Pathologic 3
- Developer
- Ice-Pick Lodge
- Publisher
- HypeTrain Digital
- Released
- 09 January 2026
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £29.90
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5
Genres: role playing rpg , simulator , adventure , indie
Pathologic 3 is a psychological horror game in which you play Daniil Dankovsky, a rationalist doctor trying to defeat death itself as the same doomed town collapses around him. It is a standalone follow-up to Pathologic 2 and a reimagining of the Bachelor route from the original Pathologic, rather than a direct sequel or prequel. Its major new distinction is time manipulation: the premise remains a 12-day plague crisis, but the Bachelor can revisit and alter key events, reflecting his obsession with control, causality, and conquering death.
Best gaming PC for Pathologic 3 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Pathologic 3 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by HypeTrain Digital on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 (64-bit) | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 (64-bit) |
| CPU | i3 / Ryzen 5 | i7 / Ryzen 7 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2070 |
| Storage | 25 GB | 25 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Pathologic 3?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to i7 / Ryzen 7 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2070, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.