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Pathologic 3

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2026

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Innovative time travel mechanics
  • Deep narrative and character writing
  • Unique mental health management system
  • Engaging detective and diagnosis gameplay
  • Active developer support with frequent patches

Things to keep in mind

  • Technical bugs and softlocks at launch
  • Some mechanics feel poorly balanced
  • Fragmented map and intrusive fast travel
  • Lack of voice acting and heavy reading
  • Less challenging than previous entries for some players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Bathhouse | 地獄銭湯 Restored Edition

  • Pathologic 3: Quarantine

  • Pathologic 2

  • MOLE

  • Knock-knock

  • Pathologic Classic HD

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Pathologic 3 but with less leadership over others

  • 子归 - Blossom

  • CINERIS SOMNIA

  • Static Dread: The Lighthouse

  • In Sound Mind

  • Call of Cthulhu®

  • Total Chaos

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Pathologic 3: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026