# Passageway of the Ancients

Summer DB entity ID: 9f638d11\-78d2\-43a6\-8ad4\-a58ae367699e

Steam App ID: 1014260

Discord Community          About the Game   About  Passageway of the Ancients    Inspired by classic CRPGs from the ‘90s and a few from the early 2000s,  Passageway of the Ancients  will transport you to the world of Aieryon – the galaxy’s sole remaining magical planet – where you’ll explore the city of Ithgar to solve an unspeakable crime\. Beset with grief, you’ll be tasked with surviving deadly creatures lurking behind every door while gathering clues, managing your party, and leveling up your character\. You also must pick locks and solve Runic puzzles to gather the best loot\.    Story & Gameplay   Combat is tough, complex, and always surprising\. Taking inspiration from historical weapons and tactics,  Passageway of the Ancients  employs a sophisticated combat system\. Begin each encounter paused, plan your strategy, then fight in real\-time, pausing again at any point \(RTwP – Real Time with Pause\)\. How you battle is up to you\! Furthermore, you’ll have dual personas to deal with – a hidden “Dragonkindt,” and a public\-facing race of your choosing \(Dwarf, Elf, Human\) – which must be leveled up at the same time\.          Here’s the official description of Dragonkindt – taken from Jon Grierson’s unpublished novel,   The Children of Xi\-Shei :    “Dragonkindt are part angelic being, part shapeshifter, and part Dragon\. These creatures were thought to be merely the phantasms of some eastern poetic genius, inspired prophet, or demented scholar\.”    Key Features                 RTwP – Real Time with Pause:     Use both turn\-based and real\-time elements – drawing on real medieval weapons and tactics\.                Unleash Your Dragonkindt Nature:   Develop your character’s two personas simultaneously – a hidden “Dragonkindt,” and a public\-facing race of your choosing\.               Sharpen Your Wits & Make Strategic Choices:     Manage battle spoils, solve puzzles, adjust the frequency of special activities, choose interactions, and gather clues\.                 Wield Powerful Magical Items:   Carefully equip items affecting intelligence, will, and other character attributes\.                        Customize Your Character:   Choose your character’s alternate persona, appearance, and gender as Dwarf, Elf or Human\.     About Passageway Games   Passageway Games is   a four\-person studio in Abilene, Texas that was founded in 2014 by septuagenarians Jon Grierson and John Hendrick – who first worked together 30 years ago on a medical device project\. During that project, Hendrick was impressed with Grierson’s work ethic, creativity, and technical skills\. Leveraging his 50\-year history with RPGs, Grierson approached Hendrick with the idea of working together again – this time, on an indie game\!

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Passageway Games

- Publisher: Passageway Games

- Release date: Oct 16, 2024

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy

- Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows, linux

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1014260/ss\_4bdea067c944fa77febd806e3fc69b43ce956d23\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1735414619, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1014260/ss\_1dd41c436e77cc76bcc900fed84f843ba702e25e\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1735414619, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1014260/ss\_1767e2ba2f243f4ea87627e52f63d45ae9a9f848\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1735414619, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1014260/ss\_0007abe38199a137bcc1039fb21eb8cdaa62584c\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1735414619, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1014260/ss\_d8cbb0ccf440057e96db7daeeb9c869c6597d67e\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1735414619, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1014260/ss\_b9647ae8ea2422348fa86907de08763605e3e207\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1735414619, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1014260/ss\_2434dcabb9e3bb41171fffc17bce3dbb731017f9\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1735414619, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1014260/ss\_d4d28034dbb0779916723cc5ec0bff8aee34b6e4\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1735414619, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1014260/ss\_7a4fcc42f2cab690fcd266efbda142308689b889\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1735414619, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1014260/ss\_a566fe13287e6669607fed3b5ba23dadfb0d6e66\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1735414619, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1014260/ss\_12d340d8cf7963716596347109e80038e601bea9\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1735414619, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1014260/ss\_2a8316d410c20ad783d2c8a84588e6028c517eb4\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1735414619

- Price: 799 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 18

- Steam positive reviews: 11

- Steam negative reviews: 7

- Steam positive percentage: 61.111111111111114%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/9f638d11-78d2-43a6-8ad4-a58ae367699e/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/9f638d11-78d2-43a6-8ad4-a58ae367699e/player-metrics?days=7)

Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-24T01:20:43\.319646\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-24T01:20:45\.06401\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-24T01:20:44\.326557\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

[Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1014260/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/9f638d11-78d2-43a6-8ad4-a58ae367699e)