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…

80 18 September 2015

Indie Real Time Strategy (RTS) Simulator Strategy Tactical Sandbox Survival

Plague Inc: Evolved is an indie developed by Ndemic Creations, released 18 September 2015 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Linux.

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What Plague Inc: Evolved is

Plague Inc: Evolved is an indie game developed by Ndemic Creations and released in 2015. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Plague Inc: Evolved is a 2015 real-time strategy simulation video game, developed and published by UK-based independent games studio Ndemic Creations. The game is a remake of the developer's previous game, Plague Inc., adapted for PC and consoles. In the game, the player creates and evolves a pathogen in an effort to destroy the world with a deadly plague. The game uses an epidemic model with a complex and realistic set of variables to simulate the spread and severity of the plague, and has attracted the attention of the CDC.

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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are sandbox and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 250 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Plague Inc: Evolved holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 65% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 11 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 175 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.0 GHz Dual Core Processor, 1 GB RAM and Integrated Graphics (512MB). At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Plague Inc: Evolved launched on 18 September 2015, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Undertale, Mad Max and Soma. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Undertale, Mad Max, Soma.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Dlc

Plague Inc: Aliens & Anti-Vaxxers

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Parents

Plague Inc.

26 May 2012

Quick answers

Plague Inc: Evolved — frequently asked questions

When did Plague Inc: Evolved come out?

Plague Inc: Evolved was released on 18 September 2015 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Plague Inc: Evolved?

At minimum, Plague Inc: Evolved needs 2.0 GHz Dual Core Processor, 1 GB RAM, Integrated Graphics (512MB) graphics, 500 MB available space of storage.

How many GB is Plague Inc: Evolved?

The PC system requirements give two figures: the minimum line says "500 MB available space" and the recommended line says "1 GB available space". Plan for the larger one, since the developer has not said which is current. Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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