
The Way
Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.










About The Way

The Way tells a story about a member of space explorers team, who lost his beloved one and cannot accept her death. Finding ancient writings on eternal existence during one of his last expeditions makes him come back there in search of the meaning of life itself.
He will soon know that the planet has its own secrets and problems that he will need to face in order to get what he is looking for.
Game Features:
- Immersing sci-fi story
- Mind-bending puzzles
- Unique alien planet to explore
- Retro style rich with animations
- Inspired by Éric Chahi's masterpieces
Story
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"The Way tells a story about a member of space explorers team, who lost his beloved one and cannot accept her death. Finding ancient writings on eternal existence during one of his last expeditions makes him come back there in search of the meaning of life itself. He will soon know that the planet has its own secrets and problems that he will need to face in order to get what he is looking for."
Trailers
Game details
- Developers
- Puzzling Dream
- Publishers
- PlayWay S.A., Ultimate Games S.A.
- Release date
- May 20, 2016
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie, Pixel Graphics, Platformer, Puzzle Platformer, Sci-fi, 2D, Retro, Singleplayer, Atmospheric, Side Scroller, Puzzle, Story Rich, Difficult, Family Friendly, Relaxing, Great Soundtrack
- Modes
- Single-player
- Steam features
- 29 achievements, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
- Camera
- Side view
- Engine
- Custom built engine
Languages
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
| French | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
| Italian | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
| German | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
| Spanish (Spain) | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
| Polish | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
| Russian | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
| Ukrainian | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
System requirements
Minimum
- OS *: Windows XP SP3 / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 2048 MB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 8600GT
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Ratings
Steam Deck & Linux
ProtonDB: Early reports: Platinum (4 reports) See reports
Native Linux version
DLC & editions
Also on Steam
- The Way - Soundtrack
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