Bullet Hell Roguelike 'Pathogenic' Hits 'Overwhelmingly Positive' on Steam Demo
The demo's strong reception signals that the niche concept of immune-system combat with organelle-based evolution has found an audience ahead of its July release.
Key Facts
- 'Pathogenic' has an 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rating on Steam from 545 demo reviews, with 97% positive.
- The game launches July 16 on PC via Steam.
- Steam Next Fest starts June 15, where the demo is available.
- Players fight as a pathogen inside the human body, evolving by fusing with macrophages and T cells.
- The game features organelles like flagella, mitochondria, secretory organs, and spines that change appearance and performance.
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The bullet hell roguelike 'Pathogenic,' where players fight as a pathogen inside the human body, has earned an 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rating on Steam from 545 demo reviews, 97% positive. The game launches July 16 on PC via Steam and is part of Steam Next Fest starting June 15.
Developed by Aberrant Labs and published by Slug Disco, 'Pathogenic' casts the player as a simple cell that must hunt and fuse with macrophages and T cells to evolve into a complex pathogen. The game's organelles-flagella for movement, mitochondria for power, secretory organs for ranged attacks, and spines for melee-change the pathogen's appearance and performance based on combination. The internal body is divided into biomes such as the 'Lung Area' and 'Heart Area.' A meta-progression skill tree is unlocked by collecting plasmid fragments. The full release is set for July 16 on Steam.
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