The Specter has kidnapped the doctors who once experimented on it and ordered them to extract essence from pathogens. You are one of those doctors. To survive the Specter's deadly experiments, you must extract enough essence before it's too late. Will you make it out alive?

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Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“During the Early Access period,we plan to add new features,improve balance,and continue refining the game through feedback from many players.
We also aim to fix bugs and discover unexpected issues in advance,so that the full release will be a more stable and polished version.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“The early access period is likely to last about 6 months.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“More cards and artifacts will be added,and new decks are planned.
In addition,systems for more creative gameplay and new difficulty levels are also planned.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The current Early Access version only includes one main mode. At the moment,approximately 130 cards and 70 artifacts have been implemented.

We will need around 6 months to double this amount of content and add more game modes.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The price of the game will increase after Early Access.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We plan to communicate with players through Discord and the forums.

We aim to release updates every two weeks while actively communicating with players and gathering feedback.

If players leave feedback about updates,we will review it carefully and reflect it in development whenever possible.”
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Planned Release Date: Q1 2027

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About This Game

Pathogen is a game where you cultivate pathogens, aim for high scores, and fight to survive.

<Highlights>

  • The thrill of surviving by a hair's breadth when death is just around the corner!

  • The satisfaction of pushing your score to the limit by combining cards and artifacts!

  • The joy of creating your own optimized build and an overwhelmingly powerful deck!

Pathogen is much more fun to play than it looks!

Survive the experiment! 

The Specter kidnaps the doctors who once experimented on it and forces them to take part in a mysterious experiment.

As one of those doctors, you extract Essence from pathogens.

Extract enough Essence before all 7 Life Coins are gone.

Can you survive the Specter?

Unleash powerful synergies!

Different pathogens can trigger each other's effects to create powerful synergies.

Combine pathogens to extract as much Essence as possible!

Create your own build!

Combine hundreds of cards and artifacts to build a variety of decks.

Upgrade your cards and discover the fun of crafting the perfect deck!

If you love deckbuilding roguelikes, play it now!

Even if you've never played a card game before, anyone can have fun!

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Some game assets were partially created using AI.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    • Processor: 2.0 Ghz
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: 1Gb Video Memory
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    • Processor: 2.0 Ghz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: 1Gb Video Memory
    Minimum:
    • OS: OSX 10.14+
    • Processor: 2.0 Ghz
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: 1Gb Video Memory
    Recommended:
    • OS: OSX 10.14+
    • Processor: 2.0 Ghz
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: 1Gb Video Memory
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