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2005USK 12PC, Steam Deck verified87 % positive12.99 €

A bleak survival-horror RPG set in a steppe town ravaged by plague. Over twelve days you play one of three outsiders, scrambling for scarce resources and truth in an uneasy, cryptic world that offers little reassurance.

  • Resources and survival
  • Post-apocalyptic setting
  • Lore and world history
  • Dread and tension

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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Pathologic special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Crow Country

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2024USK 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified97 % positive19.50 €

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A retro-styled survival horror game set in an abandoned theme park, mixing puzzle solving, careful resource management and tense exploration. Its low-poly look and moody atmosphere recall classics like Resident Evil and Silent Hill.

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Alone in the Dark

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A pioneer of survival horror: you explore a cursed 1920s mansion, solve puzzles and fight sparingly against monsters. Its 3D characters on pre-rendered backdrops and menacing mood shaped the entire genre.

Derelikt

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A retro horror shooter with a PS1 look set on a space station orbiting Saturn. You explore dark corridors, manage your inventory, solve puzzles, talk to many NPCs and fight eldritch horrors.

System Shock 2

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A landmark immersive sim horror RPG set aboard an infested starship, where scarce resources, flexible skill builds and the unforgettable AI SHODAN create relentless dread.

The Suffering

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As death-row inmate Torque, you fight through a maximum-security prison overrun by monstrous creatures and hallucinations. A grim third-person horror shooter where your moral choices shape Torque's fate and the ending.

The Long Dark

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A lonely, unforgiving survival experience in the frozen Canadian wilderness after a geomagnetic disaster, where cold, hunger and wolves are your real enemies. Its painterly visuals and quiet atmosphere turn every trek into a tense, often melancholic journey.

Deadly Premonition

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As eccentric FBI agent York you investigate a murder in the small town of Greenvale, a mix of Twin Peaks-style mystery, bizarre humor and clunky survival horror. Technically rough, but beloved as a cult classic for its unforgettable characters.

Hollowbody

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A short tech-noir survival horror set in an abandoned British city: as smuggler Mica you search for your missing partner with scarce resources. It mixes exploration, puzzles and gunplay in the spirit of classic PS1-era horror games.

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