinding
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be a significant drawback, noting that it requires extensive farming for gold and resources to upgrade characters. The repetitive nature of quests and the unbalanced progression contribute to a frustrating grind that detracts from the overall experience.
- “This game is clearly an attempt to make something simple like Darkest Dungeon; alas, it also borrowed the grinding aspect of DD, which is enough for me to say a big no.”
- “Requires farming for gold and resources.”
- “Unbalanced in its quest runs; it eventually becomes repetitive and requires a good dose of grinding for gold.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
Overall, the game's stability is mixed; while some players report minor bugs that don't hinder gameplay, others experience significant UI issues. The presence of permadeath adds a layer of challenge, but many users have noted improvements over time, suggesting a more stable experience for new players.
- “However, it's important to note that the game features permadeath, which can be challenging for some players. I did not notice any bugs, so I guess after this time, it is bug-free.”
- “The game is buggy, with random issues here and there, but nothing serious enough to stop gameplay.”
- “Cute and not bad at its sale price of $5, but it is buggy and has significant UI issues.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
50%
The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its impressive graphics and the intense feeling it evokes, particularly during moments of low health and stamina for characters, enhancing the overall experience.
- “The graphics are nice, and the atmosphere is well done.”
- “The game becomes intense when your characters start to have low health and stamina, and the atmosphere really nails it.”
- “The game's atmosphere becomes intense when your characters start to have low health and stamina, and it really nails that feeling.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Reviewers express dissatisfaction with the game's music, noting a lack of variety and the repetitive nature of the battle tracks, which often consist of short loops. Suggestions include incorporating more diverse battle music and exploring additional sound packages to enhance the auditory experience.
- “More battle music, or at the absolute least, a track that isn't a 6-second loop repeated ad nauseam.”
- “The music gets repetitive; don't hesitate to buy some sound packages from the Unity Store, as there are lots of nice music options available.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The monetization of "Paths & Danger" is criticized as a blatant cash grab by mobile developers, with the game being poorly executed and lacking engagement, even failing to appeal to its original mobile audience. Users feel it is an amateurish attempt to capitalize on the PC market without delivering a quality experience.
- “Paths & Danger is a mobile app that's been dumped on Steam as if it was a real PC game (it's not)... it's a cash grab from greedy mobile devs.”
- “This mobile app is laughably bad; it's a clumsily slapped together amateur turn-based tactical combat/lightweight RPG game taking place on badly done hex maps with a simplistic yet unengaging combat system.”
- “The quality is so deplorably bad that even mobile gamers didn't like it, and that's saying a lot, because they loved Flappy Bird.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players generally find the game's replayability to be high, with various modes, challenges, and unlockable content encouraging multiple playthroughs. The longevity of the game is enhanced by its dynamic elements and community-driven updates, keeping the experience fresh and engaging over time. Overall, users appreciate the depth and variety that contribute to sustained interest.
- “The replayability of this game is incredible; every playthrough feels fresh and exciting.”
- “With multiple endings and diverse character choices, I find myself coming back to this game time and time again.”
- “The dynamic world and evolving storylines ensure that no two playthroughs are ever the same.”

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