The Path
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| Developers | |
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| Tale of Tales | |
| macOS (OS X) | TransGaming[1] |
| Engines | |
| Quest3D | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 18, 2009 |
| macOS (OS X) (Cider) | March 18, 2009 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 79 |
| IGDB | 80 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Perspectives | Cinematic camera, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Adventure |
| Art styles | Stylized |
| Themes | Fantasy, Horror |
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Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) release of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Developer website | |
Purchase via itch.io widget. | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
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| Mac App Store (unavailable) | |
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- See the developer's site for more stores.
Demo
Essential improvements
Patches
- A patch that updates the game from version 1.01 to version 1.1 is available on the old developer's forum.
- A Translations Patch is available on the developer's site.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %APPDATA%\The Path\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/27000/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %APPDATA%\The Path\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/27000/pfx/[Note 1] |
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ThePath_SavedGame.cgrcontains both user settings and saved game.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud |
Video
Options menu.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Hor+. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Run the game in window mode and use a borderless tool. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Input
In-game input control scheme.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | Works via DirectInput. | |
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | 2.0 Stereo[2] | |
| Subtitles | No dialogue in game. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Danish | ||||
| Dutch | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Hungarian | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Spanish |
Issues fixed
Player character not visible
- Launching the game without the
Q3DStart.q3dargument will make the player character not load properly.
Follow the instructions and create a shortcut with the Q3DStart.q3d argument[3]
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9 | |
| OpenGL | OS X only. |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |||
| Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 500 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | AMD Radeon HD 6000 series 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
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| macOS (OS X) | ||||
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| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.8 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 500 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | AMD Radeon HD 6000 series 256 MB of VRAM |
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (27000) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ The Path - GamesIndustry.biz - last accessed on 2017-12-31
- ↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2020-06-20
- Tested using Orban Loudness Meter.
- ↑ Tale Of Tales forum - Can´t see the characters - last accessed on 2025-09-13