Plague Inc: Evolved
Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation. Your pathogen has just infected...
- Intel, 64-bit processor
- OS X 10.11 or later
Description
Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation. Your pathogen has just infected ‘Patient Zero’ – now you must bring about the end of human history by evolving a deadly, global Plague whilst adapting against everything humanity can do to defend itself.
Plague Inc. is so realistic that the CDC even asked the developer to come and speak about the infection models in the game!
Over 65 million players have been infected by Plague Inc. already. Now, Plague Inc: Evolved combines the original critically acclaimed gameplay with significant, all-new features for PC including multiplayer, user-generated content support, improved graphics and lots more.
Features :
• 10 Different Disease Types – Master every pathogen; from bacteria to bio-weapons and mind control to zombies, end humanity by any means possible – different diseases will need radically different approaches.
• 20 Unique Scenarios – Adapt your strategy; scenarios create further challenges for your pandemic – how will you handle a new strain of Swine Flu, or infect a world in Ice Age?
• Hyper-Realistic World – Strategize in the real world; advanced AI and use of real-world data and events make Plague Inc: Evolved a highly authentic simulation of a world-ending pathogen. Even the CDC likes it!
• Competitive Multiplayer – The world is unlucky enough to be infected with two plagues, but how will you win the battle for genetic dominance against your opponent? Players get all new evolutions, abilities and genes to help them fight for global control and destroy their opponent!
• Co-Operative Mode – Two different diseases team up to infect and destroy the world together but Humanity has new tricks up its sleeve to fight back! Work closely with your partner and use brand-new genes, traits and strategies to smash cure labs all over the world before they eradicate you.
• Contagious Content Creator – Hit the lab and develop your own custom scenarios – creating new plague types,
Editor-checked details
Recommended for players who enjoy short-form strategy, route optimization and correcting decisions from data. Start with Bacteria on Normal in a well-connected temperate country. Buy air/water transmission plus drug and climate resistance, keep lethality low until vulnerable islands are seeded, then evolve severe symptoms together and use Genetic Reshuffle against the cure. After a loss, record the last uninfected country, port-closure date, cure start and total DNA; change one judgment next run. Preview custom-scenario text in all five site languages before publishing. Safe order: verify Intel/architecture; dual backup; 1.23.0.12/SHA-256; Workshop-free Bacteria; Leprosy/save; multiplayer menu; restore content.
Pros
- The same world map produces radically different decisions through disease rules: Bacteria, Virus, Fungus, Parasite, Prion, Bio-Weapon, Neurax and Necroa alter resource tempo and victory paths. Transmission, symptoms, abilities and cure response make a readable but deep loop, while news, government actions and travel networks expose strategic consequences. Scenarios, The Cure, cooperative and competitive multiplayer, Scenario Creator, Workshop, statistics and replays provide extensive long-term scope. Runs are short enough to restart yet detailed enough to tune island, climate and cure routes. All five target languages have official interface and full-audio support.
Cons
- The core loop repeatedly uses one map and bubble clicking, so long sessions expose repeated openings and actions. Higher difficulty sometimes concentrates pressure in random mutation, port closure and island routes. Real place names and outbreak models wrap abstract rules; outcomes are not medical forecasts or public-health advice. Scenarios, DLC, Workshop and disease unlock layers make base-game boundaries unclear to newcomers. Old Mac requirements are temporally distant from modern Steam/macOS conditions, Apple Silicon is not officially guaranteed, and very old Intel chipsets are explicitly unsupported. Multiplayer depends on matching versions, content and network, with a smaller population than mainstream competitive games.
Installation steps
- This page covers Plague Inc: Evolved 1.23.0.12. Official Mac minimums are 64-bit OS X 10.7, 2 GHz dual core, 1 GB RAM, Intel HD 4000 and 500 MB storage; recommendations are 64-bit OS X 10.12, 3 GHz quad core, 2 GB RAM and Intel Iris or better. These are Intel-era specifications, with no official native Apple Silicon or Rosetta guarantee. Back up local saves, custom-scenario sources, Workshop projects, gene unlocks, achievements, language and controls, then record 1.23.0.12/SHA-256. First test without Workshop content: start Bacteria on Normal, collect DNA, evolve transmission/symptoms/abilities, inspect cure progress and reload. Then validate the Leprosy scenario, Scenario Creator and one online lobby path.
Uninstallation steps
- Before uninstalling, leave the run for the main menu and let Cloud synchronization finish. Never force-quit during autosave, Scenario Creator export, Workshop upload or multiplayer resolution. Keep two rotating backups, separating game progress from custom-scenario projects, and record disease, difficulty, gene set, scenario revision, unlocks, Workshop IDs and 1.23.0.12/SHA-256. Reinstall with Cloud and Workshop initially off, then validate text, map, bubbles, save/load and cure bar in a fresh run before restoring progress. Open custom scenarios as copies first and verify events, conditions, localization keys and asset references before republishing.
Common errors and fixes
- If buttons, Save or Load cannot be selected, disconnect extra controllers, restart with keyboard/mouse and verify 1.23.0.12; the 1.23 patch line explicitly addressed menu selection and controller glyph faults. For vanished text or English leakage, switch language once, restart, and disable old Workshop scenarios that override localization. A final uninfected island usually reflects transmission, climate resistance and port timing: keep lethality low until vulnerable routes such as Greenland and Madagascar are seeded. If cure races ahead, watch wealthy countries, cure labs and severity, then use drug resistance, genetic reshuffle or disease-specific abilities. Copy an old scenario before testing without Workshop content if its disease type is wrong or it crashes. Apple Silicon black screen does not prove official compatibility; reduce resolution and check architecture.
What changed in this version
- The site build belongs to official Update 1.23, which adds the Leprosy scenario free to the base game and received several stability passes after the content launch. Verifiable fixes across that patch line cover menu/save selection, controller glyphs, English leaking into translations, headlines persisting from a prior run, population colors, rare crashes, Leprosy save-type labels, scenario achievement conditions and multiplayer country selection. No standalone itemized announcement matching 1.23.0.12 exactly was published, so these are documented as 1.23-line context—not falsely attributed as changes first made by .12. Acceptance checks displayed version, Leprosy, language, save/load, bubbles, cure bar and multiplayer country selection. No higher version is shown.
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