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Pathologic 2 — patch notes and updates

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Pathologic 3 is out!2026-01-09Hello, friends.We’ve wanted to say these words for so long — and you’ve wanted to hear them. So here it is: Pathologic 3 is out now!Welcome to the Town-on-Gorhon. Release trailer Release discountAs we mentioned before, a 20% launch discount is available for the next two weeks. And if you own Pathologic 2 or Pathologic Classic, you can get an additional 15% off by purchasing the game via one of the bundles below. Backer keys (Kickstarter / “Threads”)Everyone who supported the studio on Kickstarter or “Threads” and received a Pathologic 2 key should have already received a Pathologic 3 key to the email address you used on the platform where you
Pathologic 3 × Akira Yamaoka Trailer2026-01-08Hi, friends.One day until launch — the perfect time for a small gift from us. And not only from us!Akira Yamaoka, composer of the Silent Hill soundtrack, wrote a track for Pathologic 3 about the Town-on-Gorkhon. It resonates deeply with one of the game’s saddest — or perhaps most hopeful? — stories.Does she have a chance to survive? Does she have a chance to die? You’ll find out very soon.By the way, the embargo on Pathologic 3 content lifts today. Beware — spoilers are close.And if you want to know the exact launch time, don’t miss the Release FAQ (No spoilers there!): Don't forget to wishlist Pathologic 3 to take a seat in the front row. A
Pathologic 3 Demo and Release Date2025-10-13Today we’re finally stepping onto the stage with the very news you’ve been waiting for. Release DatePathologic 3 will launch on January 9, 2026. That date is nailed down, screwed in, wrapped in commitments, and it isn’t moving. Pathologic 3 is a complex game. It blends many mechanics: sometimes non-obvious and not fitting neatly into a conventional genre, because we built them to best express the Bachelor’s worldview and story. It’s a game that’s hard to explain with “keywords”; the truth is in the details. So instead of one trailer, we made several — each showing Pathologic 3 from its own angle. Here’s the first: Expect more in the coming da
New Pathologic 3 Demo is coming to Steam Next Fest!2025-10-09Hi there! We’re excited to share that on October 13, as part of Steam Next Fest, a new free demo of Pathologic 3 will become available. How is the new demo different from “Quarantine”? In every way! The new demo is a slice from the beginning of the full game. It has a different story, covers different events, and gives you a look at the very start of Pathologic 3. Playtime: about 1–2 hours. What should you expect? Daniil Dankovsky, the Bachelor, arrives in the Town-on-Gorkhon. He wants to meet the immortal man. See you at the point of arrival. We’ll be waiting on the platform to help with the luggage. And the rest you’ll see for yourself! Ste
Devlog #03: Has the time come? Or not yet?2025-06-19Hello. We all know the feeling: you’ve already lost an argument and then, two days later, the perfect comeback pops into your head. Or you’re late for an important meeting because of traffic and think, “If only I’d taken the subway instead of a taxi!” And that’s to say nothing of more serious losses, which make you wish even harder that you could go back in time and set things right. Pathologic 3 is a game that grants exactly that wish. Today we’ll show you how to fix what normally can’t be fixed. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/ The Cost of Mistakes You step into an unfamiliar town for the first time. You meet its residents, explo
Post-Quarantine FAQ2025-05-20Hello. The release of Quarantine was a new experience for the studio. We’ve made demos before (The Marble Nest for example) but we’ve never gathered feedback this systematically. Hundreds of thousands of players tried the prologue, and we got to hear their thoughts: via the Steam community, on social media, and of course, in the survey. Quarantine helped us test new mechanics that will appear in Pathologic 3 and draw some valuable conclusions. Even Quarantine itself, which we don’t plan to update further, received rebalanced difficulty, QoL improvements, and several HUD variants after launch. But our main goal, of course, was to figure out wh
