Plague Inc: Evolved

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 166 Ratings

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  1. ArjanS87
    Jun 26, 2014
    7
    Plague Inc is a game that I have enjoyed on the iPhone for many, many hours at end.
    There is something devious, challenging and difficult about destroying mankind quietly, controlled and effectively before they find their cure to eradicate you.
    However, this extensive experience on the iPhone brought me to the biggest hurdle for me. As much as the game is optimized for PC play,    Plague Inc is a game that I have enjoyed on the iPhone for many, many hours at end.
    There is something devious, challenging and difficult about destroying mankind quietly, controlled and effectively before they find their cure to eradicate you.

    However, this extensive experience on the iPhone brought me to the biggest hurdle for me.
    As much as the game is optimized for PC play, beautified with nice graphics and made into adulthood on the overall context, it is still the same old Plague Inc I had already played.

    So in my mind two distinct scenarios arise.
    If you have played this game on the iPhone and are just as curious to see how a PC port would do... Chances are relatively big that you will decide that it just wasn't enough improvement to cover your expenses. Although as I am saying this right now, I do keep in mind that since we are in early-access at the time, features (such as the alluring multiplayer) will still be added and can possibly deliver a bit extra.
    If you on the other hand never played this game before and are open to it being a true PC game instead of a living room tapping game on smartphone or tablet; than I can definitely see that buying that extra little bit of quality can make sure you'll enjoy this longer.    … Expand
  2. Spaddelhater
    Mar 2, 2014
    8
    The game is still in development,a nd you can clearly see it. For example the Neurax-Worm is way too easy to beat while other things like the Bio-Weapon on Brutal is, in fact, really brutal to beat. This is a down-side because the only way to get those diseases on brutal is to follow tutorials or anything, which is simply not fun, but rather frustrating. But I assume this is gonna be aThe game is still in development,a nd you can clearly see it. For example the Neurax-Worm is way too easy to beat while other things like the Bio-Weapon on Brutal is, in fact, really brutal to beat. This is a down-side because the only way to get those diseases on brutal is to follow tutorials or anything, which is simply not fun, but rather frustrating. But I assume this is gonna be a good game once they finished everything and they added the Necroa-Virus. The price is a little too high with almost 15€ for a game which used to cost below 1€ on the phone. And once you have beaten every disease on brutal or mega-brutal you can't do much and you are left with messing around, but there is no real follow up after that. I kind of like the fact that every disease has it's own playstyle, you play a virus different from a fungus and a nano-virus has to be handled different from a bacteria. It takes a while to get accustomed to the game but once you are accustomed to playing every diseases you can have a lot of fun with it!
    I like the traits you can give every mode at the start as well and I like the way you are free to decide what you want to do. Still, one thing which is almost as annoying as the brutal-playthroughs are the popups. They just annoy the crap out of you. I have deactivated the option for the non-important pop-ups but still this is so damn frustrating. Why do you have to make the pop-ups so big? There is enough space in the bottom left right over the DNA to place popups. You don't have to cover the entire screen with it.

    Still, I can recommend the game for everybody who likes 3D-Models of microorganisms and is interested in parasitic diseases, viruses and all that kind of stuff. Maybe you should wait and play the free online game Pandemic 2, which has less depth in the game, but just to check out if you really want to play some kind of game like this. And if you want to, wait until the game is finished in a few weeks.    … Expand
  3. munjeni
    Jun 14, 2014
    10
    Hours and hours spent on this game on mobile and pc..On casual is tooo damn easy but on normal and brutal is one time easy and the other time-you infect 2 country's and they start work on cure and if you lucky you will beeetttt the game if you not...game hase nice menu and damnn good "human" graphic (necroa,neurax)..10 of 10 points for the game
  4. AppleJacks
    Mar 9, 2014
    9
    I loved this game on the phone and the transition is amazing, the graphical improvement. This game has the same basic game play, but it is tons of fun. Sadly, a lot of the features are not incorporated yet so i cant wait until they include multiplayer. This game is fun, needs some bug fixes and tuneups, but when it is done it will be awesome
  5. PreLynMax
    Jun 16, 2014
    2
    Plague Inc: Evolve is a infection simulator that object of this game is to eradicate the human population on earth by evolving and infecting them with a fatal disease. To do so, you must morph and migrate the disease to fit within the different climates on Earth. If your disease becomes popular enough, the local governments try to cure it. When you have infected the world population, youPlague Inc: Evolve is a infection simulator that object of this game is to eradicate the human population on earth by evolving and infecting them with a fatal disease. To do so, you must morph and migrate the disease to fit within the different climates on Earth. If your disease becomes popular enough, the local governments try to cure it. When you have infected the world population, you can morph the disease to be lethal enough to kill.

