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Stories: The Path of Destinies

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4 • 2016

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Quick resume

Stories: The Path of Destinies is an Action RPG, an enchanted storybook filled with madcap fantasy tales, each told by a zippy narrator attuned to the player’s choices and actions.

Global score

88/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG)

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    Pros

    • Engaging branching narrative with multiple endings
    • Fluid and enjoyable combat system
    • Charming narrator and humor
    • Colorful and appealing art style
    • Character progression and customization

    Cons

    • Repetitive levels and enemy variety
    • Lack of difficulty options
    • Unskippable repeated dialogue
    • Minor bugs and optimization issues
    • Combat becomes too easy late game

    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership, Violence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Thrill, Competence.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      4

      "Players make meaningful choices affecting story branches and endings, directing their own narrative path."

    • Competence
      2

      "Combat is simple and accessible with some skill elements, but becomes easy and repetitive after progression."

    • Competition
      -4

      "Focus is on personal story progression and discovery without competitive or ranked elements."

    • Continuation
      3

      "Players engage in multiple playthroughs to discover all endings, showing habitual and repeated play."

    • Cooperation
      -5

      "Single-player experience with no multiplayer or cooperative gameplay."

    • Creativity
      3

      "Players create their own story paths through choices and customize character builds with swords and gems."

    • Domination
      -5

      "No evidence of exerting control over others; gameplay is solo and narrative-driven."

    • Escapism
      4

      "The game offers an immersive fantasy world and story that allows players to escape real life."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily driven by interest in story and exploration, not obligation."

    • Experimenting
      4

      "Players experiment with different choices and story branches to discover new endings and truths."

    • Exploration
      2

      "Exploration is limited to a few maps revisited multiple times with some branching paths."

    • Expression
      2

      "Customization of swords and gems allows some personal expression in combat style."

    • Fantasy
      5

      "Set in a fantasy world with anthropomorphic animals, magic swords, and mythical storylines."

    • Fellowship
      -5

      "No social or community play; strictly single-player narrative experience."

    • Growth
      3

      "Character progression through skill trees and equipment upgrades supports learning and development."

    • Health
      -5

      "Typical sedentary gaming experience with no physical activity elements."

    • Idle
      -3

      "Requires focused attention during combat and story; not designed for idle or background play."

    • Intimacy
      -5

      "Minimal social interaction; no evidence of close relationship formation."

    • Leadership
      -5

      "No leadership or group management roles; solo player experience."

    • Progression
      3

      "Players accumulate experience, skill points, and craft upgrades to progress character power."

    • Relaxation
      3

      "Generally a casual and enjoyable experience with some tension release through combat flow."

    • Sensation
      3

      "Colorful visuals, sound, and combat effects provide sensory stimulation and fun."

    • Status
      -5

      "No social status or recognition systems; individual play without social evaluation."

    • Story
      5

      "Strong narrative focus with branching storylines, multiple endings, and immersive storytelling."

    • Strategy
      2

      "Some tactical combat elements and decision-making in story paths, but overall straightforward."

    • Thrill
      1

      "Some suspense in finding correct story paths, but combat is mostly low risk and forgiving."

    • Value
      3

      "Good perceived value for price with engaging story and replayability despite some repetition."

    • Violence
      2

      "Combat involves defeating enemies with swords and magic, but stylized and cartoonish."

    • Survival
      1

      "Some challenge in combat and avoiding death, but generally forgiving and low threat."

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    Last update: 29/04/2026