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2026 PCSteam Deck verified 9.99 €

A roguelike shooter where you play as a pathogen invading the human body, evolving your parasite with collected organelles. You fight the host's immune system across procedurally generated microscopic environments.

What defines Pathogenic:

  • Strong character progression
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Lavish presentation

The closest matches for Pathogenic are Battle Shapers, Deadlink and Void/Breaker. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Pathogenic special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Battle Shapers

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2024 PCSteam Deck verified 19.99 € 80 % positive Very positive, 984 reviews on Steam

  • Strong character progression
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast-paced sci-fi FPS roguelite where you blast and smash hordes of corrupted robots. Powers taken from defeated Overlords reshape your playstyle from run to run.

Deadlink

Strong character progression

A fast cyberpunk first-person shooter with roguelite structure where you pilot a remote combat shell through corporate strongholds. Fluid movement, destructible environments and upgrades between runs drive the pace and replayability.

Void/Breaker

Strong character progression

A fast-paced roguelite first-person shooter where you fight machines controlled by a hostile AI. Deep gun modding and build synergies make every run feel different.

Galactic Glitch

Strong character progression

A roguelike shooter built around physics: hurl rocks, catch missiles and turn torn-apart enemies into ammo. You craft your own build from many weapons and powers while exploring a simulated universe.

Swarm Grinder

Strong character progression

A fast-paced pixel art action roguelite where you fight through spreading masses of cells hiding dormant enemies. Game-changing skills and upgrades let you craft different builds every run.

Neon Sundown

Action-packed real-time combat

Neon Sundown is a fast roguelite shooter where you assemble a deck of playing cards and power modules between arena fights. The blend of deckbuilding and frantic action keeps each run varied.

Voidigo

Action-packed real-time combat

A colorful, chaotic roguelite shooter built around dynamic and distinctive boss fights. You stack weapons and power-ups to push back the void corruption.

TerraTech Legion

Gameplay comes before story

A chaotic bullet-heaven roguelike where you assemble block-based battle vehicles and ram and shoot through swarms of robots. The appeal lies in creative vehicle building and scaling up your builds.

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Strong character progression

A fast isometric roguelike shooter where you fight your way out of a chaotic prison as one of the last guards, facing monsters and reanimated former colleagues. Each run brings new builds and frantic firefights.

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