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Plague Inc.
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Plague Inc.

Developer: Ndemic Creations · Published by Ndemic Creations · 2012
You're the plague. Wipe out humanity before the cure lands.
StrategySimulationMobileCasual
4.5
out of 5.0
Excellent
POCG VERDICT
Darkly funny, weirdly educational, and dangerously addictive.
You play the plague in Ndemic's darkly funny, weirdly educational pandemic strategy game. Addictive and clever, with only minor early bugs.
About This Game

Plague Inc. is a 2012 strategy/simulation game by Ndemic Creations, originally for iOS (later Android and PC). You play the pathogen, evolving symptoms and transmission methods to wipe out humanity before the world develops a cure. It blends dark humour with genuinely educational epidemiology.

POCG ReviewOriginal: September 4, 2012 · Restored: 20260605
4.5
Excellent
Review Verdict
Plague Inc.
You play the plague in Ndemic's darkly funny, weirdly educational pandemic strategy game. Addictive and clever, with only minor early bugs.
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Original Hardware
An iOS device; the App Store release.
Modern Re-release
Available on iOS, Android and PC (Steam) as 'Plague Inc: Evolved'.