It's not actually unaplayable, somehow I made it to the end of day 2 like this. If you get it off of steam, make sure to run it as administrator, or else the load times will be horrible for some reason. The graphics are okay-ish given that I'm playing on a regular Xbox One (they sometimes get veeery soft, but it's not big deal), the LOD pop-in can get extremely laggy at times, framerate is usually good - but none of this matters in the face of the incessant loading.

Pathologic 2. That one also paused in exactly the same place.

The second time, I noticed it was pausing in exactly the same place.

Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell. ... load times are an issue, so patience is needed. Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Make medicine.

Pathologic 2 is a story-driven, dramatic thriller game developed by Ice-Pick Lodge and published by tinyBuild. Fight and kill if necessary. Pathologic 2 is a narrative-driven dramatic thriller about fighting a deadly outbreak in a secluded rural town. Perform an autopsy. Let's talk.

Pathologic 2 does a fine job of capturing the feelings of a town under distress, though it can feel like a painful chore to play with technical glitches and loading times …

Resist the plague. The game randomly crashed, then I couldn't load the save. This happened to me on 2 games. Originally posted by Ender: Originally posted by LamplightBlue:

That being said, I am immensely disappointed that I spent $35 on this and have run into a corrupted saves on day 6. The first time, I started over. I'm super excited to conclude the plot.

Let me just start out by saying I discovered Pathologic 2 on PS4 when it released just recently and absolutely fell in love with it. Trade to get what you need. Pathologic 2 (PC) is an interesting blend of genres rooted in a bit of early 2000's PC gaming nostalgia. Heal people. If looking at this game has you questioning why you never heard of Pathologic, don’t fear, you’re probably not the only one.Pathologic was a Russian game released in 2005 that was arguably hard to play in part due to its bad translation to English. Yes, it outright pushes you to dive into its hardest difficulty, however it can be adjusted to make certain elements more tolerable when frustrations get too high. What's the deal? Restarted the game, deleted the corrupted save, and then reloaded the newest "Last" save. Survive.