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Pathogenic on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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You are a disease. Infect the human body as a lone pathogen in this cellular roguelike shooter. Collect organelles to evolve your parasite in a microscopic arms race against your host's immune system. Conquer a beautiful, procedurally generated world of tiny proportions.

Pathogenic is a roguelike, top-down shooter and bullet hell game developed by Aberrant Labs and published by Slug Disco.
Released on July 16th 2026 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 12 languages: English, Czech, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese, Korean and Turkish.

It has received 3,063 reviews of which 2,869 were positive and 194 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Pathogenic into these genres:

Roguelike Top-Down Shooter Bullet Hell Bullet Heaven Local Co-Op Action Roguelike Dungeon Crawler Difficult Shooter Character Customization Co-op 2D Controller Perma Death Roguelite Procedural Generation Action Survival Replay Value Casual

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or equivalent
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 / Radeon RX 560
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
MacOS
  • OS: macOS 13
  • Processor: Apple M1 or Intel Core M
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
Linux
  • OS: SteamOS 3 / Ubuntu 22.04
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or equivalent
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 / Radeon RX 560
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

Steam Price & Best Deals

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User reviews & Ratings

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121 hours played
July 2026
Twin stick roguelite with tons of depth. One of those games that I played for about an hour and knew I would play it for at least 50 more. STD DLC would be awesome.
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33 hours played
July 2026
Hey roguelite lovers, y'know how our favorite genre can be kind of dime-a-dozen these days, and we all yearn for that special game that sinks its hooks in and doesn't let go? Twin stick shooter fans? My poor neglected friends? You know how it seems like games that feel *good* are hard to find? This is that game. Also, ten bucks is absurdly low. I don't know what you're waiting for.
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22 hours played
July 2026
This is a new high watermark for indie releases in 2026. I find that [excuse my doom and gloom], many indie releases nowadays are in one of two categories: - Overly ambitious and messy releases that try to do way too much at once. These also typically suffer horrific technical issues that serve to stifle their game's growth while the devs try to put out the fire they lit. - Extremely derivative games that have very few original ideas and and generally offer less than the games they are inspired by. Pathogenic is a wonderfully polished game with enough great features that I'm going to go through them separately. MUSIC: Before even talking about the game, I want to talk about the soundtrack. Your microbe lays down hail after hail of gunfire to some of the most apt BGM I've ever heard. I never once thought that an intestine or lungs could have a fitting soundtrack. Not only was I wrong, I couldn't imagine the music being anything other than what it is. GAMEPLAY: The gameplay is tight, responsive, and only purposefully obtuse. You careen through levels blasting a body's immune system [and other things] by hauling together a host of randomly dropped organelles. Every decision down to the most rigorous, micro-managed placement of organelles has an effect, and it's normally a tradeoff. Just when you think you have the perfect placement of your parts, you'll get an evolution to change your cell's shape, often completely changing your strategy and offering several new ones in the process. This game is a pure joy to not only play, but plan and strategise with. Travelling through biomes offers new parts, currencies, and maps to get acquainted with. Hell, in some zones the map is often more dangerous than the enemies. GRAPHICS: The most important thing that graphics can do is provide readable game information. ♥♥♥♥ graphical fidelity; style is forever. Pathogenic is bright, colourful, and readable even in stressful situations or in a bullet-hell [a scenario that happens often]. My only critique here is that some of the organelles can look quite similar to one another, but it really isn't too much of an issue. You can open the editor any time out of combat and check exactly what things do. The different biomes are all wonderfully designed and each one boasts it's own unforgettable colour palette. Combined with the music, it really adds a sense of place to each zone. ROGUELIKENESS: The unlocks in Pathogenic aren't drip fed. Cleverly, you unlock more game mechanics based on your progress in runs instead of requiring multiple runs to "grind things out". Effectively, if you can handle further game mechanics, then the game gives them to you. Not only do you unlock new mechanics, but you'll unlock new starting loadouts and persistent boosts to help you through the tougher biomes. TECHNICAL: In my playtime of 5~ hours, I have yet to find a single bug. Bravo to the devs. The game runs smoothly, and the only time I found a slowdown was when I purposefully engineered it by burst-firing Bomberman bombs across the entire screen. Any framerate issue the game has is going to be from a source so awesome that the player won't care. If you're a regular enjoyer of room based roguelikes [The Binding of Isaac, Hades, Gunfire Reborn] then definitely give this one a shot. It will make sure that you enjoy every moment.
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7 hours played
July 2026
I am an IRL epidemiologist and i love this game, the microbiology and medical references are really funny! the graphics are nice, colored, vibrant but not overwhelming, the sound is good and it has great replayability! a great well made game, for a fair price!
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2 hours played
July 2026
As of writing this, this game has no reviews. Allow me to be the first. I've been playing pathogenic since it released as a demo, and wow, it's gotten better. New intros, animations, menus. Its so much better! Performance issues i saw last time, gone! anything i could've complained about is missing so far. I love critiquing game, this one i just cant. So if you are reading this, wondering if you would like it. Just get to the infection, it beckons.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Pathogenic is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

No, Pathogenic is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.

Yes, Pathogenic received 2,869 positive votes out of a total of 3,063 achieving a rating of 8.98.
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Pathogenic was developed by Aberrant Labs and published by Slug Disco.

Yes, Pathogenic is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Yes, Pathogenic is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Yes, Pathogenic is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Pathogenic offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Pathogenic includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

Yes, there is a DLC available for Pathogenic. Explore additional content available for Pathogenic on Steam.

Yes, Pathogenic is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Yes, Pathogenic supports Remote Play on TV and Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Pathogenic is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Pathogenic.

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Pathogenic
9.99€ Buy Now
Rating
9.0
2,869
194
Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
2,768
Developer
Aberrant Labs
Publisher
Slug Disco
Release 16 Jul 2026
Platforms
Remote Play
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