Rank 01Why this
Shares environmental storytelling and branching narrative with Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
- $34.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
Games like Pathologic 3: Quarantine
- 17 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Pathologic 3: Quarantine also play
The closest matches to Pathologic 3: Quarantine: Pathologic 3, Pathologic 2, Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition, Static Dread: The Lighthouse, and Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares time management with Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
- $34.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Verified
- 2019
Rank 03Why this
Shares puzzle solving with Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2009
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Rank 05 
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Why this: Shares puzzle solving and resource management with Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
Rank 06 
Visage
Why this: Also Surreal and Survival Horror, like Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
Rank 07 
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Why this: Shares branching narrative with Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
Rank 08 
Darkwood
Why this: Also Lovecraftian and Survival Horror, like Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Pathologic 3: Quarantine
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Pathologic 3
Shares environmental storytelling and branching narrative with Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
- 87% of 994 reviews
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- 3Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
Shares puzzle solving with Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
- 93% of 1,480 reviews
- 4
- 5Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Shares puzzle solving and resource management with Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
- 96% of 12,717 reviews
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- 7Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Shares branching narrative with Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
- 92% of 55,782 reviews
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- 12Heaven Does Not Respond
Shares narrative driven and investigation with Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
- 91% of 345 reviews
- 13Dead Take
Shares environmental storytelling and puzzle solving with Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
- 89% of 556 reviews
- 14Transient: Extended Edition
Also Lovecraftian and Dystopian, like Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
- 65% of 150 reviews
- 15
- 16The Sinking City Remastered
Also Lovecraftian and Detective, like Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
- 74% of 1,970 reviews
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- 21Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Also Dystopian and Detective, like Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
- 91% of 4,802 reviews
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- Released: 2025
- Developer: Ice-Pick Lodge
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 90% of 567 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Free To Play
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Atmosphere is oppressively immersive
- Diagnosing patients feels uniquely rewarding
- Managing the bipolar apathy mania mental state system with substances
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Dark
More games like Pathologic 3: Quarantine, sliced differently
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Pathologic 2
Why this: Shares time management with Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Why this: Shares environmental storytelling and branching narrative with Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Why this: Shares branching narrative with Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
Darkwood
Why this: Also Lovecraftian and Survival Horror, like Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
More from Ice-Pick Lodge
Other recommendable Steam games by Ice-Pick Lodge, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Pathologic Classic HD
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
The Void
Why this: Shares resource management with Pathologic 3: Quarantine.
About Pathologic 3: Quarantine
The closest matches to Pathologic 3: Quarantine: Pathologic 3, Pathologic 2, Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition, Static Dread: The Lighthouse, and Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Pathologic 3: Quarantine is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pathologic 3, Pathologic 2 and Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and dark, and single out its apathy mania balance and branching narrative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Pathologic 3: Quarantine: In this free prologue to a narrative-driven adventure, watch a mysterious plague break out in a small town. Learn what drove a celebrated academic to leave his acclaimed lab. Examine patients, uncover strange secrets, and make first steps towards immortality.
Is Pathologic 3: Quarantine worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 90% of 567 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.8 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Atmosphere is oppressively immersive
- Diagnosing patients feels uniquely rewarding
- Managing the bipolar apathy mania mental state system with substances
- Mental instability drives gameplay
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I can tolerate any number of bugs, glitches or imbalances, but lack of free travel, free movement in Town is absolutely unforgivable. IPL obtained financing, yet cut the most crucial part right out of the game. However good the final…”
“While i adore the Pathologic series, this entry deviates in its travel and exploring too much from what which made Pathologic an amazing game. The sanity system, the prototype and the fast travel has made this game much more irritating to…”
People who play it also play: Pathologic 3, Pathologic 2, Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
Frequently asked about Pathologic 3: Quarantine
Can I run it?
Does Pathologic 3: Quarantine run on Steam Deck?
Pathologic 3: Quarantine is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Pathologic 3: Quarantine free to play?
Yes — Pathologic 3: Quarantine is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Pathologic 3: Quarantine?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pathologic 3: Quarantine are Pathologic 3, Pathologic 2, Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.
Who developed Pathologic 3: Quarantine?
Pathologic 3: Quarantine was developed by Ice-Pick Lodge and published by HypeTrain Digital.