Ice Pick Lodge’s Pathologic 2, despite garnering great reviews, hasn’t had the sales figures to back it up. As such, in an interview with Russian site DTF.ru, the devs admit that the poor sales have altered the studio’s plans for the game.
“Yes, it is [underperforming],” said studio head Nikolay Dybowski via translation. “And it will affect the further development in the most difficult way.” Dybowski states that the studio will have to downsize and reallocate personnel.
Dybowski says that they’ll probably have to create a mobile game in order to garner more funds. It would only be after that would Ice Pick Lodge be able to take on the promised scenarios for Pathologic 2. “[T]he studio simply will not have the technical ability to make them without money and people.”
Despite the unfortunate setbacks, the team are planning some small free* (the trailer doesn’t say what the asterisk means) DLC for the game. The Marble Nest shares a name with the standalone demo released some time ago, and promises another two hours of focused story, separate from the lengthy sandbox survival experience of the main game.
That being said, the game still needs the sales to justify further development. No word on the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One ports for the time being. Hit up the game’s Steam page and snag a copy, if you’re so inclined.