Pathos: Nethack Codex

Name: Pathos: Nethack Codex
Rating: 4.7 (349 reviews)
Author: Callan Hodgskin

Roleplaying

Free · Designed for iPad

349 Ratings
Ages

9+
Years
Category

Roleplaying
Developer

Callan Hodgskin
Language

EN
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Size

145.4
MB

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

Ratings & Reviews

4.7

out of 5

349 Ratings

Amazing game
11/09/2020

Nimitz87
I love this game. I’m always on the look out for a good RPG thats similar to tabletops and this is it. I’ve been playing for a few weeks and I’m still sucked into the game. It does have a steep learning curve but as long as you are prepared to die a lot in the beginning it becomes easier.I do have a couple suggestions about pets/companions...1.There should be experience sharing for party members and pets. Right now experience is only gained by the specific character/pet that kills an enemy. I’m doing the most killing so my pets and mounts are quickly outclassed by monsters and end up dying very quickly. The way it works now it also makes some character almost useless. Necromancers and Druid’s for example are supposed to summon minions to do the actual fighting but then they don’t get any experience if their minions do the killing. 2. I would also like to see a way to improve pets more and resurrect them easier? Maybe a higher riding skill could let them share your resistances? Maybe pets could give you different talents to make them more useful? For example, having a dog companion could give your character ‘searching’ or ‘see invisible’.I realize the game was not designed as a party system but improving pets and mounts would make certain classes and races more playable. As it is, pets/mounts die at almost every boss level and don’t survive beyond 5 lvls making them almost worthless.
Amazing game
11/09/2020

Nimitz87

I love this game. I’m always on the look out for a good RPG thats similar to tabletops and this is it. I’ve been playing for a few weeks and I’m still sucked into the game. It does have a steep learning curve but as long as you are prepared to die a lot in the beginning it becomes easier.I do have a couple suggestions about pets/companions...1.There should be experience sharing for party members and pets. Right now experience is only gained by the specific character/pet that kills an enemy. I’m doing the most killing so my pets and mounts are quickly outclassed by monsters and end up dying very quickly. The way it works now it also makes some character almost useless. Necromancers and Druid’s for example are supposed to summon minions to do the actual fighting but then they don’t get any experience if their minions do the killing. 2. I would also like to see a way to improve pets more and resurrect them easier? Maybe a higher riding skill could let them share your resistances? Maybe pets could give you different talents to make them more useful? For example, having a dog companion could give your character ‘searching’ or ‘see invisible’.I realize the game was not designed as a party system but improving pets and mounts would make certain classes and races more playable. As it is, pets/mounts die at almost every boss level and don’t survive beyond 5 lvls making them almost worthless.
Incredible
06/27/2021

bendbars_liftgates
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.
Incredible
06/27/2021

bendbars_liftgates

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.
a poetic love letter to the original
05/23/2022

Shett Blokus
this game is exceptional. the care that the developer and contributors put into the quality and polish on this remake is truly outstanding.i started playing Nethack about 28 years ago, and i've played a dozen other mobile roguelikes (and i mean actual Rogue-likes) of varying quality and effort, but Pathos stands clear above them all. the user interface is thoughtful and modern, the mechanics are spot-on, and the game is constantly being updated... all out of a love for the original game and its players. this is clearly a passion project, and it shows. bravo.
a poetic love letter to the original
05/23/2022

Shett Blokus

this game is exceptional. the care that the developer and contributors put into the quality and polish on this remake is truly outstanding.i started playing Nethack about 28 years ago, and i've played a dozen other mobile roguelikes (and i mean actual Rogue-likes) of varying quality and effort, but Pathos stands clear above them all. the user interface is thoughtful and modern, the mechanics are spot-on, and the game is constantly being updated... all out of a love for the original game and its players. this is clearly a passion project, and it shows. bravo.
Frustrating
12/28/2020

King_Ape
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.

Developer Response
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.
Frustrating
12/28/2020

King_Ape

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.
Developer Response 12/30/2020
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.

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