    While the premise the promising, the fact is the huge difficulty complete eliminates all chance of repeatability. You could go lethal too soon, not infecting enough population and lose. You can become too lethal too soon, the governments will find out about your disease and will cure your disease before you had a chance to either infect or eradicate the world's population. Either way, you are facing the clock. Even on normal difficulty, it feels like your disease is found out too soon, and there are more chances to lose this game than win it.

    Overall, I would suggest you do not even piss away your money on this simulator. In it's beta stages, it needs some fine ironing to do, and requires significant balancing before it goes out of beta. Right now, I cannot recommend this game.    … Expand
  6. Alpacalypse
    Nov 28, 2014
    10
    I really do love this game.
    The news broadcasts made my laugh my ass off so many times. I'm serious when I say that this game has the best political commentary in gaming history.
    You take the form of one of many different types of plagues, and your goal is to **** **** up. But the humans don't want their **** ****ed up, so they will eventually discover you trying to **** **** up, and    I really do love this game.
    The news broadcasts made my laugh my ass off so many times. I'm serious when I say that this game has the best political commentary in gaming history.
    You take the form of one of many different types of plagues, and your goal is to **** **** up. But the humans don't want their **** ****ed up, so they will eventually discover you trying to **** **** up, and attempt to **** your **** up by curing your plague that will inevitably **** **** up anyways. The game is quite realistic, whereas countries will do everything in their power to attempt to avoid your **** **** up virus, such as distributing face masks, bombing their cities, and hosting kissing parties.
    For 15 bucks, it's a great deal and it will last you some time. The only problem is the relative imbalance between certain viruses. For example, the **** **** up zombie virus is ridiculously overpowered, while the **** **** up fungus is extremely weak and unreliable. The game is heavily skill based, and the random event god has little to no influence. You may lose 5% efficiency in hot countries, but what's that do when you can turn people into **** fruit bats? It is definitely challenging at first when you have to take a Bacteria virus which is rather weak, but your very next virus is an overpowered plague simply known as a a "Virus" (you can still name it yourself) that gives you free boosts to your plague once every 30 seconds or so.
    TL;DR: A surprisingly realistic game that portrays a global pandemic from the perspective of some alien who really loves to **** **** up or something. There's no story except for a few randomized in-game events that include but are not limited to; A space program, Spalin being elected and nuking Russia (spoilers) and a disrespectful funeral-goer forgetting to press F. I am dead serious. There are so many easter eggs, you're missing half the game if you don't read the news once an in-game week. Each in-game day is one IRL second by the way.
    While it does need a few more features, this game is a great purchase that can occupy a lot of your time. It gets frequently updated with new, extremely original viruses such as a virus that turns people into Neanderthals, a monkey plague (They worked with the Planet of the Apes guys) a virus that turns people into dinosaurs, the black plague, Ebola, H1N1 (which is coincidentally named Extra Crispy Bacon due to its Swine Flu nature) and a few less creative others that only slightly impact your plaguing. Man, this is a long TL;DR.
    Have fun ****ing **** up with a virus you've named "Outsourcing" or some silly name. The scientists are concerned about the affects of outsourcing on the human brain.    … Expand
  7. ganjarock
    Aug 3, 2014
    6
    the first impression of the game felt really great but when you see the strategy parts of the game that evolve in it seem pretty doll let me explain so if the the virus gain in popularity this make sense that the virus have to be control but here the problem even if you start in a poor country like africa and the virus is not perceive they begin research on it that is very stupid goodthe first impression of the game felt really great but when you see the strategy parts of the game that evolve in it seem pretty doll let me explain so if the the virus gain in popularity this make sense that the virus have to be control but here the problem even if you start in a poor country like africa and the virus is not perceive they begin research on it that is very stupid good idea good game bad implementation on the logic of strategy part… Expand
  8. TheGingerWolf
    Oct 13, 2014
    10
    With now an option to create your own scenarios, Plague Inc is immensely fun to play and I have spent hours playing the life out of it (excuse the pun). 10/10 great game all round and I have already recommended it to loads of people.
  9. iJonicoo
    May 25, 2014
    10
    I spent hours and hour on this game, totally worth the price. Also the developers have an account on Twitter, and you can ask them or sugest stuff for the game
  10. SpiderPlayer
    Jun 25, 2014
    8
    A good game, the objective is to infect and kill all the earth with his own curse, there are several types of pests, viruses, bacteria, fungi, you upgrade the skills of their curse, protection abilities, transmission, can modify the symptoms of plague, to make her more deadly or infectious.
  11. Mowzers
    Jul 28, 2014
    10
