Pathos: Nethack Codex

4.5
8.47K reviews
500K+
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Content rating
PEGI 16
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About this game

Pathos is a roguelike adventure game inspired by the rule set from Nethack. Choose from 13 classes and journey deep into the dungeon. Descend to hell to defeat your nemesis before escaping the dungeon with all the loot you can carry!



Email
mailto:hodgskin.callan@gmail.com

Twitter
https://twitter.com/callan_hodgskin

Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/pathos_nethack

Discord
https://discord.gg/TRhRZhX

Made with Invention
https://gitlab.com/hodgskin-callan/Invention
Updated on
Jan 8, 2025

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Ratings and reviews

4.4
7.91K reviews
R C
September 1, 2023
I've tried C:DDA, DCSS and a few other roguelikes on my phone. Pathos is unmatched in terms of playability. Once you get used to the interface and you figure out the basics, the game offers a huge amount of depth and variety in a way that's easy to get accustomed to and have fun with in a casual session. Every other android roguelike is playing second fiddle as far as I'm concerned; I've probably racked up hundreds of hours on this game over the last couple years.
4 people found this review helpful
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Ok
April 26, 2025
I like how much stuff there are in this game like mechanics, classes, enemies, and being based around a classic adventure rougelike where it feels like you can do anything which you wouldn't find much in other mobile games. The game is cool, but I kind of struggled to play this as it gives me the CREEPS. I CANNOT feel comfortable whenever there's an op enemy lurking around or If I managed to piss off some neutral entity, like this is too tough for me. But yeah cool game
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A Google user
August 23, 2019
This is the game ive searched the last 18-24 months for on Playstore. It has a variety of classes to choose from, less than 100 mb, vast amounts of info on each of the classes strengths, weaknesses, and weapons. Also, if u want, one can make their own custom hero from the getgo, without having to complete or advance to a certain unattainable level. Plus, its pixel style graphics, which reminds me of the old school rpg/dungeon crawlers. Im very happy i finally decided to download this game.
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Callan Hodgskin
August 23, 2019
Hail Neil, thank you for your review and kind words. Always great to hear from players who enjoy the game. Too often, I spend my time replying to handful of negative reviews on Google Play instead of connecting with the many happy players. So thank you for playing and for taking the time to share your thoughts.

What’s new

- full change log in help > updates
- swipe from the left edge to save & quit
- designed for tablets & phones; landscape & portrait
- autosave
- resurrect and continue
- custom characters
- dungeon adventure & overland quest
- ride your steed into battle
- choose from absurd, classic, geoduck & sonyvanda tiles
- comprehensive help
- hall of fame (top 20)
- turn-based & real-time modes
- French, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Spanish & Brazilian Portuguese translations