r/pathologic • • Aug 05 '26

Upcoming Pathologic 3 Update / call for volunteer testers

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Hello everyone!

Ice-Pick Lodge producer here - and it looks like our team could use your help.

Some time ago, I posted here about our plans to release a substantial update for the game, with new difficulty modes, a photo mode, and fixes for the remaining bugs. The update is mostly finished, and right now we’re sorting out a few final things. For example, we’re adding the option to enable subtitles during dialogue (we noticed that this is quite a popular request).

There is one problem, though. We’ve been living with this game for several years now. Our eyes may simply no longer catch certain things. For example, I’ve already had to mute the music in the main menu, because those opening chords now trigger nausea and a headache. I’ve heard them too many times. Far too many.

So we’d be very grateful for some help from the community. I think we need around 20-30 people, with testing coordinated through Discord. If you have the time and inclination, could I ask you to fill out this short form?

https://forms.gle/vPphTXaG1giYUcbs5

We expect to be ready to start testing in about a week. I’ll post a separate update when we are.


r/pathologic • • Jan 09 '26

Pathologic 3 Pathologic 3 Releases on Steam! Spoiler

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r/pathologic • • 8h ago

paint marker clara

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r/pathologic • • 14h ago

Pathologic 2 The holy trinity

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This is specifically a p2 version. But I think it can also easily work for other characters.. especially Utopians lol, which I might make later. This one was mostly just for fun


r/pathologic • • 8h ago

Classic HD How do I engage with the dialogue and characters of pathologic?

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Hello! I've made a couple of posts here but every once in awhile I get fascinated by this game and want to try again but I do have some personal struggles. For one I'm not really that smart, I struggle with media literacy especially. And for two, I have a hard time trying to Focus due to having severe ADHD. But with that being said I still want to give this game a chance regardless, it has remained such a bizarre yet interesting mystery. Though the part that makes me really worried though is I've heard the gameplay of this is that you're supposed to walk around and Ponder what the characters are saying. But what does that actually mean? A lot of other games trained me to take what people are saying at face value. Is it okay to get misled and fail dialogue checks? What kind of mindset should I approach this game with?"


r/pathologic • • 1d ago

Pathologic inspired nails

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thought i’d share my pathologic inspired nails, i got for october :)


r/pathologic • • 5h ago

Question Pathologic 3 day 4 bug, tasks all reset

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So I'm really annoyed, I just went through Day 4 and diagnosed all my patients, got a sample of the water to examine, and babysat the children. Yet I reset the day and all of these tasks are behaving as if I didn't make progress in any of them. This didn't happen on day 3, so is this a bug or am I misunderstanding something about how the time travel works?


r/pathologic • • 8h ago

Question Help please - Can't launch The Void because of a log file error

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Hello,

A few days ago, I bought The Void on Steam. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to launch it because I keep getting this error message: "Can't create game module: can't create log file."

I asked someone on TikTok who had recommended the game if they knew how to fix it, and they told me they had found it for free online. So, I downloaded a free version I found online, but I ran into the exact same issue.

I've already checked the existing forum threads about this problem and tried all the suggested solutions, but nothing has worked so far.

Please tell me there's a way to fix this. I'm desperate at this point.


r/pathologic • • 12h ago

Question Should I start with pathologic classic or pathologic 2?

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r/pathologic • • 1d ago

Pathologic 2 I didn't expect a game as grim and oppressive as Pathologic 2 to have so many touching moments. Spoiler

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I get that it's designed to be oppressive and stressful and with a lot of dark and disturbing imagery so the touching moments sort of caught me off guard. Like the Haruspex bonding with the various children and having funny back-and-forths with them like with Sticky or his relationship with Murky. And of course the rush to save them all on Day 10. Really enjoyed those moments.


r/pathologic • • 18h ago

Discussion IPL has the chance to do the funniest thing

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So, IPL has mentioned that they're working on a Clara game, or at least hinted at it.

And we all know Clara is the most meta of the three.

It would be absolute gold if the Burakhovsky ship was teased in her version of events, or at least acknowledged as something that exists outside of the theater production.

Maybe Artemy and Daniils actors share a trailer... As bros, you know...

Maybe the audience members keep asking them invasive questions that they have to try and dodge...

Maybe they complain that people misunderstand their characters and the message is muddied because everyone wants a romance...

I dunno, there are a thousand ways to poke fun at the Fandom and this ship (the best ship, imho) and I'd love to see IPL play into it as a joke.

Just a throwaway line, not something that's focused on in any capacity, not even necessarily something that's endorsed.

