The Way
Skip · Action · 2016
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 48, under the fair line, at $14.99.
- Length
- 6.5h
- Value
- $2.31/hr
- Reviews
- 83% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, GeForce 8600GT, 1 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
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.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
September 2024 is where it bottomed out, at $0.89. 112 discounts in the 10 years on record. They run about 90 percent off, roughly 4 weeks apart.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 15 percent on value. It is pricier than 86 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 85 percent. Among the games that feel like it, MO:Astray ($14.99, scores 69) beats it on value, while it beats One Gun Guy ($4.99, scores 16).
Critics scored it 67. Players sit 16 points higher at 83 percent, which usually means a game that plays better than it reviews.
Of the 383 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, none come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written April 2020 to July 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 57 percent of the 110 reviews written there were positive, against 83 percent overall, and those are 12 percent of everything written about it.
The drop-off
58% start to 8% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
A hidden gem. This is a cinematique 2d platformer, a genre which was more popular in the 90s with games like Prince of Persia, Another World, Flashback and Heart of Darkness. In The Way, you play as Major Tom, yes, that's his name. Just in the first scene you get your recently deceased wife out of her tomb and carry her to your home. You can't let go of her and the rest of the game is about finding a temple of life...
The Way, developed by Puzzling Dream and published by PlayWay S.A. and Ultimate Games S.A., is a cinematic 2D puzzle platformer that deliberately channels the spirit of classic science-fiction adventures while telling a deeply personal and emotional story. From the outset, it establishes itself as a thoughtful, atmospheric experience rather than a fast-paced action game, placing emphasis on careful movement...
The game is clearly inspired by the older cinematic platformers (Prince of Persia, Another World, Flashback) but becomes an exercise in frustration due to issues around checkpoints and character controls. The story is passable, and treads some basic sci-fi tropes. The main character's actions do not make them particularly likeable, but there's enough to see the game to its end. Probably the worst aspect of the game...
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Cite this score
The Way scores 48/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/311010/the-wayReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 27, price as of Oct 1.
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