The Pathologic 3 apathy and mania system turns survival into something more cerebral, creating a punishing game.

J. Scott Thurlow is a Senior Contributor based in the NYC Metropolitan Area. While he is not actually Alan Wake, Scott has been ranting about games since falling in love with them at a young age.

A marvelous, grim, often comedic time-travel mystery hybrid.

With the first major video game release of 2026, “Pathologic 3,” is a triumph that sets a high bar for the rest of the ...

J. Scott Thurlow is a Senior Contributor based in the NYC Metropolitan Area. While he is not actually Alan Wake, Scott has been ranting about games since falling in love with them at a young age.

Developer Ice-Pick Lodge latest game breathes new life into its iconic 2005 franchise, Pathologic ...

Pathologic 3 is a game that delights in making its players feel like terrible, panicked doctors in a town consumed by a deadly plague. The game tasks players with diagnosing bizarre illnesses to slow ...

But perseverance is the point of Pathologic 3. It’s punishing, but the frustration factor is lower than in Pathologic 2, thanks to its streamlined survival mechanics. Managing your mania/apathy via ...

With Pathologic 3 set to release at an indeterminate date in 2025, a new demo titled Pathologic 3: Quarantine launched via Steam earlier this week. The release was greeted to very positive reviews, ...

Pathologic 3 is a psychological, survival horror game filled with death, decay and a mysterious plague. Developed by Ice-Pick Lodge and published by HypeTrain Digital, Pathologic 3 was released on ...