Russian Psychiatric Pastoral: Prologue
Released Jun 2025
Introductory demonstration version. An interactive movie that combines a psychiatrist simulator, a detective story and unique fight sequences. Take on the role of a psychiatrist, encounter various psychiatric diagnoses, and investigate disappearances of various people.
78% positive · 114 reviews
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Released, but content still planned
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Released, but content still planned
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Content Planned
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Russian Psychiatric Pastoral: Prologue is a free standalone demo released on June 4, 2025, explicitly designed as an introductory teaser for a full, unreleased game. The store description clearly states it is "an introductory demonstration version of the game" intended to let players try the mechanics before deciding "whether they are interested in buying the whole game." The full game — a multi-genre interactive movie combining a psychiatrist simulator, noir detective story, and unique fight sequences — has not been released on Steam. There are no developer news posts, roadmap updates, or any communication indicating the full game has launched or that plans for it have changed. The intent to release a complete paid product remains the developer's stated purpose for this prologue.
Evidence
Store description explicitly calls this 'an introductory demonstration version of the game' and states players can use it to decide 'whether they are interested in buying the whole game,' confirming a full paid game is planned but not yet available.
Short description reaffirms this is an 'introductory demonstration version' of a larger interactive movie game.
Media
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Developer
Publisher
Ivan Lysenko
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
This is an introductory demonstration version of the game.
This episode is meant to test the game mechanics, after which the players can decide whether they are interested in buying the whole game.
In the prologue, the player will be given the opportunity to try out one interactive fighting sequence and put on a role of psychiatrist to interview a patient who suffers from schizotypal disorder.
The Russian Psychiatric Pastoral - despondency, cruelty, lawlessness, and mental disorders. What else do you need to describe our reality? Immerse yourself in a multi-genre interactive movie, combining a psychiatrist simulator, a noir detective and unique fighting sequences built from a variety of video fragments. Take on the role of a professional psychiatrist, confront various psychiatric diagnoses, and investigate missing people.
At the center of the plot is you, a protégé of the authorities from Moscow. You find yourself in a small provincial town, which is famous for housing one of the largest psychiatric hospitals in the whole country: it holds the most dangerous criminals. In the depressing atmosphere of the Russian countryside you will meet a variety of crippled-by-fate locals, each of them adapted their own way to survive in this merciless reality. As you interact with them, you will find more and more details about the disappearance of people whose fate nobody cares about anymore. You will also analyze their mental disorders, from schizophrenia to bipolar disorder.
Key features:
- Varied dialogues, where you need to skillfully select proper words for every patient. As a reward, you learn more about their diagnoses;
- Collecting and matching information about missing people piece by piece;
- Explore a variety of mental diagnoses using educational charts and speadsheets;
- Exciting interactive fights, where your survival depends on your reaction;
- Unique aesthetics and atmosphere of the Russian countryside.
This episode is meant to test the game mechanics, after which the players can decide whether they are interested in buying the whole game.
In the prologue, the player will be given the opportunity to try out one interactive fighting sequence and put on a role of psychiatrist to interview a patient who suffers from schizotypal disorder.
The Russian Psychiatric Pastoral - despondency, cruelty, lawlessness, and mental disorders. What else do you need to describe our reality? Immerse yourself in a multi-genre interactive movie, combining a psychiatrist simulator, a noir detective and unique fighting sequences built from a variety of video fragments. Take on the role of a professional psychiatrist, confront various psychiatric diagnoses, and investigate missing people.
At the center of the plot is you, a protégé of the authorities from Moscow. You find yourself in a small provincial town, which is famous for housing one of the largest psychiatric hospitals in the whole country: it holds the most dangerous criminals. In the depressing atmosphere of the Russian countryside you will meet a variety of crippled-by-fate locals, each of them adapted their own way to survive in this merciless reality. As you interact with them, you will find more and more details about the disappearance of people whose fate nobody cares about anymore. You will also analyze their mental disorders, from schizophrenia to bipolar disorder.
Key features:
- Varied dialogues, where you need to skillfully select proper words for every patient. As a reward, you learn more about their diagnoses;
- Collecting and matching information about missing people piece by piece;
- Explore a variety of mental diagnoses using educational charts and speadsheets;
- Exciting interactive fights, where your survival depends on your reaction;
- Unique aesthetics and atmosphere of the Russian countryside.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Oct 1, 2026
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