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Pathologic
Pathologic (Мор. Утопия) is a 2005 psychological horror survival RPG by Russian studio Ice-Pick Lodge, set in a plague-stricken steppe town with three playable healers; remastered as Pathologic Classic HD in 2015 and reimagined in Pathologic 2 (2019) and Pathologic 3 (2026).
Phantasmagoria (video game)
Phantasmagoria (Roberta Williams' Phantasmagoria) is Sierra On-Line's 1995 FMV horror adventure on seven CDs, designed by Roberta Williams, starring Adrienne Delaney, with a $4 million budget, controversy, and a 1996 sequel.
Phantasy Star Online
Phantasy Star Online (PSO) is Sonic Team's December 2000 Dreamcast action RPG, the first online console RPG, set on planet Ragol with Pioneer 2 hub, hunter classes, Diablo-style loot, later ports, and surviving private servers.
Phantasy Star Online 2
Phantasy Star Online 2 (PSO2) is Sega's free-to-play online action RPG, launched Japan July 2012, with class-switching, Photon Arts, episodic content, an 8-year-delayed 2020 Western release, and the 2021 New Genesis overhaul; 12 million registered users and ¥100 billion revenue.
Pillars of Eternity
Pillars of Eternity (Project Eternity) is Obsidian Entertainment's 2015 isometric party-based CRPG set in Eora, funded by 73,986 Kickstarter backers ($3.99M), with real-time-with-pause combat and a turn-based mode added in 2026.
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is a 2018 isometric party-based RPG by Obsidian Entertainment, sequel to Pillars of Eternity. Set in the Deadfire Archipelago, it adds ship command, multiclassing, and a later turn-based mode; Metacritic 88.
Plague Inc.
Plague Inc. (Ndemic Creations, 2012) is a strategy simulation where players evolve a pathogen to wipe out humanity before a cure; over 180 million players, iOS Metascore 80, CDC attention.
Planescape: Torment
Planescape: Torment, Black Isle Studios' 1999 Infinity Engine CRPG for Interplay, follows the amnesiac immortal Nameless One through D&D's Planescape setting; dialogue-driven, critically acclaimed, later re-released as Beamdog's Enhanced Edition.
Planet Coaster
Planet Coaster is a 2016 theme park construction and management sim by Frontier Developments for PC, with Career, Sandbox, and Challenge modes, Steam Workshop blueprints, and a 2024 sequel, Planet Coaster 2.
Planet Zoo
Planet Zoo (Frontier Developments, PC 5 Nov 2019; PS5/Xbox Series 2024) is a zoo management simulation with animal welfare, genetics and inbreeding systems, off-grid building, franchise-mode Conservation Credits trading, 20 DLC packs, Metacritic 81, and 5.4 million copies reported sold.
PlanetSide 2
PlanetSide 2: free-to-play MMOFPS launched November 20, 2012 by Sony Online Entertainment, now under Toadman Interactive. Three factions (Terran Republic, New Conglomerate, Vanu Sovereignty) fight for Auraxis across four 8x8 km continents on the ForgeLight engine.
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare is PopCap's 2014 class-based third-person shooter on Frostbite 3, with four plant and four zombie classes, Garden Ops co-op, and 12v12 Gardens & Graveyards and Team Vanquish modes.
Platformer
Platformer: video game genre centered on jumping between platforms. Began with Donkey Kong (Nintendo, 1981); Super Mario Bros. defined 2D, Super Mario 64 (1996) the first 3D; includes metroidvanias and 2.5D games.
Playboy: The Mansion
Playboy: The Mansion is a 2005 lifestyle simulation game by Cyberlore Studios for PC, PS2, and Xbox, in which the player plays Hugh Hefner, builds the Playboy magazine, and hosts parties; GameSpot scored it 6.3 Fair.
Poker Night 2
Poker Night 2 (Telltale Games, 2013) is a crossover poker video game, sequel to Poker Night at the Inventory, playing Texas Hold'em and Omaha against Sam, Claptrap, Ash, and Brock with GLaDOS dealing; delisted in 2018.
Poker Night at the Inventory
Poker Night at the Inventory is a 2010 Telltale Games Texas Hold'em game starring Max, Strong Bad, Tycho, and TF2's Heavy, delisted after Telltale's bankruptcy and remastered by Skunkape Games in March 2026.
Postal (video game)
Postal (1997) is a top-down 2D shooter by Running With Scissors starring the Postal Dude. Banned in 14 countries, blacklisted in the US, scored 56 on Metacritic, later open-sourced and remade as Postal Redux.
Prey (2006 video game)
Prey is a 2006 science fiction first-person shooter by Human Head Studios and 3D Realms, following Tommy, a Native American abducted by aliens, known for portal and gravity mechanics.
Prince of Persia (2008 video game)
Prince of Persia (2008) is Ubisoft Montreal's cel-shaded reboot with a new Prince, companion Elika, no-death rescue mechanic, Anvil engine open world, released December 2008, Metacritic 81, no direct sequel.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a 2.5D Metroidvania by Ubisoft Montpellier released January 2024, starring Sargon of the Immortals in Mount Qaf; Metacritic 85-86, Pégases award winner, with Mask of Darkness DLC.
Prison Architect
Prison Architect (Introversion Software, 2015; Paradox Interactive since 2019) is a top-down 2D prison construction and management simulation with campaign, sandbox, escape, and multiplayer modes; over 2 million copies sold, BAFTA winner, with a delayed 3D sequel.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2017
Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (Winning Eleven 2017) is Konami's football simulation released September 2016 on PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC, and mobile, known for Real Touch, Adaptive AI, and a Metacritic 85.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 (PES 2019) is Konami's football simulation released August 30, 2018 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC Steam, with 11 new skill traits, Visible Fatigue, a revamped myClub, and ICC-licensed Master League.
Project CARS
Project CARS: racing simulation series by Slightly Mad Studios (CARS = Community Assisted Racing Simulator), WMD-crowdfunded, launched May 2015; sequels 2017 and 2020; delisted, series ended under EA/Codemasters.
Project I.G.I.
Project I.G.I.: I'm Going In (I'm Going In) is a December 2000 tactical stealth shooter by Norway's Innerloop Studios, published by Eidos, built on the Joint Strike Fighter engine, known for per-bullet ballistics, huge outdoor levels, no mid-mission saves, and the stalled I.G.I. Origins prequel.
Project Zomboid
Project Zomboid: isometric zombie survival sandbox by The Indie Stone, Steam Early Access since 8 Nov 2013, set in Knox County, Kentucky; Build 42.20 stable July 2026 doubled the map to 35,000 tiles.
Prototype 2
Prototype 2 is a 2012 open-world action game by Radical Entertainment and Activision, casting the player as soldier James Heller hunting Alex Mercer in a ruined New York.
Purble Place
Purble Place: three-game educational puzzle collection (Purble Pairs, Comfy Cakes, Purble Shop) by Oberon Media, led by Jane Jensen, bundled with Windows Vista (2007) and Windows 7, removed in Windows 8 (2012).
Puyo Puyo (ぷよぷよ)
Puyo Puyo (ぷよぷよ), known in some releases as Puyo Pop, is a Japanese competitive falling-block puzzle series created by Compile in 1991 and owned by Sega since 1998.
Puzzle video game
Puzzle video game genre: games where puzzle-solving is the main activity and pleasure, from Tetris (1984) and The Witness to match-3 and merge mobile titles; $4.9bn H1 2026 mobile spending.