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The Way

Puzzling Dream · PlayWay S.A. · 2016-05-20

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 04, 2017 (Xbox One), May 20, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 20, 2016 (Linux), May 20, 2016 (Mac)

Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.

0
playing now
83%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

The Way is a 2D cinematic platform game released for Microsoft Windows in 2016 and Nintendo Switch in 2019. It was developed by Puzzling Dream and published by PlayWay. It tells the story of a space explorer who is unable to accept the death of his wife. Finding ancient writings on eternal existence during one of his last expeditions, he returns to the site in search of a way to bring her back to life.

Health check

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  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 31% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 33k–79k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,310 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$0.89-94%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.68 at GamersGate (2025-06-23) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 79 of 108 observed days · $0.21 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

202026-08-11 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.682016-05-202026-08-302016-05-20 — best price $12.742016-08-17 — best price $14.992016-12-15 — best price $8.992017-03-27 — best price $8.992017-09-07 — best price $5.992018-02-19 — best price $5.992018-09-07 — best price $14.992019-01-10 — best price $4.492019-06-25 — best price $2.242019-10-28 — best price $1.492019-12-11 — best price $5.992020-03-24 — best price $13.492020-06-29 — best price $14.692020-09-19 — best price $14.992021-01-04 — best price $14.992021-05-09 — best price $10.232021-08-11 — best price $1.492022-01-05 — best price $14.992022-05-23 — best price $14.992022-10-31 — best price $1.492023-02-13 — best price $1.492023-08-18 — best price $1.492023-12-18 — best price $1.492024-04-15 — best price $1.492024-07-25 — best price $14.992024-10-10 — best price $1.172025-01-18 — best price $14.992025-05-28 — best price $14.992025-08-25 — best price $0.682025-11-05 — best price $14.992026-03-11 — best price $0.892026-05-19 — best price $0.892026-08-07 — best price $12.632026-08-30 — best price $0.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

29
achievements tracked
57.8%
earned "First Step"
17.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,2339%29
Xbox One (Xbox)1817%29

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DIndieRetroActionPuzzleSci-fiAdventureDifficultPlatformerStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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