Games in the spirit of Pathologic: if there wasn't enough "Pestilence"

Players were waiting for the continuation of the famous series of the Russian studio Ice-Pick Lodge not only in the CIS countries, but also around the world. The gloomy, confusing, philosophical and macabre world of the Steppe and the City causes discussions and invariably attracts players. The Izvestia collection contains selected games with an atmosphere and spirit close to Mora and Pathologic.

Stygian: Outer Gods

Photo: Misterialgames

Genre: Survival horror, RPG
When it was released: 2025
What to play on: PC, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X

This dark Lovecraftian horror plunges into a hostile world faced with External Gods. The player's life is at risk every moment of the gameplay: reality is bursting at the seams, and humanity is teetering on the brink of extinction. The hero explores distorted locations and uncovers an ancient secret related to a cult and forbidden knowledge, and gradually loses his mind.

Rewind or Die

Photo: Comp-3 Interactive

Genre: thriller, salesman simulator
When it was released: 2023
What to play on: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch

A bloody slow retro-switch in the spirit of 1980s slasher films about maniacs. The main character's partner has "merged" again from his shift at the video rental, and I have to replace him. There's a serial killer somewhere nearby who's already taken over the area. You have to deal with angry customers, disgusting bosses, keep order on the shelves and do something about a creepy stranger who periodically makes threatening phone calls and peeks through the window.

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Oppressed

Photo: Engin Koyuncu

Genre: Shooter
When it was released: 2025
What to play on: PC

Luke wakes up in the hallway. There's a gun on the floor. Luke doesn't know how or why he got to this place. The inscriptions on the walls tell him to move through the corridors and look for anomalies. Together with the hero, the player will have to overcome inner fears, remain vigilant and solve puzzles in order to find a way out of this strange place and regain their freedom.

Discolored 2

Photo: Godbey Games

Genre: Adventure
When it was released: 2025
What to play on: PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch

All the colors have disappeared from this world. Going on a mission to bring them back, the hero realizes that he is being hunted by those who want to banish the colors from reality forever. The only hope is the woman in red, who may know how to keep the world from fading completely. As in Pathologic 2, the world here is in a state of disintegration: reality feels faded and hostile to the player. The drama and tension are not based on action, but on an unsettling exploration and the feeling that the familiar reality may no longer be salvageable.

Alan Wake 2

Photo: Remedy Entertainment

Genre: adventure, action
When it was released: 2023
What to play on: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

Critically acclaimed mystical masterpiece about writer Alan Wake and FBI agent Saga Anderson, which received high marks for its impressive visual and bold narrative combining psychological horror and meta-fiction. The game took Remedy Studio's storytelling to a new level with seamless live-action inserts and innovative mechanics.

Silence Channel 2

Photo: Lexip Games

Genre: psychological horror
When it was released: 2023
What to play on: PC

This series of psychological horror games is based on real events. Silence Channel 2 tells the story of a woman who called the police station to complain that someone unknown had broken into her house. The player in the role of a policeman named Alan goes on a call to find out what kind of mystical hell is going on in the house.

The Forest

Photo: Endnight Games

Genre: Survival simulator
When it was released: 2018
What to play on: PC, Playstation 4

Left as the sole survivor of a passenger plane crash, the player finds himself in a mysterious forest and forced to fight for his life against a society of cannibalistic mutants. In this survival horror game, a lively, interactive world in which you can cut down every tree and harvest any plant. In addition to the forest itself, an extensive underground network of caves and underground lakes is also available.

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Arrogation: Unlight of Day

Photo: Corax_Studios

Genre: Adventure
When it was released: 2023
What to play on: PC

A mysterious and exotic horror adventure. The player takes on the role of a lone reporter who searches for a missing family in an abandoned village in 1980s China. Nightmarish creatures and secrets of the long-vanished Imperial Japanese Army await him.

Pacific Drive

Photo: Ironwood Studios

Genre: Survival horror
When it was released: 2024
What to play on: PC, PlayStation 5

The player's only companion in Pacific Drive is his trusty car. You need to travel along the Pacific Northwest coast and explore the mysterious Exclusion Zone. Each mission is full of anomalous challenges. As you progress, you will have to improve your station wagon and set up a base in an abandoned garage.

HERESIS

Photo: Studio Chosun

Genre: Adventure
When it was released: 2025
What to play on: PC

This immersive adventure game from Korean developers takes place in the heart of a hospital teeming with shamanic rituals. In the role of an Internet streamer, the player embarks on an outing to an abandoned hospital to find out the secrets of a pseudo-religious group. It is necessary to explore mysterious locations, overcome obstacles, collect clues, solve passwords and, of course, try to get out alive.

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Disruptive

Photo: HVNSART Games

Genre: Adventure
When it was released: 2023
What to play on: PC, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Disruptive immerses you in the story of an abandoned laboratory where monstrous experiments were conducted. The hero almost became one of their victims, but after a strange incident, inhuman creatures ravaged the complex, leaving him the only survivor. Here you need to play against the timer — solve puzzles, collect information and extract resources before it's too late.

Post Trauma

Photo: RED SOUL GAMES

Genre: puzzle, horror
When it was released: 2025
What to play on: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series X/S

A horror puzzle inspired by the classics of the PS2 era. The character you're playing for finds himself in a distorted reality called Darkness after a traumatic event. He faces the embodiment of his own fear and guilt, solves riddles and gradually reveals the truth about what happened, trying to get out of the nightmare. In the depths of the Darkness, he encounters other characters whose essence it is important to reveal.