Edit: Rephrased a bit because I don't think my intention was entirely clear. Also, source for Clara game: https://www.reddit.com/r/pathologic/s/XHO00KWPJz


r/pathologic • • 1d ago

Pathologic 2 Tips to get past the first day without being murdered?

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First time playing. Still on the fence if I'll like the game or not (the fact I have no clue where to save certainly doesn't help).

Anyway, I've played the game for two hours and a half and managed to get it to my dad's house, but then people started to murder me as I went around town, trying to get to quests and markers on the map.

I've opened one drawer I found in a house, and I looted the corpses at the start at the train tracks. But other than that not sure what crime I did.

I stopped playing right now due to my carpal tunnel making it hard for me to play games that require WASD for long, but not sure what's the plan when I pick it back up tomorrow. I'm seriously confused how you're supposed to do things in this game with apparently most of the time attacking me on sight (I also suck at fighting, so that didn't help my survival rate).

Am I missing something?

EDIT: while the comments here were quite useful, reading other threads and discussion on reddit and steam forums, it seems the game is mostly about suffering, not having fun, and going back for a 2nd and 3rd playthrough when you understand more only to suffer still. So I'm likely just uninstalling it, since I only have a week to play video games before I go back to work and this does not sound like an enjoyable experience I want to spend my week break on.


r/pathologic • • 3d ago

I did some chibi icons hihi

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Took a break from working to draw something cute and simple hehehehehe. There's a Shimeji-thingy in steam 'Character House -Desktop Companion- and rn there's a free demo AND OF COURSE I MADE MY PATHO BBS. I wanted a simple style to draw myself some icons for my emails and I quite like how they turned out even tho I didn't even shade or anything. Anyone feel free to use them if you like it, just credit me pls if anyone asks ;AAAAAA;
Note: Pic with all of them together is the actual Steam Thingy, I tried to emulate that art style.


r/pathologic • • 4d ago

Pathologic x South Park

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Had a little fun with these !!!


r/pathologic • • 5d ago

Recently went to Almaty, Kazakhstan and somebody mentioned the developers were based there. I am otherwise going in blind.

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I absolutely loved Kazakhstan. Just spent several weeks backpacking around the country. I really fell in love with Almaty. While there, I met somebody who mentioned the developers were based there and was recommended to play this. Just thought it was sweet to see some KZ devs. I'm already blown away by the title music. Other than a brief description and mentions of it being a brutal experience, I'm going in blind! Wish me luck.


r/pathologic • • 5d ago

Discussion What's your most memorable moment in Pathologic? (Pathologic 1, 2, or 3)

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I'm curious to hear about the moments that have stayed with you the most throughout the series.

Was there a particular scene, conversation, event, or even a stretch of gameplay that left a lasting impression on you? A major plot point, a quiet moment, a particular atmosphere, an unexpected turn of events, an idea that stuck with you, or anything.

I'm just interested in hearing about the moments that meant something to you personally, whatever that might be.

What's a moment in Pathologic that has really stuck with you, and what made it so memorable?

I'd especially love to hear about a moment from each game if you've played them all, but don't feel like you have to limit yourself to one scene per game! I'd love to hear about as many moments as you'd like to share, whether they're from one game or all three.

I'm not sure if I should add a spoiler warning for potential spoilers, but if you haven't finished the games and intend to play all of them, be careful!


r/pathologic • • 5d ago

Meme Modern Pathologic AU be like

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r/pathologic • • 6d ago

Art I drew some Herb Brides

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I'm working on a Patho fic/video project and I've been playing with designs. I felt a bit conflicted cuz I didn't want them too sexualized but given their role in the game I decided not to censor anything since there's a point to their design, but I didn't post it to Instagram cuz I've seen people getting banned for less tbh e-e I was going to draw a few more and post a speedart to youtube, but I'm working on a comission rn so no time cryyyy


r/pathologic • • 6d ago

Question Pathologic 2 or classic hd?

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Im a beginner and don't know almost anything about the game. Just wondering, which game should I play first for the best experience


r/pathologic • • 5d ago

Question P3 time travel day choice.

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Hi, I am currently playing P2 but also get P3 and played with skipping just to get out of the tutorial part.

