Pathogenic

Pathogenic

Steam Deck Verified

Aberrant Labs · Roguelike · Jul 16, 2026

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $7.99.

94%
Very Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 92 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise33% are divided8% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
- Challenges and starting classes offer a lot of variety and replayability that doesn't get boring even after 50 hours
92 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Artwork and visuals are gorgeous and vibrant, and I love how all the other microbes in the game are stylized.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Oh, and the soundtrack is a banger.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
It's a great game to play on Steam Deck, and generally runs very well, although there are sometimes big hitches when too many effects are on screen or when new unlock popups appear.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I’d love to see DLC or a story mode added in the future, but for what the game currently offers, it’s an easy 10/10.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Then consider there are different classes each with a skill tree, a Coop mode and scaling difficulties (with ways to make it easier too if you want) the fact that the soundtrack is insanely good means this game is the new number 1 twinstick roguelite game
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Gameplay92 reviews
Graphics53 reviews
Audio35 reviews
Steam Deck17 reviews
Story and characters15 reviews
Co-op10 reviews
Controls10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat68 reviews
90%
Difficulty39 reviews
90%
Interface9 reviews
67%
Bugs8 reviews
88%
Players complain% still recommend
Performance7 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Crit has not sampled this game’s concurrent players yet.

Achievements
41
total to unlock
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Average playtime
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