Next Patient
A checkpoint simulation about following orders or resisting government corruption
Mad Turtle Studios · Released Apr 27, 2026
- Reviews
- Positive
- 81% of 16
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 3 months ago
- Jul 16, 2026
What is Next Patient?
In this single-player point-and-click simulation, you staff the Republic of Valdoria's only safe-zone checkpoint in 1981, during a pandemic and anti-government protests. Your goal is to survive 26 days on the job as you handle citizens' requests and weigh their conspiracy theories.
For you if...
- +you prefer stories with several possible endings
- +you like pixel graphics and a retro presentation
Not for you if...
- −you want multiplayer rather than a solo experience
Screenshots and trailer
Next Patient system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 11 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Next Patient?
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- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel Core i3 or equivalent
- Graphics
- DirectX 11 compatible integrated graphics
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 / Windows 11 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 or equivalent
- Graphics
- DirectX 11 compatible graphics card
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Next Patient have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Next Patient run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 12
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Bulgarian, Danish, Indonesian, Dutch, Finnish, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish - Latin America, Polish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Greek, Czech, Swedish.
Does Next Patient use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 5, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Indie
- Simulation
- Point & Click
- Singleplayer
- Pixel Graphics
- Casual
- Dystopian
- Multiple Endings
- Puzzle
- Story Rich
- Retro
- Atmospheric
- 2D
- Strategy
- Replay Value
- Difficult
Recent updates
- Jul 12, 2026 · Big Update: Survival Mode Is Here!
- Jun 24, 2026 · Post-Launch Patch 4
- Apr 29, 2026 · Post-Launch Patch 3
- Apr 29, 2026 · Post- Launch Patch 2
- Apr 29, 2026 · Post-Launch Patch 1
