Publisher HyperTrain Digital and developer Ice-Pick Lodge have announced that Pathologic 3 will arrive on PC this coming January 9, 2026, though if you can't wait until then, there's a demo available to check out now as part of October's Steam Next Fest, which kicked off today and runs until October 20, 2025.
If you're worried about Pathologic 3 potentially being delayed, no need, as Ice-Pick Lodge makes it clear that its January release date is as set in stone as can be in a post on the game's Steam page. "That date is nailed down, screwed in, wrapped in commitments, and it isn’t moving," the studio writes.
Ice-Pick Lodge also debuted a new trailer for Pathologic 3 as part of the demo's arrival and the announcement of its "nailed down, screwed in" release date. This trailer does its best to show the many sides of Pathologic 3, to try and give players an understanding of the game's complexities.
The demo is a small slice from the beginning of the game, with Daniil Dankovsky arriving in the City-on-Gorkhon, looking for an immortal man.
Pathologic 3 was announced in October 2024 with a 2025 release window, though today's news reveals that Ice-Pick Lodge will just slightly miss that release window by nine days. It's also not the only game with a Steam Next Fest demo, as you can also find demos for games like Ash and Steel and the Lovecraftian survival horror shooter Beneath during the festival.
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