<s>
Pathologic	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
2019	O
horror-adventure	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Russian	O
game	O
development	O
studio	O
Ice-Pick	O
Lodge	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
tinyBuild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pathologic	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
of	O
as	O
a	O
remake	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
earlier	O
2005	O
video	O
game	O
Pathologic	B-Application
,	O
but	O
during	O
development	O
grew	O
to	O
encompass	O
a	O
much	O
greater	O
scope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
variously	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
remake	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
reboot	O
and	O
a	O
remaster	O
,	O
and	O
draws	O
elements	O
from	O
all	O
three	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
storylines	O
have	O
been	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
mirroring	O
the	O
stories	O
of	O
the	O
Bachelor	O
,	O
Haruspex	O
and	O
Changeling	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Pathologic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
The	O
Marble	O
Nest	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
content	O
on	O
28	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pathologic	B-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
small	O
town	O
on	O
the	O
steppe	O
only	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Town	O
on	O
the	O
Gorkhon	O
River	O
,	O
or	O
simply	O
"	O
the	O
town.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Pathologic	B-Application
2	I-Application
leans	O
heavily	O
into	O
the	O
surreal	O
,	O
meta-commentary	O
and	O
symbolism	O
,	O
frequently	O
making	O
discerning	O
what	O
is	O
fiction	O
and	O
what	O
is	O
"	O
reality	O
"	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
certain	O
points	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
during	O
plays	O
performed	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
's	O
theater	O
or	O
after	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
death	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
encounters	O
the	O
mysterious	O
and	O
supernatural	O
theater	O
director	O
Mark	O
Immortell	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
often	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
"	O
acting	O
"	O
and	O
frequently	O
breaks	O
the	O
fourth	O
wall	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
referencing	O
the	O
mechanics	O
and	O
inner	O
workings	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
systems	O
and	O
referencing	O
events	O
or	O
aspects	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Pathologic	B-Application
,	O
both	O
contextually	O
and	O
literally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
previous	O
,	O
seemingly	O
failed	O
run	O
,	O
on	O
'	O
day	O
12	O
 '	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Pathologic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Pathologic	B-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
primarily	O
in	O
the	O
Town	O
on	O
the	O
Gorkhon	O
River	O
,	O
with	O
occasional	O
diversions	O
for	O
tutorial	O
sequences	O
and	O
other	O
one-off	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pathologic	B-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
over	O
day	O
cycles	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
day	O
and	O
a	O
short	O
night	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
items	O
can	O
be	O
bartered	O
for	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
offload	O
mostly	O
useless	O
items	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
candles	O
,	O
soap	B-Application
or	O
religious	O
charms	O
)	O
for	O
useful	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Workers	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
will	O
usually	O
prioritize	O
items	O
like	O
chisels	O
or	O
grindstones	B-Application
from	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
be	O
willing	O
to	O
give	O
up	O
metal	O
scrap	O
or	O
tools	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
to	O
repair	O
their	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
acquire	O
organs	O
by	O
performing	O
an	O
autopsy	B-Application
on	O
a	O
body	O
,	O
provided	O
they	O
possess	O
a	O
scalpel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pathologic	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
designed	O
specifically	O
so	O
that	O
,	O
especially	O
on	O
later	O
days	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
investigate	O
every	O
curiosity	O
or	O
thought	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
day	O
and	O
will	O
often	O
be	O
forced	O
to	O
choose	O
what	O
they	O
consider	O
more	O
important	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
knowledge	O
that	O
they	O
may	O
lose	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
investigate	O
certain	O
things	O
once	O
the	O
day	O
ends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
performing	O
an	O
autopsy	B-Application
on	O
any	O
body	O
,	O
even	O
a	O
criminal	O
,	O
will	O
harm	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
reputation	O
with	O
the	O
town	O
until	O
they	O
permitted	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
by	O
being	O
declared	O
a	O
"	O
menkhu	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
religious	O
healer	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
local	O
religion	O
's	O
elders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
Pathologic	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
simple	O
and	O
very	O
dangerous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemies	O
can	O
also	O
perform	O
a	O
kick	B-Application
,	O
which	O
takes	O
an	O
extremely	O
long	O
time	O
to	O
perform	O
but	O
will	O
ignore	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
defense	O
and	O
will	O
stun	O
them	O
for	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
seconds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
powerful	O
weapons	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
firearms	B-Application
,	O
which	O
usually	O
kill	O
their	O
target	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
firearms	B-Application
are	O
rare	O
,	O
incredibly	O
expensive	O
,	O
difficult	O
to	O
maintain	O
and	O
require	O
ammunition	O
that	O
is	O
often	O
scarce	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
during	O
Pathologic	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
combating	O
the	O
plague	O
and	O
finding	O
a	O
cure	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
will	O
improve	O
the	O
patient	O
's	O
health	O
and	O
give	O
them	O
a	O
much	O
greater	O
chance	O
of	O
survival	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
Ice-Pick	O
Lodge	O
team	O
launched	O
a	O
fundraising	O
campaign	O
on	O
Kickstarter	O
:	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
description	O
,	O
a	O
remake	B-General_Concept
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
overall	O
plot	O
and	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
game	O
mechanics	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
better	O
AI	O
and	O
behavior	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
disease	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
claim	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
enough	O
changes	O
and	O
innovations	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
call	O
it	O
a	O
separate	O
game	O
and	O
not	O
a	O
remake	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
those	O
who	O
donated	O
a	O
sufficient	O
amount	O
of	O
money	O
to	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
or	O
the	O
game	O
site	O
were	O
granted	O
a	O
demo	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
"	O
Pathologic	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Marble	O
Nest	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
separate	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
was	O
extended	O
until	O
2018	O
,	O
changing	O
the	O
Russian	O
name	O
from	O
"	O
Mor	O
(	O
Utopia	O
)	O
"	O
to	O
just	O
"	O
Mor	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
English	O
one	O
from	O
"	O
Pathologic	B-Application
"	O
to	O
"	O
Pathologic	B-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Pathologic	B-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
remains	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
released	O
on	O
6	O
March	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pathologic	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
70	O
based	O
on	O
28	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unique	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
unforgiving	O
survival	B-Application
mechanics	O
and	O
clunky	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
