Vaccine

Vaccine (2020)

Adam Thompson · April 13, 2020 · Puzzle, Singleplayer, Logic, Relaxing, Casual

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Vaccine price by region

Vaccine costs $1.39 in Georgia (USD), €1.59 in Europe (EUR), £1.69 in the United Kingdom, $1.99 in the United States, CA$2.29 in Canada, NZ$2.49 in New Zealand, A$2.95 in Australia, R$4.49 in Brazil and zł7.19 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Vaccine offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $1.39 $1.39 — 1
Europe (EUR) €1.59 €1.59 — 1
United Kingdom £1.69 £1.69 — 1
United Statesyour region $1.99 $1.99 — 1
Canada CA$2.29 CA$2.29 — 1
New Zealand NZ$2.49 NZ$2.49 — 1
Australia A$2.95 A$2.95 — 1
Brazil R$4.49 R$4.49 — 1
Poland zł7.19 zł7.19 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Vaccine

Vaccine is a Minesweeper-inspired roguelike where you play as a field medic racing to stop an outbreak. With only a limited supply of medicine, you'll need to use logic and deduction to identify the infected and avoid wasting resources on the healthy. Every decision counts—treat the wrong person, and you might run out of supplies when it matters most.Each procedurally generated level brings new challenges and risks. Can you keep up the pace, replenish your dwindling meds, and save as many lives as possible?Features- 💊 Minesweeper-style deduction with a twist: heal, don’t flag - 🌍 Endless procedurally generated levels- 🧠 Risk-reward decision making — mistakes cost you medicine- 🚑 Find and manage limited resources as you play- 🎯 Quick to learn, tough to master- 🕹️ Perfect for short sessions or deep runs

Vaccine — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Vaccine is a Hexcells-inspired puzzle game that players appreciate as a casual, bite-sized experience with clean presentation and the bonus of a free Android version included. The main complaint across reviews is that procedurally generated puzzles frequently force unfair guesses where failure depends on randomness rather than skill, leading to frustrating run endings that feel undeserved. Players suggest it's worth picking up at its low price as a brief diversion, though some would prefer a campaign mode with designed levels over the endless random gauntlet.

Recommended Jun 2, 2020
Very fun game if you're looking for a game that you can play in short bursts or for several hours. It plays exactly like Hexcells with the proximity indicators like Minesweeper but on a hex grid. It's a bit of a survival game in which you have spare "Medicine". Medicine is like your HP, when you make an incorrect move, you lose medicine. If you run out of medicine, the game ends and your stage becomes your current high score. The game is also endless and has procedurally generated puzzles to give you a game that never ends and feels fresh every play through. Another nice bonus to buying the game is the free Android version you get. Just buy the game, visit the forum, and profit. I love this about the game. Now I can play at home in my spare time or take it on the go. The app also doesn't have microtransactions or ads. There are only 2 things I don't care for but ultimately don't really ruin the game. #1 Sometimes you'll need to guess because the tiles just don't give enough information. I hate this because if you make the wrong move you'll lose medicine for an incorrect move that wasn't your fault. This problem can cause you to lose the game if you're low on medicine. #2 The…
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Recommended Jun 23, 2020
Randomly generated puzzles in the style of Hexcells, but with some flaws such as sections where you are forced to guess. Not bad, but I'd suggest the Hexcells series before picking this up, the third game has more than enough content to keep you playing for hundreds of hours if you wish.
3 found this helpful
Not recommended Jun 2, 2020
The game looks like fun, but is absurdly simple - it's only things you see on video. No other modes, no other mechanics, no achi, no cards, nothing... The biggest sin of the game is that many tmies you have to guess... and you lose medicine, and game over. Most of the time you lose becouse rng, not your skills and only thing you can do is start over boring levels... Remember that you can refund game.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Dec 21, 2025
Fun short burst game - but with one caveat that would make it perfect. There are too many random selection levels. The longer you go on, the logic clears 80% of the board, but you end up with one or more 'either one or the other' choices that just end runs prematurely so often it feels unfair. So, I'm saying I recommend because for .99 it's a nice brief diversion, but it is a flaw that makes me not want to play it more often.
Recommended May 6, 2021
Vaccine is actually a really neat, simple and clean puzzle game that puts a little bit of a spin on Minesweeper. The presentation is minimal but polished, and the gameplay straight to the point. If you like casual puzzle games like this, it's a fair grab for the low price. I would love to have a version or sequel of this though with an actual campaign of pre-planned levels instead of this endless gauntlet of random, growing maps until you lose.
Recommended May 23, 2020
An awesome game to pass the time, would highly recommend this for an awesome take on a Minesweeper style game.

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