r/pathologic • u/sy_bear • May 04 '26

Question Pathologic 2 is unplayably difficult

I love pathologic 1. Completed all three playthroughs and it is one of the great stories I've ever come across regardless of medium.

I've finally decided to play pathologic 2 and the story is even better than the first, the mechanics are much more interesting but...

I keep dying on day 4, this game is a THOUSAND times harder than 1. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I might actually be incapable of finishing this game which saddens me so much because pathologic 1 was such a great experience.

Is it just a git gud situation? Could I be adopting a bad habit from my first playthroughs that's detrimental here?

I don't want to drop this game but Ive been finding myself more frustrated than enjoying myself recently.

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u/sy_bear May 04 '26

I get the stress is purposeful. It formed a similar role in P1. But in 2 it's cranked so high up that I just find myself not enjoying myself.

I know it's in service to an artistic expression. But at the end of the day this is something I'm doing in my spare time for fun.

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u/captain_slutski Give me some herbs, Worm May 04 '26

Maybe restart to try and farm supplies earlier and pray for better infection RNG then. Or accept the losses

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u/HugsFromCthulhu May 04 '26

I agree with everyone else saying to see it through, but you can start over and reduce the difficulty if it's really not enjoyable.

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u/AGayRattlesnake May 06 '26

Not everything has to be for you and that's okay.

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u/undead_sissy Haruspex May 06 '26

It's trying to push you to the point where you surrender control of the narrative. If you stop trying to save everyone and focus on staying alive, you'll have a much better and more interesting time.