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Pathologic 3

80% positive of 2,545 Steam reviews

To finish: 26 h
To 100%: 41 h
Released: 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam, GOG, PlayStation

Made by Ice-Pick Lodge. Published by HypeTrain Digital.

About the game

In this psychological horror game, you are a doctor with only 12 days to save a town from a mysterious plague. Make ruthless decisions and diagnose with precision. Shape the town's future and rewrite the past. Hold yourself together while it all falls apart.

Tagged by players

Psychological Horror
Psychological
Horror
Survival Horror
Lovecraftian
Detective
Dystopian
Surreal
Immersive Sim
Choices Matter
Story Rich
Survival

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Very Positive

What players say

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The people downvoting this are so annoying. The game is meant to be different from 2. You have all the resources you need as Daniil as you are heading the charge of the plague. Obviously the game is being told from a perspective of authority rather than desperate survival. In Pathologic 1 there were 3 characters, Daniil, Burakh, and the changeling. They each played different with different ways of healing. With 2…
18 h played when written. 45 found it helpful.
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Recommended
A very good game. Less "gameplay" than 2, but a lot more and a lot better story than 2. Perhaps even "first good time travel implementation in a game award".
61 h played when written. 12 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Pathologic 2 was such an amazing, oppressive experience that I decided to bite the bullet and try this sequel. If you want to see the series at its best, play that game first. My major issues with this game are: You cannot get infected in a game about a doctor fighting a plague. The triggers for survival mechanics feel arbitrary and less like a consequence of your own actions. You can undo almost all of your…
39 h played when written. 7 found it helpful.
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