Pathologic 3: Quarantine is out!2025-03-17Hello, dear friends. Today, we are thrilled to announce that Pathologic 3: Quarantine, the free prologue to the upcoming game, is now available. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3389330/Pathologic_3_Quarantine/ This is your first glimpse into Pathologic 3. The Bachelor arrives to the Town-on-Gorkhon for the first time, discovering its secrets and inhabitants. Or does he? The prologue offers a chance to explore the transformed world of the game, some of its new mechanics, characters, and locations. Save a town from a mysterious plague. Learn the stories of its unusual inhabitants. Shape their lives with your decrees. Diagnose patients. Face
Pathologic 3: Quarantine is out on March 172025-03-04Hello, friends! The clock is closer and closer to its final tock. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3389330/Pathologic_3_Quarantine/ For the most recent tick, enjoy the new trailer for Pathologic 3: Quarantine. Quarantine is the free prologue to Pathologic 3 that will be released on March 17. Prepare to dive into the dark world of Pathologic 3 and uncover the story of a young doctor, the search for immortality, and a mysterious plague that changes everything. Add Pathologic 3: Quarantine to your wishlist so you don’t miss the release! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3389330/Pathologic_3_Quarantine/
Pathologic 3 Devlog #02: Do No Harm2025-02-11Hey, The development of Pathologic 3 continues, and so does our conversation. Today, we’ll talk about a mechanic that is unique to Bachelor’s story — something you’ve never seen in the series before. This devlog is available in both text and video formats. WARNING! Strange as it may sound, a devlog about gameplay mechanics contains spoilers about gameplay mechanics. If you want to experience the game with a completely fresh perspective, consider skipping it. You Are Not a Butcher Every game in the Pathologic series tells the story of a person in a plague-ridden town. If that person is Haruspex — a self-taught surgeon who relies on intuition,
Wishlist Pathologic 3: Quarantine Now!2024-12-24Hi everyone! We’re finally ready to share a little mischief with you, called Pathologic 3: Quarantine. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3389330/Pathologic_3_Quarantine Quarantine is a free prelude to Pathologic 3 that you’ll be able to experience before the main game’s release. It’s akin to a demo version, but not quite. Our longtime followers might recall The Marble Nest—a playable teaser released before Pathologic 2. Quarantine follows a similar format but with slightly different goals: unlike The Marble Nest, which was a completely separate story, it will showcase fragments of gameplay mechanics, set the stage for the story, and pull bac
Pathologic 3: Sound and Atmosphere2024-11-19Hey friends! Here's a video from our sound design team, put together for Save and Sound. Consider this a controlled Pathologic 3 gameplay leak of sorts, with plenty of hints and mini-teasers. We won’t be explaining everything just yet, but stay tuned for more details in December. :) Today, we want to dive into the atmosphere we’re building. Atmosphere is nothing without sound — Ressa, Vasily, Natalia, and Arthur will walk you through the sound elements that make up the game’s ambiance, how they’ve organized the sound production from a tech perspective, and how the sounds of Buenos Aires somehow snuck into the Town on the Gorkhon. Thanks for t
Pathologic 3 FAQ #12024-11-15Hey hey! We know the wait has been long, and we want to thank you for the warm reception of the announcement. Today, we’d like to clarify a few points that we often see coming up in community discussions about the Pathologic 3 announcement. So, let’s get started! Q: What happened to the route for Pathologic 2? Has it evolved into a sequel? A: Yes, that’s exactly what happened: the game simply grew beyond our concept of DLC—it will have different gameplay and entirely new features. Instead of one game with three playthroughs using the same gameplay but different storylines (as in the original 2005 release and the Classic HD remaster), we’re cr
The Bachelor's Story Begins2024-10-07Dear friends, We have some exciting news to share today. We are announcing the new Pathologic game. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/Pathologic_3/ We’ve been quiet for a while, but we’ve seen all your memes and comments about the mythical Bachelor route. Now it’s time to conclude our creative exploration and let you rewrite Bachelor Dankovsky’s story. Daniil Dankovsky is a man of science, a man with a plan, and a man from the Capital. No longer will the Bachelor of Medicine scavenge through trash bins for food or haggle for bullets. We’ve revamped the core gameplay and crafted a unique experience tailored exclusively for Bachelor Da
