Robotality

Factsheet

Developer:
Robotality
Based in Hamelin, Germany

Release date:
April 11 2019

Platforms:
Nintendo Switch
Windows
Mac
Linux

Website:
pathway-game.com

Regular Price:

Description

Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!

The year is 1936... In a time of global turmoil, Nazi influence spreads inexorably across Europe and the Middle East. Rumors are abound of secret excavations, mysterious artifacts, and even the odd whisperings and tales of gruesome occult rituals...

It's up to you to assemble a team of bold adventurers to journey through the desert. Explore bunkers and temples of Northern Africa to discover their hidden treasures and secrets before they fall into the hands of Nazi forces.

Pathway Switch Physical Edition
Pathway will be available as a Nintendo Switch physical edition via Limited Run Games, with limited time only pre-orders live from Friday October 8th 2021.

Included within the box is the physical region-free cartridge, a super detailed full colour Adventurers Field Guide manual, a reverse full art cover sleeve, and a LRG Trading Card.

It will retail for $29.99, with delivery options worldwide via the Limited Run Games website.

Adventurers Wanted (v1.1) Update!
Adventurers Wanted is a free update to Pathway which introduces exciting changes and all new content to the game.

• Tactical Improvements: The update adds 18 new unlockable character abilities, bringing a range of new tactical options to the combat! Tweaks have also been made to the game's AI, as well as general gameplay balance changes.
• More To Explore: The update adds numerous new adventure-specific events to better flesh out the story context. A lot of existing events have been reworked to present more interesting (and dangerous!) choices.
• New Loot System: The loot and item system has been reworked to be more rewarding and satisfying!
• New Combat Arenas: Adds more variety in combat scenarios including farms, airfields, nubien pyramids and other fun surprises.
• New Languages: Pathway will also be playable in Chinese and Japanese!  (Already playable in English, German and French).

History

Pathway started development since 2014. Moving on from our last project, we spent a lot of time refining and testing core gameplay mechanics to improve on our previous experience making Halfway. Additionally, we've invested significant work in developing a custom hybrid voxel/pixel technology that allows a unique, immersive visual experience with dynamic lights and shadows. It's always been our goal to take the charm of the old classics and give it a modern twist. Pathway is our next step on this journey.

Features

• Dynamic Adventures - Discover 5 different campaigns of varying difficulty, each attempt generating a new web of events...
• Tough Choices - Events often present a brief, hand-crafted 'choose-your-own-adventure' story. Search the well? Save the villagers? It's up to you!
• Decisive Conflicts - Use cover and positioning in exciting turn-based squad combat. Learn to make the best use of your team's abilities and equipment in order to defeat the enemy!
• Build your team of Adventurers - Each of Pathway’s 16 unlockable characters has their ownset of skills and quirks which can impact combat and story encounters.
• Hidden Treasures - Trade-in your high-value loot in order to upgrade your team's arsenal with increasinly rare weapons and armor.
• Thrilling Visuals - Classic 16-bit pixel art enhanced with unprecedented depth, lighting and shadows using Pixel/Voxel Hybrid Technology.
• Recover and Replay - Experiment with different team combinations until your foes have been vanquished!
• With soundtrack by the critically-acclaimed composer, Gavin Harrison of Halfway fame!
• Playable in English, German, French Chinese and Japanese!

Pathway Credits

Simon Bachmann
Art/Game Design

Stephan Naujoks
Game Design/Writing

Daniel Ludwig
Code/Game Design

Stefan Bachmann
Code/Game Design

Gavin Harrison
Music/Sfx

Midio
Art

Phil Giarrusso
Art

Andreas Illenseer
Art

Matthew "Leth" Griffin
Marketing/PR Director

Hassan DuRant
Additional Writing

Johan Vinet
Additional UI Art

Chucklefish
Publisher

Contact

General Inquiries
hello@robotality.com

PR/Press Inquiries
press@chucklefish.org

Twitter
twitter.com/robotality

Facebook
facebook.com/robotality

Web
robotality.com