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Plague Inc.

Original title: Plague Inc. - May 26, 2012
Plague Inc.
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TacticalSimulatorStrategyReal Time Strategy (RTS)
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Director:James Vaughan
Studio:Ndemic Creations
Stars:-
Soundtrack:Original music by Joshua Kaplan and Marius Masalar
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Award
Game
Best Mobile Strategy Game (Players' Choice)
Winner
2012
Award
Game
Best Strategy Game
Nominee
2012
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Game Details
DeveloperIGDB
Ndemic Creations
PublisherIGDB
Ndemic Creations
Studio
Ndemic Creations
GenresIGDB
Tactical, Simulator, Strategy, Real Time Strategy (RTS)
Platforms
Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Web browser
Release DateIGDB
May 26, 2012
Metacritic ScoreMetacritic
80
Game Engine
Unity
StoryIGDB

As a new disease, it is your job to destroy the entire human species by evolving to a deadly plague.

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Crew & Contributors 4
James Vaughan
James Vaughan
Direction • Game Director
James Vaughan
James Vaughan
Writing & Narrative • Writer
Joshua Kaplan
Joshua Kaplan
Audio & Music • Composer
Marius Masalar
Marius Masalar
Audio & Music • Composer

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Plague Inc. DLC, Expansions & Add-Ons

1Plague Inc: EvolvedView Game2Plague Inc: The CureView Game
Did You Know?3
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  • en.wikipedia.org
  • en.wikipedia.org
  • ndemiccreations.com
Awards3
Award
Game
Best Mobile Strategy Game (Players' Choice)
IGN Best of 2012
Winner
2012
Award
Game
Best Strategy Game
IGN Best of 2012
Nominee
2012
Award
Game
Overall Game of the Year
Pocket Gamer Awards
Winner
2013
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Data aggregated from 3 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Metacritic
Last updated: 04.08.2026
Business
Budget
Not disclosed
RevenueReported
160M+ downloads by May 2021
#1 US paid app for two weeks at launch; the board-game spin-off alone sold 35,000+ copies (dev-reported)
en.wikipedia.org

Ndemic-reported download milestones; premium mobile app, revenue never disclosed.

Time to Beat
Main Story5h
Main + Extras13h
Completionist45h
Language Support
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AudioSubUI
Korean
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Source: IGDB

Content Rating
Violent References
Violência (Violence)
PEGI 12
ACB M
USK 16
ESRB E10+
CLASS_IND 10
System Requirements
Minimum
Mobile title — no PC system requirements exist for the 2012 original (those belong to Plague Inc:Evolved).
IOS:requires iOS 9.3 or later; iPhone 5S and newer, iPad Air and newer, iPod touch (6th generation and newer).
Android:minimum OS version has risen with updates; recent builds require Android 7.0 or later.
Available On
Google Play
Official Website
Official Website
PlanetPlay$8.40US
Humble Store$14.99US
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Data aggregated from 3 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Metacritic
Last updated: 04.08.2026