Plague Survival Horror Pathologic 2 Is Coming To PS4

The bleak, plague-themed survival game Pathologic 2 will be available for PS4 players from Friday March 6, after initially releasing for PC and Xbox One last year.

Despite the ‘2’ in the name, Pathologic 2 is less of a sequel and more of a reimagining of the original game. Made by Russian developer Ice-Pick Lodge, the game is set on the Russian Steppe, with all the bleakness you might imagine from that setting.

You play as a doctor striving, and usually failing, to save others and even yourself from the grips of a deadly plague. The game is designed to be a punishing, disorienting experience, rather than a typical game where playing well is rewarded with success.

Our review of Pathologic 2 called the game “alternately intriguing and off-putting; it draws you in with its eerie, dreamlike setting and cast of unnaturally eccentric characters, but then it pushes you away with its nagging, mundane demands.”

While it’s not a game for everyone, especially given the current state of anxiety over our own potential pandemic situation, Pathologic 2 is a solid horror game for those who enjoy the challenge of survival–and now PS4 players can join in the fun.