A pandemic is like Thanos – the devil who tries to balance the world by unbalancing it. Like the one we recently experienced in the form of COVID-19, it is utter chaos that exposes us to our vulnerability and brings out the heroes who save the world.
Now, you also have a chance to be a devil who benefits from the chaos of a pandemic or a hero who finds solace in saving the world from it. How? With Plague Inc. – a highly successful mobile game that shows you the ins and outs of a pandemic in a way that engages you completely.
So, what exactly is the game about? What are your objectives? And how to play it? We, at Insiderbits, are going to answer all this in our review of this game. Read on to find out.
4.7/5
Plague Inc.: Gameplay, and Features
Plague Inc. gives you 2 objectives and you have to choose either of them – infect the world with a deadly virus (main game) or save the world from it (cure mode).
But regardless of the option you pick, you will have to devise a strategy and make improvisations as the opposite force tries to stop you. Let us start with the main one.
Main game
Being the troublemaker, your first task is to create a lethal virus and pick a country where it can impact the most. Your decision matters. For example, rich countries are harder to infect and countries with a lot of land neighbors make it easy to spread the virus across borders.
DNA points let you evolve. Collect them. The more you kill, the more points you get.
Soon the news will be spread across the world and governments will try to protect their countries and send help to the infected ones. Be alert to exploit weaknesses and stop them from eradicating your virus.
Now you have to decide how you can spread your disease worldwide, breach lockdowns, and prevent the cure from being invented.
Cure mode
Here you will act as the head of an organization that overlooks such concerns (just like WHO).
Start by tracking the disease and investigating the outbreaks by setting up a team of investigators and field operatives.
Promote hygiene practices like hand washing to reduce infection, spread alerts where situations are out of control, enforce a lockdown in such regions, and lock borders (but it may lead to unrest among people). And, this is just the beginning.
Many real-life adversities will be coming next. However, your prime objective is to maintain your authority, use resources wisely, help the countries in need, create a cure, and finally eradicate the disease.
Features:
- Comprehensive tutorials – Infecting or saving the whole world is a huge responsibility and you may be unsure of where to start. But don’t worry. You can always watch its tutorials to get a direction.
- Comes in many languages – Plague Inc. comes in languages such as English, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and more to promote regionality and bring in more players.
- 2 game modes – By giving you modes to play both sides of a pandemic, you will understand comprehensively how such situations work.
- Progress stats – You will get detailed stats to show you how good you are going, where you can improve, and the percentage of this game you have completed.
Plague Inc.: Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Realistic gameplay – It makes us wonder how realistic the gameplay of Plague Inc. is. Hats off to its creators who have looked into the minute details of such a complex event.
- Available on all devices – Plague Inc. is available on Android, iOS, PC, Mac, Xbox One, and PS4. Play it wherever you want.
Cons:
- Breeds sadism – Sadism is a behavior where you get pleasure by inflicting pain on others. Its main game is based on this where you will be deriving happiness and fun by killing people. This encourages sadistic behavior even in other areas of life.
How to Download and Play This Game
Step 1: Click on the below links to go to the Google Play Store/App Store to download and install this game.
Download Plague Inc. (Android)
Step 2: Open the app and you will head straight to its home page. You may automatically get logged in to your Google Play account to save your progress as you play.
Step 3: Click on Play and then pick any of the 2 modes (we have picked the main game).
Step 4: Pick a plague type. Initially, you will only have the option of bacteria. Unlock others like a virus, a bio-weapon, a fungus, etc. as you win the game with the previous disease.
Step 5: Select the game difficulty – casual, normal, or brutal.
Step 6: Give your plague a name and modify its genetic code. Once done, press Start.
Step 7: Now you are in the game. Kill all humans to win.
4.7/5
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Conclusion
Plague Inc. has become very popular with over 100 million downloads in Google Play Store. It is extremely realistic and gives you an idea of how such a situation works. Download it now if you are looking to play a strategic game where every decision matters.
