Plague Inc: Evolved

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux

Genres

• simulation video game

• real-time strategy

• strategy video game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

• player versus player

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  2^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  E10+ - Everyone 10+^*

Series

• Plague Inc.

Localized titles

• Plague Inc: Evolved

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Casual^*
• Indie^*
• Simulation^*
• Strategy^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• PvP^*
• Online PvP^*
• Co-op^*
• Online Co-op^*
• Cross-Platform Multiplayer^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Workshop^*
• Camera Comfort^*
• Custom Volume Controls^*
• Adjustable Difficulty^*
• Mouse Only Option^*
• Playable without Timed Input^*
• Save Anytime^*
• Stereo Sound^*
• Partial Controller Support^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Stats^*
• Steam Leaderboards^*
• Includes level editor^*
• Remote Play on Tablet^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Russian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Spanish - Spain^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Italian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Portuguese - Portugal^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Portuguese - Brazil^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Simplified Chinese^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Traditional Chinese^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Japanese^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Norwegian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Polish^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Turkish^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Korean^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Russian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Italian^*
• Portuguese - Portugal^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Traditional Chinese^*
• Japanese^*
• Norwegian^*
• Polish^*
• Turkish^*
• Korean^*

Community tags · historical

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  2,192^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  1,765^*

• Outbreak Sim^*

  Votes · historical

  1,553^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  1,081^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  850^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  780^*

• Zombies^*

  Votes · historical

  644^*

• Casual^*

  Votes · historical

  619^*

• Tactical^*

  Votes · historical

  526^*

• Replay Value^*

  Votes · historical

  369^*

• Post-apocalyptic^*

  Votes · historical

  361^*

• Addictive^*

  Votes · historical

  339^*

• Realistic^*

  Votes · historical

  308^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  268^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  259^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  249^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  244^*

• Sandbox^*

  Votes · historical

  236^*

• Early Access^*

  Votes · historical

  210^*

• Survival^*

  Votes · historical

  195^*

System requirements

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  10.7+ Lion (64 bit)^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.0 GHz Dual Core Processor^*

  Memory

  1 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Intel HD Graphics 4000 or greater^*

  Storage

  500 MB available space^*

  Conditions

  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.^*

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Ubuntu 20.04 & Steam OS 2.0 (64bit, Versions Steam itself supports)^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.0 GHz Dual Core Processor^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Intel HD Graphics 4000 or greater^*

  Storage

  500 MB available space^*

  Conditions

  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.^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 8 (64 Bit)^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.0 GHz Dual Core Processor^*

  Memory

  1 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Integrated Graphics (512MB)^*

  Storage

  500 MB available space^*

  Conditions

  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.^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Processor alternatives

  3.0GHz i5 Dual Core or equivalent^*

  Memory

  2 GB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Radeon HD 3600 (1GB)^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  2 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  62^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• Ndemic Creations

Publishers

• Ndemic Creations

• 2014-02-20

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2016-02-18

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2014-02-20 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2014-02-20^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Feb 18, 2016^*

Detailed specifications