Plague Inc: Evolved

Global outbreak strategy simulation about evolving a world-ending pathogen

Ndemic Creations · Released Feb 18, 2016

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 66K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 542 in 30 days
Playing now: 377; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 1 month ago; Aug 10, 2026

What is Plague Inc: Evolved?

A strategy simulation where you evolve a pathogen to spread between countries, resist humanity’s defenses, and eliminate the global population before a cure is completed. Disease types and scenarios vary the challenge, with competitive and cooperative online modes alongside single-player runs.

For you if...

+you like run-based strategy about managing a global outbreak
+you want varied disease types and custom scenarios
+you enjoy competitive or cooperative online strategy

Not for you if...

−you dislike repeating similar strategies across multiple runs
−you want experimentation to work as reliably as optimal play
−you prefer forgiving simulations with little random variation

What players say

94% of 65,910 reviews are positive · 90% of 542 in the last 30 days

Players praise the outbreak premise, the balance of simple controls and strategic depth, and the range of diseases and scenarios. The most common complaint is that runs become repetitive and favor the same low-severity strategy; players also criticize unpredictable results and fast cure progress, while some report buggy co-op.

Screenshots and trailer

Plague Inc: Evolved system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 8 (64 Bit)
Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual Core Processor
Graphics: Integrated Graphics (512MB)
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space
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.

OS: Windows 10 (64 Bit)
Processor: 3.0GHz i5 Dual Core or equivalent
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Radeon HD 3600 (1GB)
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
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.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 250
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Turkish, Korean.