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Plague Inc: Evolved
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 players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
87 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“An excellent sit and relax game. Well, in my opinion it is. Not much thinking. If you're not good at doing that, this is the game for you. It can be a short game if you know what you are doing. But that can take you a…”
“I should have reviewed this a long time ago, but been playing this for a long time and I remember back in my day when this was first released and after watching a couple videos I got a Pravus video, then I got heavily…”
“I've played through this on my mobile many years ago, that's why I can write a review about it, though I have a very low playtime on steam, that was mostly created collecting tradingcards and not playing it, but. I…”
25 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“An excellent sit and relax game. Well, in my opinion it is. Not much thinking. If you're not good at doing that, this is the game for you. It can be a short game if you know what you are doing. But that can take you a…”
“I should have reviewed this a long time ago, but been playing this for a long time and I remember back in my day when this was first released and after watching a couple videos I got a Pravus video, then I got heavily…”
“I've played through this on my mobile many years ago, that's why I can write a review about it, though I have a very low playtime on steam, that was mostly created collecting tradingcards and not playing it, but. I…”
25 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Loved this game since high school. Took my friend group by storm, lol. Won't stop playing it.”
“Cool simulator, lets you play with several different disease types, modes and difficulties. Would recommend to buy on sale though.”
“Ever since I was little, Ive played this game on mobile, then with my computer i bought this version too. I really love this game because you can keep playing it and each time will be different! Ive never been bored…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I've played through this on my mobile many years ago, that's why I can write a review about it, though I have a very low playtime on steam, that was mostly created collecting tradingcards and not playing it, but. I…”
“one of the sickest games ever created. and a unique one ofc. honestly, i had no idea this game existed for more than 10 years. the world map is good but not quite accurate. at least Ndemic Creations could update the…”
“Didn't expect Plague Inc to be my type of game but thought I would give it a go since it was on sale for £3. Incredibly addictive, taught me geography against my will and well worth the money, even at full price.…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A very fun game to get good at! So much content for a 10-year-old game and they keep expanding custom plague options as they make official scenarios!”
“One of the best games I own, for sure. You can tell the developers still love and care about this game, such a rarity nowadays. They've made a great DLC with the Xenolith plague that is incredibly fun, and they're even…”
“This is actually such a fun game that keeps me entertained for hours, coming from a person that gets bored out of games pretty quickly. I wish I had found out about this game way sooner. I love the concept of my…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I bought it thinking it's a game that requires a strategy to win , instead i got a game that forces you to play in a specific order or lose kinda lame.”
“This is a pretty basic cookie clicker game. There's a model behind it, but the majority of the difficulty of the game is in the obscurity of the mechanics. You're not really informed of the real effect of anything and…”
“one of the sickest games ever created. and a unique one ofc. honestly, i had no idea this game existed for more than 10 years. the world map is good but not quite accurate. at least Ndemic Creations could update the…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Plague Inc was a fun game when I was a teenager, bored as hell and browsing the android app store. Nowadays, it seriously doesn't hold up and I don't really understand why a PC version was made. The presentation &…”
“I bought it thinking it's a game that requires a strategy to win , instead i got a game that forces you to play in a specific order or lose kinda lame.”
“Its both not that fun and feels like its a really old game. The game is from 2016 and yet it feels even older than that, especially when you consider this game just had a new DLC, I dont know how it can look this bad in…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Plague Inc was a fun game when I was a teenager, bored as hell and browsing the android app store. Nowadays, it seriously doesn't hold up and I don't really understand why a PC version was made. The presentation &…”
“Not a bad game at all, its fun for the occasinal run but otherwise i usually dont play it”
“This game is still really good but over time it just gets repetative and boring but maybe thats just me”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This was a free flash game, the creator stole it and resold it on steam at crazy price. Then makes jabs as if Americans cant walk 10 minutes a week. Peak trash”
“Cool simulator, lets you play with several different disease types, modes and difficulties. Would recommend to buy on sale though.”
“The game is really good with designs in comparison to mobile and console versions. My only complaints are the lag/latency on the mouse makes moving a bit of a pain and gathering genes takes a lot of time when I think…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“The game is really good with designs in comparison to mobile and console versions. My only complaints are the lag/latency on the mouse makes moving a bit of a pain and gathering genes takes a lot of time when I think…”
“The fact that this game adds new mechanics almost every new scenario/classic plague shows how good the game is for such a repetitive and basic concept. Some plagues are VERY hard on Mega-Brutal (Mad Cow, Simian Flu) and…”
“good game with workshop too, it's just sad that half the achievements are locked behind paid DLCS also did around 4-5 games and i already find it a bit repetitive”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“W game. 10/10. Played as the hantavirus—started from a cruise ship (as usual 💀) and somehow turned it into a world tour. Tiny cough to global wipe, no survivors, no cure, just vibes. Scientists tried… I simply evolved. Would infect humanity again 👍”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“I can't believe I haven't reviewed this game until now. There is just so much content in this game. It takes a while to simply master the core gameplay itself. But then there's the pathogen variety. Cure mode. Official scenarios. Outbreak mode. Multiplayer. Custom Scenarios.…”
— a player, Steam review · 283 hrs played“Used to played this game on android a lot. Underrated game in todays term cuz lack of attraction. Gameplay mechanic very simple to understand. Timing calculation is required. U gonna lose most of the time, but good thing is its not that bad. Good solo strategy game at its core…”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:02 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
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Latest official news
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Plague Inc: Evolved - Patch Notes 1.23.0.11
Glad you're all enjoying the update and the new DLC!Thanks for all your reports and feedback! Bug FixesGeneralFixed issue with multiple translations having English language words presentImproved condi
Plague Inc: Evolved - Patch Notes 1.23.0.10
Glad you're all enjoying the update and the new DLC!Thanks for all your reports and feedback! Bug FixesFix for game endings under certain circumstancesFixed an issue with infection rate in the "Where
Plague Inc: Evolved - Patch Notes 1.23.0.9
Glad you're all enjoying the update and the new DLC!Thanks for all your reports and feedback! Bug FixesGeneralUnlocking Cheats no longer requires completing XenolithFixed Zombies showing as "Recovered
Plague Inc: Evolved - Patch Notes 1.23.0.8
Glad you're all enjoying the update and the new DLC!Thanks for all your reports and feedback! ImprovementsAdded "Shape the future" poll for Plague Inc - players can vote on what's next for Plague Inc.
Plague Inc: Evolved - Patch Notes 1.23.0.7
Glad you're all enjoying the update and the new DLC!Thanks for all your reports and feedback, we're getting straight on it and have more fixes coming throughout the week.ImprovementsHumans will more i
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Simulation · Outbreak Sim · Indie · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · Zombies · Casual · Tactical · Replay Value · Post-apocalyptic · Addictive (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * , French * , German * , Russian * , Spanish - Spain * , Italian * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * , Japanese * , Norwegian * , Polish * , Turkish… |
| Achievements | 250 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.plagueincevolved.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 8 (64 Bit) Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual Core Processor Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics (512MB) Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: Additional Notes: Requires a system running DirectX 11 as a minimum. Graphics cards over 10 years old may find some graphics display issues. Unsupported video chipsets: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel GMA X3100, Intel GMA 950.