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Parasite

Also known as Parasite, p, parasite

This is a roguelike open-world sandbox survival horror set in a modern city. Play as an --redacted-- parasite, possess human hosts, exploit and evolve them to help you survive in a hostile world, all to find out your one true purpose.

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6 Jun 2026

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SecurityPublished 27 May 2026

v0.22v0.22 - Modding and Steam Workshop support

TLDR: IMPORTANT. Platform updated to newer 64-bit only version, report if you suddenly cannot run the game. Full modding support with Steam Workshop upload Steam overlay enabled Region map image is now fully generated N…

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March 2026
TLDR: You can now buy equipment and trail skills for followers in BazaarNet Six new combat profane ordeals and combat missions targeted for "me and my cultist buddies" party Two new communal ordeals to lower region aler…v0.2145 changesFixGameplayStore21 Mar 2026
December 2025
v0.20 - Evil Cult [2/5?]Let's do this update in a different order. TLDR first: AI now have jobs and income which is a building block for cults Cult resources, power (generated from followers), resource trading and UI Cult communal ordeals and…Eventv0.2011 changesGameplayUI/audio20 Dec 2025
October 2025
v0.19 - Evil Cult [1/5?]This is the first update of the Evil Cult cycle. I'm not sure how many updates it'll take to complete everything that is planned but for now it looks to be about five. Sorry it took so long to push this one out, hopeful…Eventv0.1911 changesStoreGameplay12 Oct 2025
January 2025
v0.18.1 - Bug fixesThis is a bugfix release. Demo was updated to this version as well from the ancient 0.6. Changes: Changed menu theme to a new one (Maxstack: "I've never really liked the old one, pls update") A few more menu backgrounds…Eventv0.18.17 changesMapsGameplay21 Jan 2025
October 2024
v0.18 - Pickman's ModelLast time I've said I wanted to start the work on the last major addition to the game before the release but before that I've decided to try out how's it going on the AI art scene. So after endless nights of prompting I…Eventv0.186 changesGameplayStore22 Oct 2024
June 2024
v0.17 - Extremely hostile takeoverSorry the new release took so long but it's a pretty hefty one. Firstly, the "engine" I used to draw the ingame entities has been removed in favor of low-level draw calls which made my life much, much easier (the usual…Announcementv0.1713 changesUI/audioGameplay20 Jun 2024
August 2023
H-HEYYY, IT'S M-ME AG-GAIN?Balancing changes to make habitats more permanent. Watchers will now give distance bonuses when habitats with them are destroyed Level 2 watcher significantly reduces max energy loss (depending on the group difficulty l…Announcement2 changesGameplayMaps20 Aug 2023
There is now a conversation mode ingame. The parasite can chat with its host and later with the other NPCs. How it works is you first need to complete the tutorial (open access to the timeline), then use one host for a…v0.168 changesGameplayStoreSecurity04 Aug 2023
March 2023
v0.15 - More sounds and music updatesThis release focuses on enriching the audio tapestry of the game. Essentially, it boils down to adding a lot of sounds where previously there was only silence. Plus, MaxStack has reworked his older work and added a coup…Announcementv0.155 changesUI/audioGameplay18 Mar 2023
December 2022
v0.14 - Sandbox Mode and PseudocampusThis release brings the often requested sandbox mode into the game. The current plotted scenario is moved into a separate choice during the game start. There is no timeline, no clue gathering, no plot-related events and…Eventv0.147 changesGameplayBalance06 Dec 2022
October 2022
The main focus of this release was scenario-related changes to the research labs. I don't want to spoil them but now there is an additional bit of gameplay that you will have to do once you reach the . Nothing too serio…v0.1312 changesFixMapsSecurity08 Oct 2022

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