Unofficial German translation project for Pathologic 22021-02-04Wir haben ausgezeichnete Nachrichten, Freunde! Dank E1I1N1S1 wir haben jeztz die erste Version der deutchen Übersetzung von Pathologic 2. im Laufe der Zeit wird die Übersetzung weiter verbessert. Um alles zu beschleunigen, bitten wir sie die Modifikation zu testen. Was euch erwartet: "Alle Dialoge, Itembeschreibungen, die Karte und das Tagebuch (mehr als 99% des Spiels) sind übersetzt und implementiert, während Untertitel für gesprochene Dialoge sowie HUD und Menü zwar übersetzt sind, aber noch implementiert werden müssen." https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1751305951358408419/BD19059A128C015AC319A4CEEE1C564B344C576C/ Im Namen von Ic
Unofficial Ukrainian Localization2021-02-04Мешканці Міста-на-Горхоні! У ці складні часи, коли ми втрачаємо надію, а Місто чахне на очах від жахливої епідемії, так приємно отримувати гарні новини. Завдяки зусиллям Moder5ly відтепер Pathologic 2 доступний і українською мовою! За чотири місяці Moder5ly переклав 28 тисяч стрічок тексту, що вміщує у собі близько 250 000 слів! Перекладено діалоги, меню, субтитри та навіть текстури. Неймовірна робота, непіднімна та недосяжна для однієї людини, але він із нею впорався! Ми просимо україномовних гравців ознайомитися з локалізацією та подякувати авторові на сторінці проєкту. Помітили помилку? Moder5ly буде радий вашому фідбеку! https://steamuser
Now you can play Pathologic 2 in Portuguese!2020-11-21The enthusiast aka rato profeta spent several months working alone on this release. He did a great job translating 250,000 words from English! «In translating the game, I created a variety of variants and studies to make an accurate translation of the characters' names. Each character has its own style of speech, its own way of life, and their names are as important as their personalities. I tried to convey all of this in Portuguese while preserving elements alien to us, because it is obviously a game with its atmosphere and many elements from Eastern Europe and Russia as a whole. Finding the middle ground is an extremely difficult task, and
Unofficial Simplified Chinese translation2020-03-03Hi there! As you know, translating a game like Pathologic is not an easy task — it surpasses some novels in the word count. While officially the game is only available in Russian and English, we'd like to recommend a Simplified Chinese fan translation by kevinw: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2012613136 Please note that this mod only translates the in-game dialogues, leaving the user interface in English.
Nominate Pathologic 2 for Outstanding Story-Rich Award2019-11-28The 2019 Steam Awards are upon us, and on behalf of the team at Ice-Pick Lodge I humbly ask fans to nominate the game for the Outstanding Story-Rich Game Award.
Pathologic 2: The Marble Nest DLC released!2019-10-28Pathologic 2: The Marble Nest DLC, a two-hour spin-off story in the world of the Pathologic 2, is available now! And what could be better than a frightening and gloomy story on Halloween? Marble Nest is a DLC for Pathologic 2, offering a self-contained story. Play for a single day as Dr. Daniil Dankovsky, a scientist from the Capital, who is trying to save the Town alongside Haruspex. Uncover the missing pieces and attempt to solve the riddle offered to you by Death itself. The Town is doomed. But what if Death knocked on your door and offered a chance to do it all once again? Would you still struggle, or accept your fate? A 2-3 hours long se
Pathologic 2: The Marble Nest DLC releases Oct. 282019-10-18Pathologic 2: The Marble Nest DLC, a two-hour spin-off story in the world of the Pathologic 2, will be released on October 28, 2019 on Steam. Play for a single day as Dr. Daniil Dankovsky, a scientist from the Capital, a fighter of death, and another doctor trying to save the Town alongside Haruspex, and uncover a different perspective on the events - and Death itself. The Marble Nest is going to be free for everyone who has the base game in their library before its release. For the rest is $9.99. Come, little birds, and gather around the marble nest...