AV Club Review: The Path

The directions are simple: Little Red Ridinghood must follow the path to Grandmother’s House. No matter what, she must not stray from that path-except that you’re naturally expected to break that rule. That’s just the first twist in The Path, which uses a simple game framework to lead players through a skin-crawling experience. The player controls six Ridinghoods, from a young girl to a young woman, and their trips through the woods lead to scenes from their lives, and ultimately their deaths: Each one succumbs to a wolf, in scenes that range from straightforward to surreal.