Pathologic 3 announced for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC
Publisher HypeTrain Digital and developer Ice-Pick Lodge have announced survival horror sequel Pathologic 3 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC (Steam). It will launch in 2025.
Pathologic 3 will expand on the series’ original concepts, introduce a new time-travel gameplay mechanic, and offers a new perspective on a familiar story for both veteran players and newcomers alike.
“We are making a game about how a person develops their mind to learn how to work with things they previously couldn’t or didn’t know how to notice,” said Ice-Pick Lodge’s Nikolay Dybowski in a press release. “Our goal is to understand what this means for the player.”
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Here is an overview of the game, via HypeTrain Digital:
“Right now, the most pressing issue for me seems to be rethinking our habitual understanding of how our mind works—how to use it without getting into trouble or losing ourselves,” Dybowski said. “That’s why I want to create gameplay that touches on this theme. The Bachelor sees himself as a man of intellect.”
Dybowski also discussed the new time-travel mechanic.
“We can describe the concept of this mechanic as surrealist time management,” Dybowski said. “Our goal is to give the player a sense that time is more complex than we typically perceive it—as a linear path. We want to show the player the possibility of existing in a world that is disassembled and functions in a way quite different from what we’re used to expecting.”
Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.
Announce Trailer
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