Path of Exile
You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Created by hardcore gamers, Path…
Path of Exile is an adventure developed by Grinding Gear Games, released 23 October 2013 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Mac. It is free to play. The main story takes about 54 hrs to finish.
What Path of Exile is
Path of Exile is an adventure game developed by Grinding Gear Games and released in 2013. It is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
All exiles are given the same choice: to sink or swim. Those that don't drown will reach the forsaken shores of Wraeclast, where the only welcome is the clinging embrace of undeath. However, a small band of survivors has managed to hold fast in a ruined lighthouse, desperately repelling both the grasping undead and the manic scavengers that stubbornly cling to their last shreds of humanity. Under the commanding gaze of Axiom Prison, snarling goatmen roam the craggy bluffs, always keeping their cloven feet well clear of the rhoa-infested swamps in the lowlands. All along the coast, rotting shipwrecks litter the shoreline, the spirits of the stranded sailors still haunting the wreckages of…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and horror. It supports multiplayer for up to 6 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Multiplayer and Single player. There are 127 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Path of Exile holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 8 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 80, across 497 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 54 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 200 hrs, roughly 3.7 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Quad core 2.6GHz x86-compatible, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 650 Ti or ATI Radeon™ HD 7850. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 40GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Path of Exile launched on 23 October 2013, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut and The Stanley Parable. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut, The Stanley Parable.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Path of Exile yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 3 videos →
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Path of Exile: Ascendancy
Path of Exile: Sacrifice of the Vaal
Path of Exile: Forsaken Masters
Path of Exile: The Awakening
Path of Exile: Atlas of Worlds
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Path of Exile: The Fall of Oriath
Path of Exile: War for the Atlas
Path of Exile: Betrayal
Path of Exile: Synthesis
Path of Exile: Echoes of the Atlas
Path of Exile: Forbidden Sanctum
Path of Exile: Crucible
Path of Exile: Trial of the Ancestors
Path of Exile: Necropolis
Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur
Path of Exile: King of the Faridun Supporter Pack
Path of Exile: Warlord of the Karui Supporter Pack
Path of Exile: Thaumaturge of the Vaal Supporter Pack
Path of Exile: Lord of Ogham Supporter Pack
Path of Exile: Liberator of Wraeclast Supporter Pack
Path of Exile: Secrets of the Atlas
Expansions
Path of Exile: Ascendancy
Path of Exile: Sacrifice of the Vaal
Path of Exile: Forsaken Masters
Path of Exile: The Awakening
Path of Exile: Atlas of Worlds
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Path of Exile: The Fall of Oriath
Path of Exile: War for the Atlas
Path of Exile: Betrayal
Path of Exile: Synthesis
Path of Exile: Echoes of the Atlas
Path of Exile: Forbidden Sanctum
Path of Exile: Crucible
Path of Exile: Trial of the Ancestors
Path of Exile: Necropolis
Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur
Quick answers
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