Pathogenic
- 2players
- 30–90 min
- PC
A roguelike twin-stick shooter where you play a parasite inside a human body, tearing parts off immune cells and grafting them onto yourself.
Who can play
- Shared-screen play for 2 players on PC.
- No online play on any platform.
- One copy is enough with Remote Play Together on PC.
How it plays
Co-op is unusualTwo players share one creature, each moving, attacking and dodging with their own half, and pulling in different directions gets you stuck.
It takes talking and timing more than raw skill.
A separate online mode for up to eight was only in a public beta in October 2026.
Is it good
93%
Very positive on Steam
1.1k playing on Steam, counted dailySteam Deck Verified
Every way to play together
Shared-screen for 2 on PC. On PC one copy is enough with Remote Play Together. 93% positive of 4,900 Steam reviews.
- 2
Two players steer the two halves of one parasite, the Diatom.
Quick facts
- Developer
- Aberrant Labs
- Publisher
- Slug Disco
- Platforms
- PC
- Released
- 16 Jul 2026 on PC
- Controllers
- Full controller support on PC, PlayStation controllers too
- Languages
- Text in 13 languages
In these lists
Answers
- Can you play Pathogenic on one screen?
- Yes, on a shared screen rather than split-screen. Shared-screen co-op for up to 2 on PC.
- One of 1,279 couch co-op games
- How many players can play Pathogenic together?
- Shared-screen co-op for up to 2 on PC.
- Do you need two copies of Pathogenic?
- No. On one screen, one copy is enough.
- Can you play the Pathogenic story together?
- Yes: the main campaign is playable together on one screen.
- Does Pathogenic work on Steam Deck?
- Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
- Is Pathogenic free?
- No, it's a paid game.