    I Love This Game And I Have To Admit My Favorite Plague Is The Neurax-Worm For One You Can Control The People Who Are Infected And 2 Your Not Easily Going To Win
  12. jelikey
    Sep 29, 2016
    5
    the first impression of the game felt really great but when you see the strategy parts of the game that evolve in it seem pretty doll let me explain so if the the virus gain in popularity this make sense that the virus have to be control but here the problem even if you start in a poor country like africa and the virus is not perceive they begin research on it that is very stupid good
  13. BenHazelden
    Oct 13, 2014
    7
    Pretty good, Plague Inc Evolved is a very cynical game to play, killing off all your friends and family with a major pandemic. Extremely fun and sinister, but I feel like it should offer more.
    7/10 - Ben Hazelden
  14. rehire82
    Nov 16, 2015
    9
    Уникальная игра со своим уникальным геймплеем. Увлекательна и интересна 9 из 10 за шикарную идею и достойную реализацию.
  15. ilagos
    Jul 26, 2016
    9
    Un espléndido juego de estrategia; donde te romperas la cabeza con su dificultad, además esta conformado de una excelente banda sonora, una buena calidad gráfica a 120 FPS y modo online. Tu objetivo es matar a la humanidad esparciendo un patógeno por el mundo, hay 10 tipos de patógenos más los creados por la comunidad de Steam.
  16. GoodMorningAss
    Apr 18, 2020
    7
    Everything is clear - before us is the same Plague inc. Choose a virus, modify (if there is anything) and go ahead to infect the world. The only thing, choosing a starting country, you can choose a specific region, where our infection will begin the victorious procession
  17. Relka
    Feb 25, 2020
    9
    Oh, Yes - how many hours I've been killing the planet, how I've tried to combine medicine, research, and everything else. Great game!
  18. yeezymane
    Apr 1, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Графика - 7/10
    Игровой процесс - 7/10
    Сюжет - 7/10
    Музыка - 2/10    … Expand
  19. Erick561
    Jun 11, 2020
    9
    Plague Inc is a game where you try to infect the world and wipe out the human race before they find a cure. I LOVE this game! I like the strategy factor and infecting the world is something I never knew I would enjoy. Yet here I am. Giving this game a high score. When I think about Plague Inc
    I don't think about problems. I can't think of a problem with this game. This game is also fairly    Plague Inc is a game where you try to infect the world and wipe out the human race before they find a cure. I LOVE this game! I like the strategy factor and infecting the world is something I never knew I would enjoy. Yet here I am. Giving this game a high score. When I think about Plague Inc
    I don't think about problems. I can't think of a problem with this game. This game is also fairly priced. I'd buy it for 40$. The evolving part brings a new idea into this genre and they executed it beautifully. I also like the other game modes like the Vampire one and the Zombie one. Overall I LOVE this game and I have put 100+ hours into it. Not much compared to some other people but 100 hours is still 4 days.
    Not for everyone but for most (maybe). 9/10    … Expand
  20. YigidOx2
    Mar 17, 2021
    8
    Difficult to play but beautiful. The beauty is that there is a very abundant and varied skill tree. The difficulty is that it is very possible to be discovered and cure before you can fully spread to Earth. Still, it's a game that won't bore you even if it's played over and over and over again.
  21. ErayTellezi
    Nov 17, 2020
    7
    Çok beceremedim, ilerleyemedim. Ama tekrar tekrar oynanabilecek, deneme yanılma oyunu.
  22. apokalipto
    Aug 11, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  23. Gorbunov2004
    Aug 2, 2021
    8
    Прикольная игра про болезни, можешь создать любую болезнь. Но как же я ненавижу эту Гренландию кто играл поймёт!
  24. Daryl_Price
    Dec 12, 2020
    0
    Очень прикольная и интересная стратегия. Конечно, пройдя основную компанию, официальные сценарии от разработчиков и, если хотите, сценарии от игроков, вы увидите, что по факту это одно и то же, но тем не менее, игра стоит внимания. Однообразная, но интересная.Очень прикольная и интересная стратегия. Конечно, пройдя основную компанию, официальные сценарии от разработчиков и, если хотите, сценарии от игроков, вы увидите, что по факту это одно и то же, но тем не менее, игра стоит внимания. Однообразная, но интересная.
  25. MaddoxWhite
    Apr 24, 2021
    7
    *insert covid joke here*

    This game is really good honestly, though. Really fun and surprisingly deep if you want it to be.
  26. MechWarrior
    Jun 18, 2021
    9
    Great strategy game. Easy to lean, but can be very challenging. Great for those who have little time for games. you can complete the average scenario in about an hour. Great Variety for each scenario also.
  27. Dysterus
    Jun 19, 2021
    8
    Lots of fun elements with not too much grind for achievements. Cure mode is better yet with more challenge and a totally new strat.
  28. defenz
    Sep 17, 2021
    6
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  29. StarkAgentos
    Mar 3, 2022
    7
    Поиграл пару часов. Крутая сложная игра, в которой надо развивать свой вирус.
  30. PaddysPub
    Feb 5, 2023
    7
    This. Game. Is. Fun! Especially during the covid - related quarantine. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to spend about an hour of contemplating virtual genocide... for fun.
  31. Resoul
    May 6, 2023
    5
    Don't think i'll be coming back to this it's not bad but there's nothing making me want to play a 2nd game.
  32. Magical_Viktor
    Apr 30, 2023
    6
    Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»