Pathos
Launches 3 November 2026 · PC · Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Pathos is a turn-based fantasy adventure inspired by retro dungeon crawlers. Experience deep, emergent gameplay with modern graphics, sound and a touch-first interface. Extensively customise your character and embark on epic procedurally generated campaigns.
Story
Pathos brings the depth and freedom of traditional roguelikes to a modern audience. Over a decade of development has shaped Pathos into a deeply immersive fantasy roleplaying adventure. Choose from an extensive range of characters, master intricate systems and discover unexpected ways to overcome the challenges ahead. Explore vast, procedurally generated campaigns filled with strange creatures, powerful items and unexpected encounters. Experiment freely, embrace the consequences and watch out for Yet Another Stupid Death. FEATURES Turn-based, top-down and grid-based. Permadeath, with the option to resurrect and continue your adventure. Choose from 30 classes, 21 races, 18 specials and 9 companions. Single-player adventures with one character or a party of up to six. Split-screen local co-op. Import custom sprites for your character and pet. Real-time toggle to run time forward. Global Hall of Fame. Comprehensive contextual help. Community translations into 18 languages. Steam Deck including controller support. Steam Cloud sync for settings, custom heroes, save files and bones files. Four inbuilt tilesets: Sonyvanda - modern outlined pixel art. Absurd -...
Gameplay
Pathos brings the depth and freedom of traditional roguelikes to a modern audience. Over a decade of development has shaped Pathos into a deeply immersive fantasy roleplaying adventure. Choose from an extensive range of characters, master intricate systems and discover unexpected ways to overcome the challenges ahead. Explore vast, procedurally generated campaigns filled with strange creatures, powerful items and unexpected encounters. Experiment freely, embrace the consequences and watch out for Yet Another Stupid Death. FEATURES Turn-based, top-down and grid-based. Permadeath, with the option to resurrect and continue your adventure. Choose from 30 classes, 21 races, 18 specials and 9 companions. Single-player adventures with one character or a party of up to six. Split-screen local co-op. Import custom sprites for your character and pet. Real-time toggle to run time forward. Global Hall of Fame. Comprehensive contextual help. Community translations into 18 languages. Steam Deck including controller support. Steam Cloud sync for settings, custom heroes, save files and bones files. Four inbuilt tilesets: Sonyvanda - modern outlined pixel art. Absurd - semi-realistic photo art. Classic - retro pixel art. Geoduck - ASCII-inspired vector art. Four campaign modules: NetHack Codex - a procedurally generated 40-level dungeon with hand-crafted...
Features
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Workshop
- Camera Comfort
Release details
Pathos is a Role-playing (RPG), Strategy and Adventure game by Contrary Games. Pathos launches on Tuesday, 3 November 2026 on PC. This date comes from Steam and was last checked on 2 November 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When does Pathos release?
Pathos launches on 3 November 2026.
Has the Pathos release date changed?
Gamelude has listed 3 November 2026 for Pathos since 30 October 2026, and that date has not changed.
Which platforms is Pathos on?
Pathos is on PC.
Who makes Pathos?
Pathos is developed by Contrary Games.
What kind of game is Pathos?
Pathos is a game of these genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy and Adventure.