AdventureFit check
Is There Is a Way worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Adventure players who want branching stories shaped by puzzle choices
- Puzzle fans who enjoy variable quests and repeated cycles
- Players interested in life-simulation themes involving work, money, and relationships
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a linear adventure with one fixed sequence of events
- Players who prefer action-focused gameplay over puzzle solving and life-management choices
- Players looking for a short experience with few possible outcomes
Our take on There Is a Way
Its defining structure is a repeating maze where each cycle represents another stage of the protagonist’s life and contributes to one of 39 + 1 endings.
What is There Is a Way?
This adventure game places an unnamed character in a repeating maze shaped by San Francisco and Oakland.
Players choose paths, find work, solve puzzle quests, and determine how the character’s story develops. Different professions alter how the puzzles work, while quest types, solution quality, finances, and relationship status influence later outcomes. Each cycle represents a stage in the character’s life, with changes such as the time of day offering clues about progress. The game also contains collectibles and a central mystery concerning the reason for its cyclic structure. The stated outcome structure includes 39 + 1 endings, with choices and puzzle performance affecting the protagonist’s final circumstances.
How There Is a Way plays
- 01Variable Life Paths
- Choices about routes, quests, work, finances, and relationships shape the character’s story and eventual outcome.
- 02Profession-Based Puzzles
- Selecting different types of work changes how the quest puzzles function.
- 03Cyclic Maze Structure
- Each passage through the maze represents a stage in the protagonist’s life and contributes to the game’s central mystery.
- 04Multiple Endings
- The game includes collectibles and 39 + 1 possible endings.
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There Is a Way: platforms & release
Is There Is a Way worth it?
It is worth it if: adventure players who want branching stories shaped by puzzle choices. Skip it if: players seeking a linear adventure with one fixed sequence of events.
Where can I download There Is a Way?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens There Is a Way's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is There Is a Way on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
