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Pathologic Classic HD
Pathologic Classic HD is the Definitive Edition of the original Cult Classic Psychological First-Person Survival game. In this unforgettable experience, players control one of three unique characters as they try to save a mysterious town from a deadly plague that cannot be stopped.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
35 of the 88 reviews raise this.
“Terrible game, I love it.”
17 of the 88 reviews raise this.
“Non-standard game, gameplaywise I'd label it as a survival long (and I mean it) walking simulator with really unique setting (weird, feels like a mix of mid XX century eastern Europe and a lot of folklore/pagan stuff -…”
“walking simulator eastern europe edition”
“It's janky, it's not particularly fun, but what an atmosphere it sets. Writing is great, atmosphere is strange, and you can't help but keep on wondering about whatever is going on during your endless walks around the…”
9 of the 88 reviews raise this.
“this game is ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up. it makes you walk everywhere. go around in circles talking to people who will then lie to you to your face. this game will test your patience, reading comprehension, and most of all, your ability…”
“To start this out, I wouldn't exactly *not* recommend this game, however the audience I would recommend it to is very niche. For the general player I would not recommend this. The story itself is actually pretty good. I…”
“Walking simulator disturbed by being bit on the ankles by rats. A groggy atmospheric game with rare bits of sarcastic wit from the characters. Love it! If you dont mind the walking, a nostalgic-graphic game and dying…”
4 of the 88 reviews raise this.
“It was a painfully great experience. I loved it”
4 of the 88 reviews raise this.
“Goated game, goated plot, goated atmosphere, goated vibe, goated writing. Nothing like it.”
“Great game, great writing, a literary and game design masterpiece. I sure wish it didn't run like crap though”
43 of the 88 reviews raise this · 33 of them still recommend the game.
“Terrible game, I love it.”
18 of the 88 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“this game is ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up. it makes you walk everywhere. go around in circles talking to people who will then lie to you to your face. this game will test your patience, reading comprehension, and most of all, your ability…”
“Is it a good game? No. Is it a good story? No, it's an amazing one of which there aren't many of out there. Thing is, you gotta be a masochist to put yourself through the grueling process of playing this repetitive,…”
“In the game, you are a errand boy that has to walk from several to tens of minutes from point A to C, D, F, H and many times to A again to deliver items or information to someones house. Your character wants too much…”
3 of the 88 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“A fun vacation in a lovely, rural town full of diverse folks. Unique flora and inventive architecture make the strolls around the village truly unforgettable! You play as one of three completely morally-unquestionable…”
Counted across 88 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 87.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“amazing game for if theres something wrong with you”
— a player, Steam review · 97 hrs played“I've hated every second of this game. It has driven me absolutely insane. There are few words adequate to describe the all consuming tormentous nightmare that is Pathologic. I hate this god forsaken town and every single riddle-speaking bastard that inhabits it. I hate that smug…”
— a player, Steam review · 93 hrs played“One of the top three best-written games in the history of the medium. Unique, inventive, deeply Russian; painful enough that console commands were the only way to reasonably get through it, and painful enough to feel little guilt over the fact. Utterly absorbing despite so much…”
— a player, Steam review · 56 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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The pre-orders for Pathologic 2 are open on Steam now
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End of Summer Benefit Sale Now Available!
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Pathologic Reimagining on Steam
http://store.steampowered.com/app/505230/ The not-yet-real existence of the new Pathologic has just found additional tangibility: the game has a Steam page now. If you want to keep an eye on the game’
Pathologic Reimagining on Steam
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Atmospheric · Story Rich · Survival · Psychological Horror · Cult Classic · Dark · Horror · First-Person · RPG · Singleplayer · Great Soundtrack · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Russian * , Polish, Italian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 42 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or Later Processor: AMD Athlon 64 2.3 GHz / Intel Pentium 2.2 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon HD 4890 1024MB / GeForce 210 512MB DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space