My question is will there be any point in game where all days are unlocked and I will be free to choose without being blocked by inspector?


r/pathologic • • 6d ago

Meme Stupid Turkish joke basically no one in the world will understand

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Daniil Dankovsky tarih olmaz Daniil Dankovsky tarihte olur tarihin üstünde Daniil Dankovsky Daniil Dankovsky devri başladı Daniil Dankovsky ben Daniil Dankovsky hissediyorum Daniil Dankovsky vermeyeceğim adamdır ben Daniil abi çok seviyorum Artemy Burakh abi görmeseydim adamdan Pathologic 74 Daniil Dankovskyin Daniil Dankovsky olmak kolay olmuyo Daniil Dankovsky almak onun için Daniil Dankovsky devam et onun için Daniil Dankovsky devam etti 13yıl 13yıl Daniil Dankovsky daveti 13 onu çikolata abi devam ettin Pathologic on dördüncü Yılına girecek TRT1'de 14. Yılını görecek 14. Yılına gıcıktır Daniil abi 14 yıllara gıcıktır kola takılan 14. Yıllarca çektim Pathologic 3 trt1de devam edecektir artık Daniil abinin yeni kanalı TRT 1 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤😇😇😇😇😇😇😍😍😍😍😍😇😍😇😍😇😍😇😍😇💛💙cncncncncncncncncncncn👍❤👍❤👍❤❤👍❤👍👍👍👍👍👍👍


r/pathologic • • 6d ago

Pathologic 3 Stuck on Day 7? Spoiler

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How do I progress to day 8? No quest markers left on the map. I've saved the Stamatins, Burakh is fine, Alexander didn't kill himself and Atrium street has been closed down. Even finished the "planning an escape" questlines. How do I unlock the 8th day; what am I missing?


r/pathologic • • 7d ago

Question Further advice on patho 2

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I recently posted maybe 2 weeks back about the fact that I’ve come back to the game after dropping it maybe a year ago after reaching day 6. I’m able to progress through the game a little easier after previous advice I was given but now I have a few questions, I’m on day 7 with only 3 people infected but I feel like it’s reached a point where that number will escalate a lot. I’ve been playing around with the home made antibiotics as well and feel like I’m doing well with hoarding food/water/herbs. But I’ve only got 2 Shmowders and feel like this may not be enough to achieve what I want out of this play through, I know I have to treat it as a simulation of a hard game but I still want to do as much good as possible, I’m also currently Infected from doing murkys “hidden friend” quest line and I have no idea what to do about that or how to manage my infection.

I just want to know if I should be worried about being infected or whether I need to be seeking certain items a little more really


r/pathologic • • 6d ago

How did you approach reloading earlier saves during your first playthrough

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Hello folks!

(No idea why this is getting downvoted, I am simply trying to have a nice discussion)

I'm curious about the option to go back to earlier saves. What made you decide to use it during your playthrough? Did you discover it early on, perhaps by accident or curiosity, or only later when you found yourself stuck? Did you consider going back a failure of your run, or did having that possibility actually improve your experience?

I'd love to discuss this topic in general, but of course, I've also found myself in a rather rough situation that made me consider it.

I'm currently (or was?) at the night just before Day 4, or the early morning of it, having pretty thoroughly messed up my preparation and food management. I had things to trade, but couldn't find the right people to trade with, and kept running out of food while desperately trying to reach a grocery or somewhere to recover. So I ran into a loop, essentially.

What finally made me realize how badly I'd prepared was entering an infected district just as the plague spread, hoping to complete a quest there, only to discover that I'd apparently missed the opportunities to learn how to diagnose and treat people, or properly use herbs.

I tried to get out, took different routes, and even somewhat managed to escape, but my health bar was already cooked from starvation (pun intended). Dying, of course, did not fix that.

I eventually tried going back to an earlier save, but after dying again because I was already too weak to accomplish much of anything (4 deaths so far! One I think was not counted), I'm now wondering whether I should go back even further, perhaps to Day 2, and prepare myself better.

Would you recommend going that far back, or would you try to salvage the situation? I've already tried a couple of times, and I'm worried I'll keep accumulating death penalties without making meaningful progress. More importantly, how did you personally approach this possibility during your first playthrough?
I'm new to the series and started playing Pathologic 2 a few days ago, thanks to a recommendation from ChatGPT.

I'm surprisingly enjoying the torture quite a lot so far, despite how stressful it can get. I'm actually very glad I discovered this game. I'm working on a small game myself, and Pathologic 2 was recommended to me while I was looking for games that treat narrative and mechanics as parts of the same experience. So far, it has been fascinating to experience that firsthand.

I'd love to hear your experiences and perspectives, preferably without major spoilers (or you can hide them and I'll read them as I progress later)!
Thanks for reading!


r/pathologic • • 7d ago

Katerina Saburova dialog

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I'm trying to find a dialog with Clara in Pathologic HD where she says something like "The humans translate even the colors to the language of good and evil"

Where can i find it?