Pathogen
Demo available
About the game
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?
Original Steam description
Pathogen is a game where you cultivate pathogens, aim for high scores, and fight to survive.
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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!






Demo and release information
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