Pathogenic

Buy93%

Very Positive · 5k 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
13
Full audio0 of 13
Subtitles0 of 13

Should I buy Pathogenic?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 137 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k 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
50% of themes are praise17% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
137 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.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat is very basic, but feels natural and works fine for what its trying to do.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The reason for the positive review is: I like the art style and concept of the game.
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.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Icing on the cake is that it is also smooth as butter on steam deck.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Let's start with the meta-progression that allows to freely assign and reassign points in the skill trees, which are separate for each of 6 (+1 for co-op) playable organisms and are really impactful.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay137 reviews
Combat56 reviews
Graphics46 reviews
Audio29 reviews
Steam Deck14 reviews
Co-op11 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
83% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
81% still recommend
Performance
75% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Interface
67% 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 $6.99.

9 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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