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Plague Inc: Evolved

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2016

Should you play it?

Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation. Your pathogen has just infected 'Patient Zero' - now you must bring about the end of human history by evolving a deadly, global Plague whilst adapting against everything humanity can do to defend itself.

What works

  • High replayability with many scenarios and disease types
  • Strategic and challenging gameplay
  • Community content and scenario editor
  • Multiplayer cooperative and competitive modes
  • Educational and thought-provoking

Things to keep in mind

  • Some repetitiveness in gameplay
  • Price considered high by some
  • Randomness can frustrate players
  • Limited emotional social interaction
  • Some language and translation issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Imperium Galactica II

  • Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition

  • ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition

  • Master of Orion

  • Galactic Civilizations IV

  • Galactic Civilizations III

More intimate

Games that feels like Plague Inc: Evolved but with more focus on close relationships

  • Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity

  • Alpha League HD

  • Crusader Kings III

  • Warnament

  • Talisman: Digital 5th Edition

  • ICBM: Escalation

Less social

Games that feels like Plague Inc: Evolved but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Boid

  • ENDLESS Legend™ 2

  • Particle Fleet: Emergence

  • Wyrmsun

  • Age of History 3

  • Yield! Fall of Rome

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Plague Inc: Evolved: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Sensation.

Last update: 21/08/2026