Open World Survival Thriller Game Pathologic 2 Is Out May 23rd on PC

During yesterday’s Gearbox Software panel at PAX East 2019, the release date of Pathologic 2 was also announced (Gearbox is partnering with tinyBuild on publishing and distributing the game).

The open world survival thriller game developed by Russian studio Ice-Pick Lodge will debut May 23rd on PC (Steam). Interestingly, that’s only a couple weeks after the similarly themed A Plague Tale: Innocence.

Check out the release date announcement trailer below, a new gallery of screenshots and the full feature set of Pathologic 2, which will also land on Xbox One (and Xbox Game Pass) at some point in the future.

Pathologic 2 is a narrative-driven dramatic thriller about fighting a deadly outbreak in a secluded rural town. The town is dying. Face the realities of a collapsing society as you make difficult choices in seemingly lose-lose situations. The plague isn’t just a disease. You can’t save everyone.

The plague is devouring the town. The chief local healer is dead, and you are now to take his place. You’ll have to look for unexpected allies. The local kids are hiding something. Try playing by their rules.

You only have 12 days.

12 days in an odd town ravaged by a deadly disease.

Time is of the essence: if you don’t manage it carefully, it’ll simply run out. You’ll have to choose how to spend the priceless minutes you have.

Survival thriller. You’ll have to manage your bodily functions, offsetting hunger, thirst, exhaustion, and so on. It doesn’t boil down to scavenging resources. Surviving on your own is hard; you’ll have to win over allies.

An uphill battle. Managing your bodily parameters may seem bearable at first, and as time goes by, it becomes harder and harder. Your own body is only waiting for an opportunity to give up and betray you. Things are changing from bad to worse and the odds are stacked against you.

A duel with an enemy you can’t kill. Your main foe is the plague itself, an incorporeal and malevolent entity that you have to defeat… without having the means to. It’s more powerful and more treacherous than you can imagine.

Loot, murder, mug, steal, barter, beg… or don’t. You need resources to survive, and it’s up to you how to obtain them.

The fights are short, ungraceful, and vicious. They’re not always lethal though. Many people—yourself included—would prefer to exchange their wallet for their life.