Pathos: Nethack Codex

Callan Hodgskin

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
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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

Ratings and reviews

Great game, lots of love and variety in the game, be warned that there is a penalty less revival. Also for anyone who is ever stuck, charm absolutely breaks the game. Make any class that can have that spell(like a bard) re-roll til you start with it and the game is basically a cake walk. Free mercenaries. Most of the strongest enemies can't resist it and there are often prisons with very strong enemies inside.

Now this is one sweet game! Expect truly complicated and challenging gameplay, real choices and impact from said choices, and significant opportunities to break the linear framework to varying effect. Bravo, and it was free, the permissions were none, and it is mild in battery...? Edit: still 5 stars, but difficulty is insane - it's almost impossible to win, and I doubt you will beat the first quest in a month of solid play. Masochistic players only. Parts of game disabled.

One of the most accessible renditions of Nethack (the classic Roguelike) that exists. Made for people whom enjoy classic Roguelikes, with new FUN thrown in. Nethack itself isn't for everyone, but if you go in knowing you're playing a deep but ultimately unfair game with a UI as obtuse as MS Excel shortcuts, (Which Pathos's UI greatly improves on, as opposed to the 80's original) you can have a great time.

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