Pathogenic

Buy93%

Very Positive · 4k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Aberrant Labs · Roguelike · Jul 16, 2026

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Concurrent players not sampled yet.

All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
41
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio0 of 12
Subtitles0 of 12

Should I buy Pathogenic?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 133 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise17% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
133 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
8 for the gameplay itself and, -3 for lack of content late game/replay variety, +2 for the very good price
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Being able to mutate your body, weapons and weapon infusers is something I've not really seen in other roguelikes, so it's a fun twist on the formula.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Still, the core gameplay is fun, the music is great, and the visuals fit the theme perfectly.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's a roguelike shooter, we've seen these before - but it's a very clean roguelike shooter with the right amount of difficulty and no fear of allowing you to put together completely obscene combos of attacks, which is part of the fun of roguelikes.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's visually great, runs well and the OST is incredible, especially for the Liver, Heart & Brain imo.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Icing on the cake is that it is also smooth as butter on steam deck.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay133 reviews
Combat59 reviews
Graphics47 reviews
Difficulty40 reviews
Audio29 reviews
Steam Deck13 reviews
Co-op11 reviews
Divided opinion
Crashes
83% still recommend
Bugs
83% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
86% still recommend
Performance
29% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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