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The Path

Tale of Tales · 2009-03-18

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Mar 18, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 18, 2009 (Mac)

There is one rule in the game. And it needs to be broken. There is one goal. And when you attain it, you die.

The Path is an Adventure and Indie title released in 2009 priced at $9.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (79% of 1,053 reviews).

2
playing now
79%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (29 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

The Path is a psychological horror art game developed by Tale of Tales originally released for the Microsoft Windows operating system on March 18, 2009, in English and Dutch, and later ported to Mac OS X by TransGaming Technologies.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 44 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 28,778 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 42k–84k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,053 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2013-03-21) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 2 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
141420172026Week of 2017-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$2.492015-01-012026-03-262015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-06-11 — best price $2.492015-10-29 — best price $2.492015-12-02 — best price $9.992016-01-05 — best price $9.992016-05-05 — best price $6.992016-06-23 — best price $4.992016-09-22 — best price $9.992016-12-22 — best price $4.992017-03-25 — best price $9.992017-09-07 — best price $2.492017-11-01 — best price $9.992017-11-28 — best price $9.992018-05-10 — best price $4.992018-07-05 — best price $9.992018-12-20 — best price $4.992019-06-02 — best price $9.992019-07-09 — best price $9.992019-11-01 — best price $9.992020-04-01 — best price $8.892020-05-04 — best price $9.992020-05-21 — best price $9.992021-11-01 — best price $9.992022-11-22 — best price $7.492023-11-02 — best price $9.992024-10-28 — best price $6.692025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-10-27 — best price $3.392026-01-30 — best price $9.992026-03-26 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

218272026-06-01 — 53 pageviews2026-06-05 — 49 pageviews2026-06-09 — 46 pageviews2026-06-13 — 45 pageviews2026-06-17 — 50 pageviews2026-06-21 — 43 pageviews2026-06-25 — 43 pageviews2026-06-29 — 62 pageviews2026-07-03 — 51 pageviews2026-07-07 — 55 pageviews2026-07-11 — 62 pageviews2026-07-15 — 39 pageviews2026-07-19 — 36 pageviews2026-07-23 — 158 pageviews2026-07-27 — 59 pageviews2026-07-31 — 46 pageviews2026-08-04 — 38 pageviews2026-08-08 — 49 pageviews2026-08-12 — 51 pageviews2026-08-16 — 58 pageviews2026-08-20 — 56 pageviews2026-08-24 — 52 pageviews2026-08-28 — 62 pageviews2026-09-01 — 44 pageviews2026-09-05 — 60 pageviews2026-09-09 — 54 pageviews2026-09-13 — 64 pageviews2026-09-17 — 46 pageviews2026-09-21 — 67 pageviews2026-09-25 — 58 pageviews2026-09-29 — 46 pageviews2026-10-03 — 62 pageviews2026-10-07 — 59 pageviews2026-10-11 — 65 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, Dutch, Danish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Spain

Player tags

DarkIndieGothicHorrorSurrealAdventureStory RichAtmosphericExplorationExperimental

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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