Plague Inc: Evolved: Steam reviews, players & page score
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Plague Inc: Evolved at a glance
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.
- Price
- $2.99 (80% off now)
- Release
- Feb 18, 2016
- Steam reviews
- 59,906 reviews, 91% positive recently
- Playing now
- 964 players
- Demo
- No
- Developer
- Ndemic Creations
- Languages
- 15 (English, French, German, Russian…)
Games like Plague Inc: Evolved
Similar games: screenshots 86/255 · 2 trailers · 10 languages
Plague Inc: EvolvedNdemic Creations · 20 tags · 22 screenshotsSection scores weights from methodology v1
Compare with the best pages in its genre: Simulation & Management · Strategy · Zombie
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Fixes, ranked by estimated impact 6 ISSUES
mediumBroad tags rank above your real genre+3 pts
Top five tags include Strategy, Simulation, Indie, Singleplayer.
Encourage players to tag your real genre, and use your developer tags on the specific ones.
lowFewer trailers than similar games+3 pts
1 trailer; similar games have 2.
Add a short gameplay-only trailer.
mediumCapsule is darker than most+1 pts
Average brightness 67/255.
Brighten the focal subject so it separates from Steam's dark #1b2838 background.
mediumContrast could be stronger+1 pts
Brightness spread 43.
Increase separation between subject and background.
How you look on Steam
Measured at 231 × 87: brightness 67/255, contrast 43, colorfulness 76, 30% near-black pixels.
Store copy short 80 · long 82
Short description · 295 / 300Plague 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.
Opens with the game's name. Starts "Plague Inc: Evolved is a…", which wastes the first words.
A rewritten draft built from your own words is in the full report.
Screenshot audit measured brightness, store order
Steam shows 4 to 5 thumbnails before the arrow. Red = near-black (under 30/255), amber = dark (under 45).
First five screenshots vs the games Steam shows next to you average brightness, 0–255
Trailer, tags and setup
- warn1 trailer; the games Steam shows next to you have 2.
- warnTop five tags include Strategy, Simulation, Indie, Singleplayer.
- warn2 GIFs or clips in the long description.
- ok91% positive recent reviews.
- okAll 20 tag slots used.
- ok15 languages.
- okDiscord, X, website linked.
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1.3% of impressions become visits. Below 2% usually means the capsule doesn't read at small size.
What's working
- ✓ 15 languages
- ✓ All 20 tag slots used
- ✓ Short description uses 295 of 300 characters
- ✓ 91% positive recent reviews
Pricing the score is always free · no account · 5 checks a day
- ✓ Score + 9 sections
- ✓ Measured screenshots
- ✓ Funnel diagnosis
- ✓ Top 4 fixes
- ✓ Full report included
- ✓ Real wishlists + sales
- ✓ Daily rival tracking
- ✓ Pro dashboard
- ✓ All fixes, ranked
- ✓ Description draft
- ✓ Screenshot order
- ✓ No tracking
- ✓ 25 games
- ✓ White-label PDF
- ✓ Read-only API
- ✓ 8 jury tests a month
Plague Inc: Evolved: common questions
Is Plague Inc: Evolved on Steam?
Yes. Plague Inc: Evolved is on Steam (app ID 246620) at store.steampowered.com/app/246620.
When did Plague Inc: Evolved come out?
Plague Inc: Evolved was released on Steam on Feb 18, 2016.
How much does Plague Inc: Evolved cost on Steam?
Plague Inc: Evolved costs $2.99 on Steam in the US, 80% off when we last checked. Regional prices differ.
Are Plague Inc: Evolved's Steam reviews good?
Plague Inc: Evolved has 59,906 Steam reviews and 91% of recent reviews are positive (Very Positive).
Does Plague Inc: Evolved have a demo?
There was no demo on Plague Inc: Evolved's Steam page when we last checked.
Who made Plague Inc: Evolved?
Plague Inc: Evolved is made by Ndemic Creations.
What kind of game is Plague Inc: Evolved?
Steam players tag it Strategy, Simulation, Outbreak Sim, Indie, Singleplayer. 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.
Scored with methodology v1. A higher score means a clearer page, not guaranteed sales.