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Plague Inc: Evolved

  • 2players
  • 30–90 min
  • PC
  • PS5
  • Xbox
  • Switch

Strategy · Simulation · Outbreak Sim

Evolve a disease and race to infect the whole world before humanity finds a cure.

Who can play

  • No split-screen on any platform.
  • Online for 2 players on PC.
  • No crossplay between platform families. Multiplayer runs through Steam; the console versions are single-player.
  • Each player online needs their own copy.

How it plays

  • Multiplayer is a separate two-player mode on PC.

  • In Co-op you each run your own disease and must wipe out humanity together; in Versus you race to take over the same world and push each other's plague out.

  • A match takes about as long as a solo game, and the extra abilities give each mode its own tactics.

  • Strategy
  • Competitive
  • Newcomer friendly

Is it good

94%

Very positive on Steam

of 60,000 reviewsRead on Steam (opens the store in a new tab)

390 playing on Steam, counted dailySteam Deck Verified

Every way to play together

No crossplay between platform families. No split-screen. Online for 2 on PC. Multiplayer runs through Steam; the console versions are single-player.

  • Same screen
    No
    Same room, own screens
    No
    Online
    2players, co-op and versus, side modes only

    Two-player Co-op and Versus modes; the scenarios and main game are single-player.

    • PS5
    • Xbox
    • Switch
    PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch
    Same screen
    No
    Same room, own screens
    No
    Online
    No

Quick facts

Developer
Ndemic Creations
Platforms
PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch
Series
Plague Inc.
Released
  • Feb 18, 2016 on PC
Controllers
Partial controller support on PC
Languages
Text in 15 languages, voices in 15

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Answers

Updated

Does Plague Inc: Evolved have couch co-op?
No. Plague Inc: Evolved has no same-screen multiplayer; play it together online instead.
How many players can play Plague Inc: Evolved together?
Online co-op and versus for up to 2 on PC.
Is Plague Inc: Evolved crossplay?
No: everyone online needs the same platform family. Multiplayer runs through Steam; the console versions are single-player.
Do you need two copies of Plague Inc: Evolved?
Yes. Each player online needs their own copy.
What platforms is Plague Inc: Evolved on?
PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.
One of 3,994 co-op games
Does Plague Inc: Evolved work on Steam Deck?
Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
Is Plague Inc: Evolved free?
No, it's a paid game.

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