Plague Inc.
Plague Inc. is a real-time strategy simulation game developed and published by Ndemic Creations. The game was inspired by the 2011 film Contagion and the 2008 browser game Pandemic 2. The player creates and evolves a pathogen to annihilate the human population with a deadly pandemic. The game uses an epidemic model with a complex and realistic set of variables to simulate the spread and severity of the plague. It was released on 26 May 2012 for iOS, 4 October 2012 for Android and 13 May 2015 for Windows Phone.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2012
- Developer
- Ndemic Creations
- Platforms
- 6 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 26 May 2012 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Ndemic Creations |
| Publisher | Ndemic Creations |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, iPad, Android Tablet, PC, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q7200554, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Plague Inc.? How long to beat it
Total play time for Plague Inc. is about 44.6 hours to do everything, and around 4.3 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 4.3h | 21 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 13h | 6 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 44.6h | 2 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Plague Inc. sits on the grid
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- Year
- 78ahead of 33% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 51ahead of 89% of the catalogue
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Common questions about Plague Inc.
What platforms is Plague Inc. on?
Plague Inc. is available on iOS, Android, iPad, Android Tablet, PC, Steam Deck. It first released in 2012.
Who made Plague Inc.?
Plague Inc. was developed by Ndemic Creations and published by Ndemic Creations.
How long does it take to beat Plague Inc.?
about 4.3 hours for the main story, 13 hours with the main extras, 44.6 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.