The new horror game on Steam is like Silent Hill Meets No, I'm Not a Human

A fantastic series of horror games were released on the day Steam in recent years they have tried to capitalize on classic horror films such as Silent Hill. Indie horror games on Steam have the freedom to experiment with unusual and unsettling mechanics while evoking oppressive atmosphere and cerebral scares. Silent Hill series, and this new game seems to capture that feeling deftly. Pathological 3 is one title not to be missed by horror fans, especially if they like atmosphere Silent Hill and tense decision making No, I'm not human.

One of the draws of the popular indie horror game No, I'm not human are decisions players will have to make about the survivors they let into their house. The game requires players to test these NPCs for signs that they are a visitor and not human, forcing the player to make a decision when conflicting symptoms appear. Pathological 3 employs a similar mechanic who binds the bleak, Silent Hill-esque environment together for a tense gaming experience.

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Pathologic 3 is a horror game on Steam that combines the atmosphere of Silent Hill with the gameplay of No, I'm not human.

Pathological 3 takes place in a small Russian village in the midst of an outbreak of a devastating plague known as the “Sand Plague”. The goal of the players is to try to cure the villagers of this disease by finding its source and developing a cure. The twist is that they only have 12 days to do it, and time will progress regardless of how much progress players have made in their main quest.

The Pathological the series is infamous for its hard-hitting gameplay, where players are forced to manage their own survival as well as that of the villagers with very limited resources. Food is scarce, merchants sell goods at high prices with limited supplies, and there is a constant risk of being attacked by desperate villagers or contracting the plague themselves. These factors together Pathological a stressful experience not for the faint of heart.

How Pathologic 3 fits into the Pathologic series

First Pathological the game was released back in 2005 with three playable protagonists: The Bachelor (Daniil Dankovsky), The Haruspex (Artemy Burakh) and The Changeling (Clara), each of these characters playing a different version of the same story. in 2019 Pathological 2 was released as a remake of the Haruspex path with improved game mechanics to tone down the difficulty a bit. Now, Pathological 3 is essentially a remake of The Bachelor's Journey, meaning new players can jump into the series with this entry before returning to the previous game.

Pathological 3 will be released on Steam on January 9, 2026.

The gameplay loop of Pathologic 3 challenges the player to diagnose and treat a mysterious plague

Unlike Pathological 2The haruspex, bachelor's training, and physician ethos allow the game to evolve somewhat differently. Players will have to use their medical training to see through the lies of the villagers and see if they have contracted the Sand Plague. for this purpose Pathological 3The game consists of activities such as:

Examining patients to determine their diagnosis
Ordering quarantine, curfew, decree and roadblocks
Gaining the trust of the villagers and ruling families of the town
Fighting Plague and Suppressing Riots
Use time travel mechanics to clear bugs

Another key component Pathological 3's gameplay is the Bachelor's ability to go back in time to make a different decision and see the outcome of an alternate path. This gives players some freedom in their game selection as they can try a different course of action if they are not satisfied with a particular outcome.

Players will have to make tough decisions in Pathologic 3

No, I'm not humanThe game's defining game mechanic is the investigation and subsequent decision to kill or spare an NPC if suspected of being a visitor. Pathological 3 forcing the player to make decisions of similar weight, such as whether to give a sick villager a cure or impose it on another if they believe the villager is lying, or to quarantine part of the village and potentially stop the spread of the plague at the cost of the residents' lives. Add to that the bleak setting, bizarre folk imagery and the need to manage the bachelor's mental state, and Pathological 3 is a game made for players who are looking for a stressful psychological horror gaming experience.