Bleak, harrowing and frustrating are the first words I think of when Ice-Pick Lodge’s Pathologic springs to mind – followed quickly by entrancing, alien and compelling. Originally Kickstarted as a remake, the now-reimagined plague survival immersive sim Pathologic 2 is shaping up to be something special. Not convinced? If you don’t mind some bugs, you can try it out today.
Earlier in development, Ice-Pick released The Marble Nest, a self-contained short story set within the world of Pathologic 2, available via Ice-Pick’s FAQ page. Today’s public alpha is far larger, and a slice of the final game, giving you three days to explore its diseased city as one of its three playable characters. It’s free for all and available here. Below, a new video glimpse of what awaits.