Pathos User Reviews

Pathos: Nethack Codex

Callan Hodgskin

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Very good

Great class/race/special selection. Rather difficult. Various graphic modes. Many different types of enemies(most of which are playable via Polymorphing, with the exclusion of ‘Unique’ entities.), Many types of gear(you may get the same item twice and one version can be far superior), also, you can choose ‘specials’ which are often good at first but also have disadvantages Though I have a suggestion: add the option to play as non-unique entities as a race and possibly class if they have a kit.

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Cørvus08

3 years ago

Incredible

If you like dungeon crawlers/roguelikes, you’ve hit the jackpot.

Pathos is a Nethack clone, but one that refines the original in all the best ways to bring it up to date. Other iOS nethack ports treat the keyboard-input interface like it’s some kind of sacred and essential part of the experience, awkwardly forcing you to bind keys to touch buttons, rather than just scrapping and replacing it like the dated and obsolete remnant if the past that it is.

Here we have a full touch interface. You want to move somewhere? Touch there. Want to pick up a thing? Touch it. Want to check it for traps, open it, kick it, lick it, meet its parents? Just touch it. No “q for Quaff, w for wield, period for inspect, comma for take…” it’s all touch menus now, like it should have been since 1990.

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bendbars_liftgates

3 years ago

LOVE IT, just some really serious bugs

This is hands down the best game for any tabletop RPG fan can find on the App Store. There are so many items, classes, builds, spells, enemies, etc. That I’ve poured hundreds of hours into one save file and it always feels like there is something now to build towards. Speaking of that hundreds-of-hours save file, I was closing apps in the background today and when i opened it up again, it was gone. Given that this was the first time that I’ve experienced this bug, it’s very rare, but it’s crushing to see it go. The other issue that I have faced is with the multiplayer through IPs not working. This being said, I’ve already recommended this game to my friends because it’s crazy good, and I will 100% change this to 5 stars if these tweaks are fixed. Thank you for such a great game :)

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Needs Archers

4 years ago

Response from developer

Hello and thank you for the review! There is a multiplayer mode works best on the local network. It can be a bit technical to get working. If there's something specific going wrong, please let me know so I can investigate? Sorry to hear about your lost adventurer. I have some measures in place to avoid this kind of situation. I write to temporary save files and only replace your existing one when it is fully saved. However, there is only so much I can do if iOS doesn't provide transactional file APIs. So, I'm pretty sure the situation is due to iOS, rather than anything I can fully resolve for you. Hopefully it doesn't come up again :) Feel free to reach out to me on email to chat.

Best rougelike in style d&d

Do not forget about this project, every day I am waiting for updates and new content, new modes and new classes. Keep developing our beloved NetHack❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

11234455577

4 years ago

Muscley Gorrila

Hello my name is muscley gorrila.🦍💪 I 100% recommend all people and gorillas to play this game.

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Muscley gorilla can not believe the people who rate 1 star. Very naughty and silly.

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Muscley Gorrila

4 years ago

Favorite Game of 2021 and it’s FREE?

By far my favorite game on iOS right now! No annoying ads and removed a lot of the tedious bits of Nethack, which make it play much smoother on a touchscreen. I do recommend playing on an iPad if possible, as it makes navigating various menus so much easier. Polymorphed my pet into a dragon and rode him around last game until I underestimated the Elf King and ultimately got eaten by a Vampire Lord!

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Dgross0818

4 years ago

Great Difficult Game

Absolutely love the game because it’s so hard. Most games are to easy and offer no challenge. If you want to get far in the game you will have to grind to lvl your magic and skills. You will also die ALOT until you get to learn the game and enemies. So prepare yourself.

Eddie5647

4 years ago

Grind Die Grind Die

As the developer says - you will die a lot. Most players will quit after dying on the first three levels over and over (and over) again. Rabies from eating a can of food .. what? Run out of food because it doesn’t randomly spawn enough to even get started. Why? Die enough and your own revenants will accumulate and kill you too! There are more fun games out there .. why bother with this (blah).

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-=[8^rri3]=-

4 years ago

Response from developer

Hey, there's plenty to learn in a game like this and everything has consequences. If you persist, you will learn a little more each death and get further. I think it is pretty fun once you get past the initial difficulty curve. I think you ate canned rabid rabbit or rat? Using unidentified items is risk vs. reward in the early levels. If you don't like revenants, you can turn them off in the side menu of the starting screen. I do hope this game has bothered you enough that you play just a few more times and get the hang of it. If not, thank you for sharing your thoughts and all the best :)

Frustrating

I’ve been playing Nethack for 25 years and have played Pathos quite a bit. Recently started playing Pathos again and it seems to me that changes have been made to the game that have made it too difficult and frustrating for me. Or maybe I am just extremely unlucky. I can’t seem to find or do anything that is beneficial for my character. Everything I try to do has negative consequences. It’s too bad because I really enjoyed playing Pathos before but I have played probably 50 games and haven’t gotten past level 5. Also, part of the fun for me in the past was trying to do different things but now every time I try something it has a negative effect so I don’t even waste my time. I just kill monsters and try to keep from starving... boring. Maybe I’ll try it again in another year.

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King_Ape

4 years ago

Response from developer

Hey, thanks for your review and thoughts. I'd like to know more about your struggles, especially given you a seasoned Nethack player. If anything, Pathos should be easier because there's a lot more resources (items) than Vanilla. After 50 games, I think we can rule out the RNG :) Feel free to hit me up on email, reddit or the discord server.

Most solid rogue-like on iOS

This game is one of the few that hasn’t been abandoned by its developer. We get consistent updates and new content. It’s a lot of fun and anyone who enjoys classic rogue-likes would love this game.

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