Adventure · May 23, 2019

Pathologic 2 (2019)

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Pathologic 2 is a narrative-driven dramatic thriller about fighting a deadly outbreak in a secluded rural town. The town is dying. Face the realities of a collapsing society as you make difficult choices in seemingly lose-lose situations. The plague isn’t just a disease. You can’t save everyone. The plague is devouring the town. The chief local healer is dead, and you are now to take his place. You’ll have to look for unexpected allies. The local kids are hiding something. Try playing by their rules. You only have 12 days. 12 days in an odd town ravaged by a deadly disease. Time is of the essence: if you don’t manage it carefully, it’ll simply run out. You’ll have to choose how to spend the priceless minutes you have. Survival thriller. You’ll have to manage your bodily functions, offsetting hunger, thirst, exhaustion, and so on. It doesn’t boil down to scavenging resources. Surviving on your own is hard; you’ll have to win over allies. An uphill battle. Managing your bodily parameters may seem bearable at first, and as time goes by, it becomes harder and harder. Your own body is only waiting for an opportunity to give up and betray you. Things are changing from bad to worse and the odds are stacked against you. A duel with an enemy you can’t kill. Your main foe is the plague itself, an incorporeal and malevolent entity that you have to defeat… without having the means to. It’s more powerful and more treacherous than you can imagine. Loot, murder, mug, steal, barter, beg… or don’t. You need resources to survive, and it’s up to you how to obtain them. The fights are short, ungraceful, and vicious. They’re not always lethal though. Many people—yourself included—would prefer to exchange their wallet for their life.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Story Rich · 638
  • Atmospheric · 611
  • Choices Matter · 593
  • RPG · 535
  • Difficult · 534
  • Survival · 503
  • Detective · 490
  • Immersive Sim · 487
  • Singleplayer · 485
  • Psychological Horror · 475
  • Surreal · 470
  • Survival Horror · 456
  • Open World · 408
  • Dystopian · 398
  • Adventure · 391

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume10.9k Steam reviewsTop 21% in Adventure
Positive rating92% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 45%
Metacritic69/100Genre average 77 — top 86% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours12 h averageTop 30% for session depth among Adventure

Reception Metrics

Steam community

92%Very Positive · 10.9k reviews

10.0k positive · 873 negative

Metacritic

69/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

8.8/10

Curator recommendations

9.0k

Press Quotes

“I can’t help but be compelled by a game so enthusiastically bizarre” 9/10 – Paste Magazine “Ten times more interesting than your average immersive sim” Rock Paper Shotgun “One of the most atmospheric games ever made” 8/10 – Destructoid

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

12h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

Achievements

50

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateMay 23, 2019
DeveloperIce-Pick Lodge
PublishertinyBuild
Base price$6.99 -80%
DLC / Add-ons3 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (2)

  • English volume_up
  • Russian volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Russian

Editions & Packages

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