Plague Inc: Evolved

Unironically started playing this game just a few weeks before news broke about Covid-19. Whoops. It’s a decent game, very reminiscent of the flash games era. The concept is simple: pick a sickness, pick a location, gain enough points to mutate it and infect the world. It’s a decent way to kill some time as games don’t run that long, but I don’t really think of it as a game that folks really invest that much in. It’s a certain itch to be scratched every once in a while. And what an itch it is. Over the years they’ve added more types of pathogens, both realistic, such as Covid-19, and unrealistic, such as zombies and vampires. They’re cute about these things, especially with the little news ticker that gives you little tongue in cheek news bytes in their simulated reality. “Cartoonist found dead in home, details are sketchy.” Plus, there’s a decent chunk of depth here, as you have to balance the spread of your infection with how quickly you’re killing off your hosts, all against how quickly scientists are trying to mitigate your spread/death toll. If you’re playing the zombie or vampire modes, there are even extra objectives like military strongholds that you’ll need to take out …

Part nostalgia, I seem to enjoy getting back to this game. Good addition to your library.

[h1] Plague Inc: [/h1] [b] The timeless classic [/b] I have loved this game since playing it in middle school on my phone. The game has massive replayability, a very engaging and unique [i] RNG [/i] system that keeps you on your toes, and is the definition of a "boredom buster". I highly recommend this game to anyone who enjoys simulator games with a touch of the macabre. [h3] 9/10 [/h3]

great game runs very well

Jogo incrível e atemporal Sempre bom pra passar o tempo

This game is a good avenue to express my hate for a few countries that invaded and infected my continent with colonialism and generally made the world unlivable and discriminative. However, the game does not make it easy to disassociate from the fact that this virus is, in fact, decimating all sentient beings—children, for example. The sudden sound of children giggling while most of the western countries dies was haunting that I tried to revert the virus and was horrified when it failed. Playing this on mute is better for your conscience.