The Path (video game)

The Path
Developer(s)Tale of Tales
Publisher(s)Tale of Tales
TransGaming (Mac OS X)[1]
TopWare
1C Company[4]
Zoo Corporation[5]
Artist(s)Auriea Harvey
Michaël Samyn
Laura Raines Smith
Composer(s)Jarboe
Kris Force (Amber Asylum)[6]
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Mac OS X[1]
ReleaseMarch 18, 2009
May 7, 2009 (Mac OS X)[1]
Autumn 2009 (Polish)
December 11, 2009 (Russian)[2]
July 7, 2010 (Japanese)[3]
Genre(s)Psychological horror, art
Mode(s)Single-player

The Path is a psychological horror art game[7] developed by Tale of Tales originally released for the Microsoft Windows operating system on March 18, 2009, in English and Dutch, and later ported to Mac OS X by TransGaming Technologies.

It is inspired by several versions of the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, and by folklore tropes and conventions in general, but set in contemporary times. The player can choose to control one of six different sisters, who are sent one-by-one on errands by their mother to see their sick grandmother. The player can choose whether to stay on the path or to wander, where wolves are lying in wait.[8]

  1. ^ a b c Harvey, Auriea (May 7, 2009). "The Path for Mac is NOW available!". The Path development blog. Tale of Tales. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  2. ^ "Official Russian Web page".
  3. ^ "The Path 日本語版 [ダウンロード版] : GAMEZONE, Zoo PCゲーム情報サイト".
  4. ^ Samyn, Michaël (2009-03-12). "The Path to Russia". Tale of Tales. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  5. ^ Samyn, Michaël (2009-06-24). "Interview in Japanese". Tale of Tales. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  6. ^ "The Path user manual". pp. 4, 10, 15. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  7. ^ Leigh Alexander (30 April 2009). "The Path For Art Games". Kotaku.
  8. ^ "The Path – a short horror game by Tale of Tales". Tale of Tales. Retrieved 26 March 2009.