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 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- 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 13 September 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, look at the tier picks above.