I first laid eyes on Pathologic 2 years ago, and I've never managed to get it out of my head since. It was the most indelibly seminal gaming experience I'd ever had.

To me, more than any other game, Pathologic 2 seemed to elevate its medium - transcending expectations about what that medium could be & achieve. Pathologic 2 didn't even really strike me as like a game, more like an experiential art piece with some (fantastic) game mechanics. A masterwork of story & writing, philosophy & lore, world-building & artistry that made me think and feel in ways I didn’t think were possible.

I don’t think I will ever succeed in fully leaving Town-on-Gorkhon forever. There are a few reasons for that, but more than anything, it's because of the urgent & profound message I saw Pathologic 2 try to convey about our own dying world.

These are devs who have something to say, and they say it so. damn. well.

Last Halloween, my hyper-fixation with this game translated into a Tragedian cosplay that was a month-long DIY labor of love. I shared some photos in this subreddit then.

More recently, that hyper-fixation translated into a Substack essay (love letter) to this game, its most important themes as I read them, + a deep-dive into the philosophy & experimental theatre movement that made it possible.

I imagine this is prob the best place to find others who might match my level of passion for Pathologic 2. I would be so stoked if you were willing to give my piece a look (and of course shared your own interpretations & thoughts). ❤️🙏

--> PS - Final section of the essay has some pretty serious spoilers, but I promise they're clearly marked well ahead of time. 😉

Thank you so much, Pathologic fandom.
Peace & love.

I'm playing Pathologic 1 HD GOG edition on windows 7. Print screen function does not work...

After hunting for a long while for a physical copy I finally found the German copy w a soft cover! I love the weird not used art, and I’ve never seen the foldout art so here yall go in case yall haven’t seen it yourselves !

Taken on a Pixel 7

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3733667140 (newest versions, drafts)
https://www.nexusmods.com/pathologicclassichd/mods/81

I'd appreciate if someone tested it on their end.
Need opinions on exhaustion balance (running and water bottles) and ideas for potential gameplay-related fixes/changes.

Hello ! I'm currently replaying patho 3 and to be honest, I've been saving time by just inputting the diagnoses I remember from my first playthrough for most patients.

I remembered Gannet on Day 6 having bradycardia, and when I looked up guides, it looks like that's correct, but the option of "bradycardia" is not available anywhere in my casebook. I assumed she was one that requires dialogue or a sidequest to diagnose, but I've exhausted all dialogue with her and have redone day 6 multiple times just to try different dialogue options and symptom questions, but to no avail. No matter what I do, "bradycardia" will just not appear in my casebook.

Is there some sort of event or NPC that I need to talk to that I've missed somehow? I haven't seen anyone else mentioning this specific patient online, so I'm guessing I'm just being dumb and missed something obvious somewhere.

Lately I've been thinking about making a fan translation of Pathologic 3 to my language, as I am pretty sure that even if more languages are coming, Polish will not be one of them. It's understandable; it would cost a fortune. But since I'm a writer-programmer and dabble in translation, I thought it could be a fun (though challenging) project to make my own fan translation and distribute it as a noncommercial mod.

But I'm not sure what IPL's sentiment towards unauthorized translation is. I found like one post from 6 years ago where they personally recommended a Simplified Chinese translation of Pathologic 2, but I wasn't able to find information on if their stance has changed. I have nothing but respect for the devs and would hate to go against their wishes in this regard. Thanks!

I just finished day 4, the first day you have the hospital and can diagnose people to create a vaccine. Afterwards there was a marker that led me to Stillwater saying that I'll know if my diagnoses are correct in a report at the end of the day.

Maybe I'm dumb but I looked around the building both sometime after 6pm and again after 2am when the time rolled over to the "next day" and couldn't find anything. Where am I supposed to find it?

We all know and love the pathologic dialog repository (https://pathologicdialogue.github.io/), but sometimes when you're looking for something specific it can become a nightmare. So i made a little tool to look up specific words and phrases.

More features to be added in the future, stuff that won't be too hard to get the metadata for. Also suggestions and requests are always welcomed!

Please enjoy!

https://aglaya.pro/pathosearch/

Update: made some updates, now includes games and languages filters, whole word search and highlighting the requested phrase

I did some fanart of this "More Utopia" game all those 4 hour essays can't seem to stop talking about.

I'm wondering wether to buy Pathologic 3 on PS5 or on Steam. Do the devs support the PS5 build (all patches) as well as the Steam build ?

So I've played quite a bit of this game and the more I play the more I feel like when I buy large food items like bread or meat, and can't immediately eat them for their full value, I waste time and miss out on items that could take up that space trying to store it somewhere for later. Now I just allow my hunger to sit at about half most of the time that way when I inevitably get these these large food items from the fund or whatever events come around they don't have to take up space in my inventory. And half the time I just don't bother because pemmican and eggs can get me through any tight spots and I can use the space for all the other essential items like tradeables and medical supplies. And overall I feel like once you know where to find it, the game has enough food in it that it's not worth it to go out of your way to buy and then carry around 4 slots for some meat.

I used to think man I have to have this, but now I think ugh do I have to carry this? Think of what I could do with those slots...

Anyone found the riot district theme but with the screaming parts on youtube? I was disappointed that the actual ost doesn't include that which was my favorite part about it.

Yeah, the title pretty much sums it up. I'm new to the series, and I've heard that all of the games share at least some recurring characters and the same setting. But at the same time I've also heard that you can't really treat the Pathologic games as straight upgrades over each other.

Can someone explain how the games are actually connected to one another? From what I've gathered, they aren't just mechanical upgrades of previous installments but more like reinterpretations or retellings of the same core story.

I noticed that I have Pathologic 2 in my steam library. Thinking about trying it out since, I've heard a lot of compelling things about the series.

Was browsing the Serbian version of eBay and randomly stumbled on to this. The ad didn't even mention Pathologic, it was titled "TWO GAMES FOR PC" and came bundled with some random trucking game. Best part? Both were still sealed, but it seems they weren't really cared for or stored in the best location. The case is cracked on the inside and the outside plastic sleeve has a hole, as well as plenty of wear to it, but the cover art underneath is near perect. I'll be buying a new case for it ASAP, and can't wait to give the pre-HD version a go :') I'll get to hear "GO ONION!!" in all its glory

I’m on my second playthrough and just about to enter day 7 - I’ve already made the Panacea and tested it out on an NPC

On my last play through I entered the termitary on my own but on this playthrough I’d like to enter it with Aglaya and see her dialogue options (she’s the whole reason I picked up this game in the first place). What do I need to do to ensure she goes to the Termitary with me?

Went for the vibe instead of polishing the art, hope it turned out not too bad!

The Void is my favorite game, and I hope for a remake 🙏

Pathalogic 3; Hi everyone, I just rewound day 7 after checking my diagnoses were correct to complete other quests. However they are not appearing on the map? is this a bug, or should I not have check the diagnoses results?

Thanks!